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© Helen Murray The Royal Court in west London has revealed a reopening programme of work taking it through until the end of 2021. Award-winning playwright Jasmine Lee-Jones will return with hit show seven methods of killing kylie jenner, playing from 16 June to 27 July 2021 and reopening the west London venue. Having previously premiered in the venues upstairs space in 2019, the show now plays downstairs for six weeks, with Tia Bannon and Leanne Henlon starring. Plans for a digital capture ar...

BATH Theatre Academy is set to stage four new productions at The Egg with a variety of options for audiences to livestream the performances at home…

Storyglass and ETT announce the full line up for the six episode series of their new magazine-style podcast that tells the story of a nation and a world in rapid transition. The series features more than 100 artists, commentators and thought leaders, with 23 commissions, performances from some of the UKs most exciting names in contemporary arts and entertainment, and testimonies from the public. The first episode is available now, with episodes released weekly. Listen to the episodes 1 and 2 be...

Published: 7:30 PM April 27, 2021    Lily Peterkin and Peter Heppelthwaite of Limitless Academy receiving a trophy from the then-mayor Councillor Barbara Fitzsimon at the Welwyn Drama Festival in 2019. - Credit: Supplied by Welwyn Drama Festival This years Welwyn Drama Festival will go on – with an online version being staged in May. When the 86th Welwyn Drama Festival was cancelled last year following the COVID-related closure of the Barn Theatre in Welwyn Garden City, nobody imagined that...

TVDRAMA New Digital YA Drama from BBC Scotland Float, a digital YA drama produced by Black Camel Pictures for BBC iPlayer. Commissioned by BBC Scotland in partnership with Screen Scotland, the 6×10-minute drama is written by Scottish playwright Stef Smith. Float follows Jade, a university dropout who has found herself back in her seaside hometown working as a lifeguard at the local pool. Jade is hiding the terrible truth of why she left Glasgow, and the rest of the motley crew of staff have ...

Media release: Production begins on digital young adult drama, FLOAT, for BBC Scotland PRODUCTION has commenced on Float, an innovative digital drama produced by Black Camel Pictures for BBC iPlayer. Commissioned by BBC Scotland in partnership with Screen Scotland, the 6×10’ drama forms part of BBC Scotland’s multi-platform drive to develop and commission content for young under-represented audiences in Scotland. Written by acclaimed Scottish playwright, Stef Smith, Float follows Jade, a ...

Some like Dunkin and Aerie are spending more on the platform, chasing its young audience. 44% of marketers in a WARC report said they planned to spend more on TikTok in 2021. But the popular video app is still considered too new and risky for others. TikTok has skyrocketed in popularity over the past year — and some advertisers are diving in. Eos increased its spending this year on TikTok to 15% of its digital ad budget, up from 6% in 2019, said Souyang Kang, Eos chief marketing officer. Eos ...

Positive Stories for Negative Times project sees young performers take to the stage via Zoom © Supplied A group from Horsecross Arts Learning and Engagement team rehearsing Hold Out Your Hand by Chris Thorpe When the pandemic hit, theatre groups across Scotland were left without live performances, spaces to rehearse and, perhaps most importantly, face-to-face contact with their fellow performers. With lockdown restrictions and grim news headlines not exactly lightening the mood, it looked like...

Ryan Davis scored 21 points as Vermont stretched its winning streak to eight games, beating Maryland-Baltimore County 80-71 on Thursday night, earning at least a share of the America East Conference title.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Tomas Murphy buried five 3-pointers, scoring 17 points off the bench and Vermont held off Stony Brook 61-57 on Sunday, the Catamounts’ seventh straight victory and third...