HOME are excited to announce the first cohort of resident artists that will be part of HOME’s latest Artist Development programme At HOME with Jerwood – a transformative support pro- gramme for early-career artists in the North West.
HOME are excited to announce the first cohort of resident artists that will be part of HOME’s latest Artist Development programme At HOME with Jerwood – a transformative support pro- gramme for early-career artists in the North West.
Five seasons down, and the BBC’s hit reality make up show Glow Up: Britain’s Next Top Make Up Artist makes the transition from our screens to the stage – head judges Val Garland – a renowned make up artist celebrating 30 years of working on various fashion campaigns including Alexander McQueen and Dominic Skinner – Mac Cosmetics’ current Global Senior Artist fronting Glow Up Live, to take over the London Palladium on the 15th and 16th October. Ahead of the live event, which will see eight contestants from the show’s previous seasons return to battle it out to be crowned winner live on stage, Val and Dominic tell us more about why it’s important to have a show such as this promoting the off stage skill of make up artistry!
Curve, Leicester, National Youth Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse have all been revealed as the shortlist nominees of the 2023 ‘UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre’ at the UK Theatre Awards. The event is set to take place on 8 October at the Guildhall, where the winner will be announced.
A spectacular fusion of dance and architecture RESURGAM will take place on the façade of St Paul’s Cathedral, London’s best known landmark. BANDALOOP, the Californian based company known for its innovation in vertical performance, have been granted rare access to St Paul’s to create a site-responsive piece, fusing intricate mid-air choreography with rock climbing techniques and original music. This eventual so celebrates the 300-year anniversary of the cathedral’s architect Sir Christopher Wren who also has a strong connection to Greenwich, where he designed both the Old Royal Naval College and the Royal Observatory.
This year marks a year shy of 7 decades post the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement, a movement tackling the inescapable racist climate of the day – and with it fighting for a better tomorrow. Post George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter Movement, we’re at a crucial moment in time where we question what gets taught within our institutions – for the greater good. Tracing Africa’s, America’s and the UK’s journey to build a hopeful world post racism and colonialism, Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah presents Beneatha’s Place, a bridge between the old world and the new one that emerges.
LONDON, 13 July 2023. LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) and Audible UK are today delighted to announce the release of the fourth series of GNR8, a collection of four original audio dramas that speak to the complex times we live in. Commissioned from some of the UK’s most exciting emerging writers and workshopped by LAMDA students, the final productions were recorded by 2022 LAMDA graduating students as part of the two organisations’ ongoing partnership.
Exploring timely themes of female rage, peer pressures, living up to expectations, the dangers of university rituals and traditions, celebrity, cancel culture and deception, the thought-provoking single dramas have been created by and for young people. Award-winning playwright Karla Williams and director Izzy Rabey reflect on the impact of social media and the threat of cancel culture in Famous, as a global superstar fights against a life without fame. Two student journalists try to uncover the truth about a tragic accident at a university rugby team initiation inThara Popoola’s pacy and gripping Initiation directed by Dermot Daly. What is the price you’d pay to create your own legacy? Gilbert Kyem Jnr’s Son Of explores what it takes to step out of the shadow of your family, directed by Claudia Grant. In Amy Cudden’s Bad Seed – directed by Philip Morris – two postgraduate students working on their feminist podcast Bloody Women find themselves drawn into the thirty-year-old mystery of a supposed misogynistic hate crime.
Since 2018, LAMDA and Audible have worked together on the GNR8 project to create sixteen new Audio dramas that showcase the work of exciting new writing and directing talent, and the next wave of audio stars. The writers in the 2021/22 GNR8 project are also involved in projects including Robert Icke’s Hamlet and Oresteia (Off Broadway), The Midwich Cuckoos (Sky), Sex Education (Netflix), Rise (BBC Radio 4), Grantchester (ITV/PBS) and Clutch (Bush Theatre).
Karla Williams, GNR8 Season 4 participant and writer of ‘Famous’, said: “Working with LAMDA and Audible was my first experience writing for audio, and I absolutely loved it! Writing Famous gave me the opportunity to explore themes close to my heart; cancel culture, the performative nature of allyship, and the experiences of black actresses working in film and TV.
Working on the project became the genesis of an audio career. I have gone on to co-write an audio series produced by Hat Trick Podcast, executive produced a comedy/drama series produced by Listen Audio, and I have an original audio drama series in development.”
Aurelie de Troyer, Head of Content UK & Canada at Audible said: “Working with LAMDA on GNR8 has been a fantastic way to celebrate some of the UK’s finest writing, directing and acting talent. Audible is passionate about championing the next generation of voices and we continue to be thrilled with the results.”
Mark O’Thomas, Principal of LAMDA said: “Our collaboration with Audible has become an integral part of our training, providing students with the opportunity to learn from one of the world’s leading audio producers. It’s testament to the partnership that we have seen so many recent graduates go on to enjoy careers in audio and create their own audio plays.”
GNR8 Series 4 is available to download exclusively here now (free for Audible members, free with Audible’s 30-day trial).
In our technological age, web 1, 2 and 3 (metaverses) dominate, our lives now lived online in parallel to our material realities. Making its debut in the UK, after a sold out run out in San Francisco, Fray – is a tale of two brothers, Tulio and Ziya as they navigate competing passions of Hip Hop dancing and for the shared world of adventure they discover inside of video games. Their bond frays over time and the older brother is lured away by dark forces. Set to take Wilton’s Town Hall by storm for 3 nights only, Candybomber Productions fuse dance, music, and digital visuals to engage us with this story. Choreographed by Sisco Martinez, who notably rose to prominence dancing for the likes of Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Paula Abdul and Kylie Minogue amongst others, we learn more about his vision for the show and what we can expect!
We’ve slowly made the transition into a more AI-centric world, a world where we etch out the rule book that ensures man and machine live side by side reciprocally, rather than find ourselves at constant loggerheads. It’s a normality now to see the things we think about emerge digitally in some sort of shape or form. We’ve seen engineers work to make technology sentient, conscious energies on a par with humans – but can this ever be possible? Questioning ‘consciousness’ and how this differentiates us from machines, Secret Thoughts welcomely enters us into what evidently is a transformational time.
Post 2020 and certain aspects of humanity have become prevalent. A fast paced world pre 2020, lockdowns forced many to slow down and appreciate the natural beauty around us – our natural world something perhaps taken for granted before, now a sanctuary. How to better look after it, a priority that although had been stressed before, became more urgent and still is! Addressing themes of climate change and social justice, Ontroerend Goed present Are we not drawn inward toward new erA, a mirror held up to humanity on the brink of collapse or change.
A range of 39 free events have been added to Edinburgh International Festival’s 2023 programme, the first from incoming Festival Director Nicola Benedetti. The free events, and two low-cost in-conversation events, capture the spirit of community and the joy of music making, and join over 300 performances from the world’s leading performers of music, theatre and dance, that take over Edinburgh’s venues and concert halls from 4-27 August 2023.
An Opening Fanfare Weekend taking place from 5-6 August, features brass bands and pipers, rappers and choirs, as over 300 young musicians from Scotland’s vibrant homegrown music scene assemble for an energetic weekend of music-making in Princes St Gardens.
On Saturday 5 August, between 12pm – 5pm Scottish youth and amateur ensembles take over three pop-up stages in the gardens, culminating in a final moment of joint music making at the end of the day. Ensembles featured include Intercultural Youth Scotland, Drake Music Scotland, Tinderbox Collective, Musicians in Exile and the Edinburgh Ukrainian Choir ‘Oberih’. All performances on Saturday are free and entry is non-ticketed.