An Art Deco theatre in Vancouver Canada currently going through a $2 million restoration has announced a program of 200 shows in the coming year including films, concerts and live performances. For more information and pictures of this beautiful venue available here.
The Times has a brilliant article up by Matthew Bell regarding Libby Purves and her new position as a critic at the paper. Follow this link here.
Jonathan Kent and Paul Brown are putting together a production of Don Giovanni for the Glyndebourne which is covered by Michael Church in the Independent. Church talks about the history of this piece of Opera and how it is viewed by people and how it is a tough piece to direct. It is a fantastic read, check it out here.
Reviews from Chichester Festival Theatre and Regents Park London from Claudia Pritchard at the Independant. Have a read here.
The Theatre Royal Bath has shut for the next two months to go through a £3 million restoration. To find more information on the work being done and history of the building please click here.
Eastbourne Herald journalist Ian Lucas criticises the Eastbourne Council for their pricing structure for a recent production of the Sound of Music which led to the theatre only having 50% seating occupancy. Pricing for the regional theatre is always going to be a big issue, and also something very hard to get right, and this article has some great statistics and makes some very good arguements against London prices on the South Coast. Check it out here.
Theatre Royal at Halifax has been put up for sale for £1 million with a view to be converted into a hotel, the planning permission is already in place, for more info please click here.
The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham is to recieve £500000 to restore its Auditorium. For the BBC article please follow this link.
More news tomorrow.
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