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Fourthwall’s Favourites May
Fourthwall’s round-up of what to see in May
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Fourthwall’s Favourites: April
Fourthwall’s round-up of what to see in April
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Fourthwall’s Favourites: March
Fourthwall’s round up of what to see this coming March.
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London’s only Gay Theatre company loses home.
Well respected gay-themed venue, Above The Stag, loses permanent London home.
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #12
A tear, a wave of a white handkerchief – The Faction’s train pulls out of the station. We stand and salute their magnificent achievement.
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #11
Gareth finally spills the beans on the place to go after the show, and shares a bit of gossip about the cast.
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #10
Up and running, there’s time for Gareth to find amusement in the smallest details.
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #9
All three Faction shows are now up and running and Gareth has a second to take a moment’s pause to contemplate this achievement and to ruminate on Miss Julie.
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Review: The Hairy Ape, Southwark Playhouse ***
A lesser known Eugene O’Neill play provides an arresting, if disjointed, evening at Southwark Playhouse for Catherine Love.
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Review: The Thing About Men, Landor ***
JBR finds, if not quite an undiscovered gem of a show, at least a dozen sparkling diamonds of a cast and creative team in The Thing About Men at the Landor.
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Review: Brimstone and Treacle, Arcola Theatre ****
Edward Theakston finds a troubling and poignant play at the Arcola, with a climax that will haunt you long after you leave the theatre.
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Review: Three Kingdoms, Lyric, Hammersmith ****
Catherine Love finds herself almost lost for words at Simon Stephens compelling Three Kingdoms at the Lyric, Hammersmith
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Interview: Glenn Chandler
David Richards meets the BAFTA award winning writer and creator of Taggart to talk about his latest enterprise, The Custard Boys.
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Interview: Jez Bond on Park Theatre
JBR talks to the energetic and passionate Jez Bond, about his ambitious plans for a new venue in Finsbury Park
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Training: The wicked whispers of agent “interest”
Signing with an agent is the final piece in the ‘actor training’ jigsaw. Yet what type of agency is right for you?
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #8
Gareth wonders whether Miss Julie, the third show in The Faction’s rep season, might be suffering from ‘third-child’ syndrome.
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Turner Prize shortlist announced
Artists Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz, Susan Philipsz and The Otolith Group make the 2010 Turner Prize shortlist.
Tuesday 4th May 2010
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The art of map making
Two new exhibitions at the British Library and Royal Geographic Society examine the relationship between maps and art.
Friday 30th April 2010
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Dick sci-fi journals to come out
Exegesis, the journals of science fiction author Philip K Dick, will be published next year.
Friday 30th April 2010
Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8653261.stm -
The art of politics
BBC World News America talks to two very different British artists who have both made a name for themselves by painting politicians.
Friday 30th April 2010
Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8648328.stm -
Modern ‘masters’ to go on display
An exhibition of work by 20th Century “masters” Picasso, Matisse, Warhol and Dali – which accompanies a BBC series – is to open at the V&A Musum, in London.
Friday 30th April 2010
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Deathbed portrait up for BP award
A painting of an artist’s mother on her deathbed is one of three portraits shortlisted for the prestigious BP Potrait Award.
Friday 30th April 2010
Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8648774.stm -
Fears for museum art collections
Art collections held by local authority museums are in danger of falling behind those of national attractions, the Art Fund warns.
Friday 30th April 2010
Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8650537.stm -
Bronson artwork removed from Tube
Mystery surrounds how a piece of art by notorious criminal Charles Bronson was removed from display at a Tube station.
Friday 30th April 2010
Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8650364.stm -
Bronson causes underground anger
The National Victims’ Association is “astonished” after artwork by notorious British criminal Charles Bronson appears on the Tube.
Wednesday 28th April 2010
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Audio slideshow: History on the web
Some of the oldest and most important Anglo-Saxon manuscripts – held by Cambridge University – are made available online.
Wednesday 28th April 2010
Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8648441.stm
