Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting announces 2015 jury
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting has announced its judging panel for 2015, which will mark the award’s 10th anniversary. Britain’s largest playwriting competition, a partnership … Read more
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How the arts can regenerate urban areas
A rundown area of London’s docklands has been transformed into a thriving creative hub for the arts. John Burton explains how I’ve been working with … Read more
RNCM reopens after £7m revamp
The Concert Hall at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has reopened following a £7.1m refurbishment. Designed by architect Ian Palmer and undertaken by Styles&Wood, … Read more
LSO PLAY wins Lovie award
LSO PLAY, the London Symphony Orchestra’s immersive online platform, has won a 2014 Lovie Award. The platform triumphed in the Website: Best User Experience Category. LSO … Read more
Orchestra partners with think tank
The Hallé and the Royal United Services Institute have announced a new collaboration, marking the world’s first partnership between a think tank and an orchestra. … Read more
20 Questions: composer Richard J Birkin
Name: Richard J Birkin Occupation: Composer Age: 32 Place of birth: Derby, UK Main workplace: My studio in Belper, Derbyshire Current project: Songs For Spoken Words [due for release in … Read more
Can music heal recovering addicts?
Music outreach programmes for children and the elderly are commonplace. But what about projects for the more vulnerable in society? James McConnel tells Clare Wiley … Read more
Compass Commissions support new dance works
Greenwich Dance and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance plan to jointly commission a trio of new dance productions. Compass Commissions 2015 marks the … Read more
Film documents Barbican cleaners’ fight for better pay
A new film has chronicled a campaign led by cleaners at the Barbican to secure better pay. Produced by Megaphone Films, the 25-minute documentary, Waging … Read more
20 Questions: comedian and actor Marcel Lucont
Name: Marcel Lucont Occupation: Flâneur, raconteur, bon-viveur. One could argue that the latter technically is not an occupation, yet I still seem to make my living from … Read more