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Technical Drawing for Stage Design: Gary Thorne

Monday, March 8th, 2010 Posted in publications | No Comments »

Technical Drawing for Stage Design explains the importance of drawing in the design process, revealing how the initial two-dimensional drawing is a crucial building block in creating the scale model that in turn will develop into the stage set – ...

Notes from a Master

Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in publications | No Comments »

After finding great success in the United States, Notes on Directing is being published this month for the first time in the UK. Based on the notes personally given to him by director Frank Hauser, former student Russell Reich has expanded ...

RSC & Methuen Drama launch Shakespeare Toolkit for Teachers

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in publications | No Comments »

The RSC Shakespeare Toolkit for Teachers has been written to enable more children to study Shakespeare by acting out the plays rather than merely reading them, The Toolkit underpins the RSC’s Stand up for Shakespeare philosophy, which calls on all ...

Consultation on a proposal to amend the Licensing Act 2003

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in publications | No Comments »

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has this week published a consultation on a proposal to amend the Licensing Act 2003. This consultation seeks your views on a proposal to exclude the provision of musical instruments from the ...

Slimmed-down Compact is published

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Posted in publications | No Comments »

A radically slimmed-down version of the Compact has been published this week. The new version of the agreement, which sets out how public and third sector organisations should treat each other, is 22 pages long, compared with more than 160 ...

Win a copy of Auditions: a practical guide

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Posted in publications, young people | No Comments »

Get into Theatre has three copies of Auditions: a practical guide by Richard Evans CDG to give away. Richard says: “This new book contains invaluable advice, resources and tried and tested techniques to maximise success before, during and after every audition. ...

The Code of Governance for the Voluntary and Community Sector

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in East, East Midlands, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire, publications | No Comments »

Good Governance: a Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector was published in 2005 and successfully promoted by the National Governance Hub. It is intended to be a practical and easy-to-use guide to help charities develop good practice. The Commission ...

The Pocket Guide Series

Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in publications | No Comments »

For any who enjoyed Maureen Hughes first book, The Pocket Guide to Musicals, you will be happy to know you can now find her second publication, The Pocket Guide to Plays and Playwrights High Street shops and on line. 1. ...

London lagging in youth theatre provision

Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in NAYT, publications | No Comments »

London has the lowest provision of youth theatre per head of population, according to a new report into youth theatre provision in England. The National Association of Youth Theatres’ (NAYT) State of the Sector report shows that although the capital has ...

Contacts & Advice: Actors’ Yearbook 2010

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Posted in publications | No Comments »

Actors’ Yearbook provides a contacts directory for finding work in television, film, radio and theatre. Annually updated, it lists contact names and addresses for all sections of the industry, from agents and casting directors to producing theatres, showreel companies and ...