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• Daily Mail UK
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 35 dakika

A new report suggests playwriting is in crisis and producers are retreating into safe old classics. Bold programming, not Chekhov, is what the sector needs now Crisis? What crisis? British Theatre Before and After Covid , a report released this week, is like a comedy-tragedy mask rendered in academic form. If you look at it one way, you see smiles. Look at it another, you see only things to cry about. The media coverage of the report, by the British Theatre Consortium, focused on the latter, with industry bible the Stage reporting: “‘Sharp decline’ in new plays since Covid.” Between 2019 and 2023, the number of new plays produced dropped by almost 30%. If vindication was needed for much recent angsting about the condition of new writing in UK theatre, this report seems to provide it. So is playwriting in crisis? I’m in a decent position to comment, at least insofar as that question applies in Scotland. I run A Play, a Pie and a Pint (PPP), the Glasgow theatre institution producing more new plays than any other theatre in … Europe? The world? The known universe? (We wait in vain for someone to tell us we’ve been trumped.) Based on our experience – fielding hundreds of scripts a year, producing and touring new plays every week, year-round – there is plenty to be concerned about. But there are also reasons for optimism, some evidenced by the report, which was written by director Dan Rebellato and playwright David Edgar. Continue reading...

• The Guardian
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 35 dakika

• The Independent
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 35 dakika

Stephen Bates, 42, murdered Martin O'Donovan, 47, after a boozy birthday party brawl

• The Daily Record
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 36 dakika

BLACK Friday has arrived and if you’re shopping the sale for Christmas gifts for kids, toy brand Tonies should be on your radar. There’s 20% off across its website, including on its bestselling audio players for youngsters from one to nine years old. Shop the Tonies Black Friday sale Plus, spend over £40 and you’ll...

• The Sun
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 36 dakika

Small Business Saturday, on November 29, encourages shoppers to support local, independent businesses nationwide

• The Independent
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 36 dakika

The clump of hair belonging to the monarch - which was clipped from the head of the then-young prince in the early 1960s by a royal hairdresser - is selling for an extravagant four-figure sum

• The Mirror
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 36 dakika

In a sweet I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle chat Tom Read Wilson opened up about his change of heart regarding marriage. The Celebs Go Dating client co-ordinator has already been deemed a “national treasure” for his entertaining qualities, which include impressive voice impersonations.  Opening up about marriage to his fellow campmates, […] The post I’m A Celeb’s Tom Read Wilson opens up about marriage plans in sweet jungle chat appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news .

• PinkNews
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 37 dakika

Saturday's clash with the Springboks presents a huge opportunity for one player

• WalesOnline
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 37 dakika

AMANDA ANISIMOVA has been dubbed 'a beauty' as she beamed alongside friends in a see-through top. The Wimbledon finalist shared some snaps out with her nearest and dearest as fans all flocked to praise the 24-year-old tennis star. Earlier this year, Anisimova enjoyed an incredible run to the SW19 showpiece event before Iga Swiatek banked...

• The Sun
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 37 dakika

One Wish singer and rapper Ray J, whose real name is William Ray Norwood Jr, was arrested and booked into a Los Angeles, California, jail early Thursday morning

• The Mirror
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 37 dakika

A man who tried to “limit his responsibility” after crashing into a couple and a dog while driving down a country lane has been jailed for 16 years

• Kent Online
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 38 dakika

All four Welsh regions are in action this weekend despite Wales playing against South Africa on Saturday afternoon

• WalesOnline
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 38 dakika

Causeway Coast and Glens Council has said that ‘legal processes’ are continuing in a bid to resolve the on-going closure of the Jim Watt Sports Centre sports hall.

• Northern Ireland World
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 38 dakika

The former Duchess has taken part in explosive interviews before.

• Daily Express
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 39 dakika

A man who accidentally killed his friend during an argument over a TV has been jailed.

• Daily Express
• 3 gün, 17 saat, 39 dakika