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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 9h

Our pals at #regentsparkopenairtheatre are going to the Jellicle Ball!

Announcement via @whatsonstage.bsky.social

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Cats to have open-air revival in London in 2026

Cats in the moonlight!

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 9h

@the-rsc.bsky.social ’s Daniel Evans: Actors trained during Covid lack vocal skills.

And not just vocal skills - that's why we set up the #LazarusGYM

Story via @thestage.co.uk

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RSC’s Daniel Evans: Actors trained during Covid lack vocal skills

The RSC’s Daniel Evans has declared that young actors who trained during the Covid-19 pandemic are struggling to project their voices and are prone to sounding 'monotone'

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 9h

Jack Holden: Subsidised theatres are ‘hotbeds’ of original work

Thoughts via @thestage.co.uk

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Jack Holden: Subsidised theatres are ‘hotbeds’ of original work

The creator of Kenrex and Club NVRLND admitted that times were hard for publicly funded theatres, but called on the industry to recognise their importance

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 50th Birthday to ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW the movie!

Here's the legend that is Tim Curry as our favourite transvestite from transexual Transylvania!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZD...

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Sweet Transvestite Scene (3/5) | Movieclips

YouTube video by Movieclips

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 2d

How wonderful to see the Aldwych return to a playhouse!

Hugh Bonneville to return to West End in Shadowlands

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/hugh-bo...

#uktheatre
#WestEnd
#londontheatre
#theatre

Hugh Bonneville to return to West End in Shadowlands

Hugh Bonneville is to reprise his performance as C.S. Lewis in William Nicholson's Shadowlands in the West End next year

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 2d

UK Theatre Awards reveals 2025 winners

All the runners and riders via #WhatsOnStage

www.whatsonstage.com/news/uk-thea...

#uktheatre
#theatre
#Congratulations

UK Theatre Awards reveals 2025 winners

Now in its 30th year!

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 2d

SOLT and UK Theatre call for ‘targeted’ government support in upcoming Budget

Story via @thestage.co.uk

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#theatre
#ArtsAndCulture
#community

SOLT and UK Theatre call for ‘targeted’ government support in upcoming Budget

Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre bosses have called for "targeted interventions" in the government's Budget, warning the theatre sector is facing a "multitude of escalating costs"

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic news...

Patsy Rodenburg joins Royal Shakespeare Company as head of voice.

And for anyone who hasn't heard Patsy's podcast: Craft:Sweat & Joy - it's an absolute must!

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/patsy-r...

#voice
#craft
#skills
#technique
#proffessional

Patsy Rodenburg joins Royal Shakespeare Company as head of voice

Patsy Rodenburg has been named head of voice at the Royal Shakespeare Company

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 2d

“Lost, I am Lost! My fates have doomed my death.
The more I strive, I love; the more I love,
The less I hope. I see my ruin, certain.
(#JohnFord, #TisPityShesAWhore)
#earlymodernmonday

(Production photograph of Lucy Walker-Evans & Prince Plockey in Tis Pity She's A Whore, 2016, taken by Adam Trigg)

Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 3d

“Well, heaven forgive him! and forgive us all!
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none:
And some condemned for a fault alone.”

#measureformeasure
#ShakespeareSunday
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

RSC Production photograph taken by Helen Murray

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Hollow Crown Fans @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social · 3d

Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme has been chosen by @lazarustheatre.bsky.social - FORGIVENESS & REVENGE!

two women are sitting next to each other with apology accepted written on the screen

ALT: two women are sitting next to each other with apology accepted written on the screen

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Hollow Crown Fans @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social · 6d

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme has been chosen by @lazarustheatre.bsky.social - FORGIVENESS & REVENGE!

stitch from disney 's lilo and stitch is holding a sign that says `` sorry forgive me '' .

ALT: stitch from disney 's lilo and stitch is holding a sign that says `` sorry forgive me '' .

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 5d

2 Places have become available for our final LEVEL3 session this Saturday.... www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk/gym

Lazarus GYM | Lazarus Theatre Comp

The Lazarus GYM is a new initiative supporting perforners to get into or return to classical ensemble work.

www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk

Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 6d

How can we be nearing the end of the #LazarusGYM Season 3 already?

If you are, or if you know an Actor, Actress or Performer who'd like to come explore their Shakespeare practice & ensemble making method, sign up to our Performer / Agent Mailing List here: www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk/gym

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 12d

Sign up for the Lazarus Monday Morning mailout - delivered directly to your inbox, yes you've guessed it, every Monday morning.

News, reviews, podcasts, productions, articles - all the news from Lazarus HQ.

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 12d

Award-winning actor celebrated for her roles across seven decades in musicals and plays from the West End to Broadway, as well as the hit TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.

Obituary via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--...

Obituary: Patricia Routledge – award-winning actor on stage and TV

Award-winning actor celebrated for her roles in musicals and plays from the West End to Broadway, as well as the hit TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 12d

Legend of stage and screen, star Patricia Routledge dies at 96

Breaking news via #bbc

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#patricaroutledge

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies at 96

She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played BBC One's crime-busting Hetty Wainthropp.

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

‘A venue like this doesn’t exist elsewhere’: inside the colossal arena built for The Hunger Games... A look about behind the scenes with the @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/s...

#theatre
#newwork
#hungergames

‘A venue like this doesn’t exist elsewhere’: inside the colossal arena built for The Hunger Games

London’s Canary Wharf is being turned into the Capitol, with a bespoke £26m theatre made for the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestseller. Our writer goes on a hard-hat tour

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

This play’s still the thing!

Hamlet at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk – in pictures via @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/stage/galler...

#hamlet
#shakespeare
#nationaltheatre
#theatre
#stage

This play’s still the thing! Hamlet at the National Theatre – in pictures

Olivier award-winner Hiran Abeysekera plays the Prince of Denmark in a new staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Tristram Kenton follows rehearsals

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

‘Undertainment’, the new-look lambada and a grungy chorus line: bold dance at Lyon Biennale....

Sanjoy Roy explores via @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

#theatre
#dance
#international
#InternationalTheatre

‘Undertainment’, the new-look lambada and a grungy chorus line: bold dance at Lyon Biennale

The festival delivers a fantastic new work by William Forsythe, pure class from François Chaignaud and a Jan Martens revival that exasperates and enlivens

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

The #RSC’s Wendy and Peter Pan at the #Barbican – first look at rehearsals via @whatsonstage.bsky.social

www.whatsonstage.com/news/the-rsc...

#peterpan
#royalshakespearecompany
#barbicantheatre
#stage
#theatre

The RSC’s Wendy and Peter Pan at the Barbican – first look at rehearsals

Second star to the right and straight on to London!

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

Blurring the boundaries: the pioneers reimagining what theatre can be...

Fascinating read care of Natasha Tripney in @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/long-reads/b...

#theatre
#newtheatre
#InternationalTheatre
#stage

Blurring the boundaries: the pioneers reimagining what theatre can be

Those at the forefront of category-defying performance – including artist Marina Abramović and programmers at both established and grassroots venues – talk to Natasha Tripney about their work

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

The #LinburyPrize for Stage Design reveals winners of 2025 prize, and you can see their winning work in the foyer at @nationaltheatre.org.uk from Dec 2nd!

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/linbury...

#Design
#setdesign
#designer
#theatre
#awardwinning
#UKTheatre

Linbury Prize for Stage Design reveals winners of 2025 prize

The 12 winning designers will each receive £6,000 and a placement with an industry designer, as well as taking part in an exhibition at the National Theatre

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

Season announcement incoming...

Choir Boy and Ava Pickett play in Lisa Spirling's first @stratfordeast.com season

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/choir-b...

#newseason
#theatre
#theatreroyalstratfordeast
#stratford

Choir Boy and Ava Pickett play in Lisa Spirling's first Stratford East season

Spirling's first programme of work for the venue includes a new play by 1536 writer Ava Pickett and the UK premiere of Here There Are Blueberries

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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social · 13d

Excellent news!

Jonathan Church named artistic director of Canada's #StratfordFestival (lucky them!!!)

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/jonatha...

#theatre
#artisticdirector
#leadership
#art

Jonathan Church has been named artistic director of the Stratford Festival in Ontario

Jonathan Church will join the Canadian company in the autumn next year, but a statement said that the operations of theatre projects through his company Jonathan Church Theatre Productions would conti...

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