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This Week's News Digest
Hawkes to star in Manilow musical
Jermyn Street produces first show
Reality Finalist in Touring Cabaret
McGowan and Merrells in Shakespeare tour
Never Forget transfers
Chichester Six Characters London transfer
Reggae Musical to close early

Read all about these stories in our weekly news digest.

Reviews * What To Do When You Hate All Your Friends (New York) * Gone Too Far! (Royal Court) * Faeries (Bath) * Lucky Numbers (South Shields) * Arsenic and Old Lace (Keswick) * The Wizard of Oz (Royal Festival Hall) * Collaboration and Taking Sides (Chichester) * Born in the Gardens (Bath) * The Circle (Chichester) * Stars in the Morning Sky (Riverside Studios) * ...some trace of her (RNT Cottesloe) * Portrait of a Lady (Bath) * The Lady in the Van (Keswick) * The Lonesome West (Keswick) * The Shadowmaster (King's Head) * Her Naked Skin (RNT Olivier) .... Last Week's Reviews	Next Week on the BTG The Edinburgh Fringe opens today and the BTG will be there for the full three weeks. Editor Peter Lathan will be there for a few days this coming week and that will mean some changes to the normal updating. *Tackling the Text (and Subtext)* Philip Fisher reviews the book by Barbara Houseman. Edinburgh Fringe Reviews Our Fringe reviews have started: the rest will start to appear on Friday 8th August.
The McIntosh Review The recommendations of Genista McIntosh's report on the way in which Arts Council England implemented its Investment Strategy and ACE's response. There are three pages in this report.	Ceditors Agree Derby Rescue Plan Derby Playhouse will reopen in September after creditors agreed its new business plan.
RSC First Youth Ensemble The Royal Shakespeare Company has created its first youth ensemble company.	GET IN...! A report on a national young people and theatre conference in Liverpool.
NTW Director Announced John E. McGrath is to be the first director of National Theatre Wales, the Arts Council of Wales has announced.	Last Week For faster access, we've gathered together links to all last week's reviews and news stories on the one page.
South East News August: news from Chichester, Guildford, Woking and Crawley.	Midlands News This week: new group scoops Buxton best production award; wide audiences for Nottingham shows; what's on in the region.
North West News This week: Everyman announces Eric's cast; alternative tour of Ordsall; what's on in the region.	North East News This week: new Northern Stage commission; singer/songwriter joins Gala cast; what's on in the region.

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Philip's Top 5
Every week reviewer Philip Fisher selects the top five plays in London.
Fat Pig (Trafalgar Studios)
Avenue Q (Noël Coward )
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Globe)
Pygmalion (Old Vic)
Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace)

The Alternative Top 5
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Bush)
King Lear (Globe)
Under the Blue Sky (Duke of York's)
The 39 Steps (Criterion)
Spamalot (Palace)

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