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Last full update: 7th March, 2004 : Latest update on none

This Week's News Headlines
Casting for Nunn's Hamlet announced
Goat to transfer to Apollo
Zimmerman for King's Head before the West End
Faithfull to star in BITE original
Quilley's autobiography published
Narnia to be the next Lord of the Rings?

Read all about these stories in our weekly news digest.

The Box Office Is Open
Our theatre box office, in association with TicketMaster, has tickets for London shows such as Calico, When Harry Met Sally and the upcoming The Producers, as well as national tours such as Grease and Cats. We can also offer tickets for the forthcoming Jailhouse Rock in London and Manchester.

Reviews
* Mother Courage and Her Children (Bristol and touring)
* Double Dutch (Touring)
* Markings (Southwark Playhouse)
* One Minute (Edinburgh)
* Suddenly Last Summer (Touring)
* The Weir (Belfast)
* Charlie's Trousers (Newcastle)
* Calico (Duke of York's)
* Aladin et la Lampe Enchantée (Touring)
* Cats (Touring)
* Family Matters (Touring opera)
* Mother Courage and Her Children (Manchester and touring)
* Hippolytus (Touring)

.... Recent Reviews

A Life of Grime, Thanks to Really Useful Theatres
A look at the state of London's West End and what should be done about it.

On Ice
We take a look at the technicalities of presenting a show on ice in a normal theatre.

Recent News
To make following the news easier, we've started a new page called Recent News, which links to all the news stories for the last two weeks.

Hampstead in the Spring
Two new plays for the Hampstead Theatre in April and May

Cheek By Jowl: On the Road Again
We have details of Cheek By Jowl's tour of Othello.

Edfringe New Venue Director Sacked
The artistic director of a new venue for the Edinburgh Fringe, Cowgate Central Theatre, has been sacked.

New Docu-Drama at the Tricycle
The Tricycle Theatre is to produce a play based on the detainees at the Guantanamo naval base.
MBA in Creative Studies
Details of a programme at the University of East London, starting in September and a course on corporeal mime (Ducroux technique).
Stewart Attacks Hollywood's "Culture of Violence"
Patrick Stewart has spoken out agains films which portray violence against women.
Theatre Jobs
A lot of new theatre jobs on offer this week, mainly in marketing and finance.

Theatre Book Prize 2003
We have the list of nominees.

Midlands News
This week: The war on terror at Birmingham Rep, panto at Nottingham Theatre Royal and the Funjabis as Wolverhampton.
Coming Soon
From March to May, from Bristol to Tyneside - productions which are coming soon.
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Philip's Top 5
Every week reviewer Philip Fisher selects the top five plays in London.
Jumpers (Piccadilly)
The Permanent Way (RNT)
The Pillowman (RNT)
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (Almeida)
Journey's End (Comedy)

The Alternative Top 5
Democracy (RNT)
Round the Horne (The Venue)
Taming of the Shrew (Queen's)
Edge (King's Head)
Vegemite Tales (Old Red Lion)

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