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Daily Telegraph

Whispering Happiness at Tristan Bates Theatre review
Kenneth Emson's Whispering Happiness is thoughtprovoking but leaves the audience with a barrage of questions.

The Guardian

Adrian Jackson on the curious coincidences that inspired Mincemeat by Cardboard Citizens
Having remixed Pericles with help from real-life refugees, Adrian Jackson's theatre company is reviving a tale of coincidence from the second world war. He explains the project's peculiar history

Noises off: Does the artistic process inspire conflict or collaboration? Chris Wilkinson
In this week's blog round-up, theatre professionals discuss overcoming the challenges of working with others and the benefits of a creative team

The Independent

Private funeral for Danny La Rue
The funeral of female impersonator Danny La Rue, described as a "true showbusiness legend", has taken place.

The Stage UK

Exclusive: Live Nation's theatre empire up for sale
Live Nation, the UK's largest theatre operator, has put its entire stock of British theatrical venues up for sale, in a move which could see the biggest overhaul in UK theatre ownership in a decade

Focus: Live Nation
Michael Quinn takes a look at the company's history, its current situation and increasing interest in live music, plus the portfolio of UK theatres it is putting up for sale

Dublin's Abbey Theatre looks to make redundancies as recession bites
Negotiations on redundancies are under way at Ireland's national theatre, the Abbey, as funding cuts and the economic downturn force budgetary belt-tightening.

Scots government unveils £5m recession fund for arts
The Scottish government has announced details of a £5 million package of funds aimed at helping the arts and cultural sector through the current economic downturn

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Hampstead Theatre, London
Futility lies at the heart of Frank McGuinness' story of the 36th (Ulster) Division - a unit of Irish Loyalist First World War soldiers, who were generally members of the fledgling Ulster Volunteer Force.

Whatsonstage.com

Gossip: Live Nation Sale Shakes up Theatreland???
The theatrical landscape in the West End and beyond could soon witness a major overhaul if Live Nation succeeds in finding a suitable buyer for its UK theatre interests. According to the Stage newspaper, the global live entertainment group has ...

Review: Medea/Medea
The collaboration between the Gate and Rupert Goold’s Headlong Theatre is driving up an experimental cul de sac. I was interested but unimpressed by Chris Goode’s …Sisters last year, but Dylan Tighe’s Medea/Medea is an almost ...

Michael Coveney: Dancing on a television grave

Mark Thompson, the director general of the BBC, was quoted the other day as saying there were far more programmes on the arts these days than ever before, though you’d hardly have noticed.