Musical Theatre Network (MTN) and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) have announced the 29 musicals to be showcased at BEAM2023 next month.
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Nineteen Pitch Days planned for BEAM2023
Musical Theatre Network (MTN) and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) have announced the dates and venues for the 19 Pitch Days for musical theatre showcase BEAM2023. The search for up to 40 new musicals to feature in next year’s high-profile industry event will this year involve partnerships with 12 towns and cities across the UK. Launching […]
Line-up for live and online BEAM2021 announced
Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) and Musical Theatre Network (MTM) in association with Hackney Empire and stream.theatre have announced details of the hybrid live and online new musicals showcase BEAM2021. Following the postponement of BEAM2020, this year’s event which will mark the third presentation of the popular biennial industry showcase will feature 37 new musicals. Unveiling […]
MMD & MTN announce the BEAM Follow-Spot Programme to help regional musical theatre writers
Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) and Musical Theatre Network (MTN) have launched a new regional initiative designed to support emerging musical theatre writers. The BEAM Follow-Spot Programme is a year-long scheme aimed at providing sustained development support for writers launched in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Announcing the project […]
BEAM 2018 – shining a light on talent with 58 new British musicals in development
Musical Theatre Review’s Tina Foote previews BEAM 2018, the Biennial Industry Showcase for New British Musical Theatre Writing, running from 1-2 March at London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East. This weekend Everybody’s Talking About Jamie won Best New Musical in the WhatsOnStage Awards after a successful transfer from the Sheffield Crucible to the West End, now happily […]
BEAM 2018 new musicals showcase – ‘pitch days’ to start in September
Writers with ideas for new musical projects are being offered the chance to pitch their work for inclusion in BEAM 2018, the biennial industry showcase organisd by Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments. Presented in association with Theatre Royal Stratford East, and culminating in a two-day industry showcase at the London venue in March […]
James Hadley is new executive director for Musical Theatre Network
James Hadley has been confirmed as the new executive director of the Musical Theatre Network. Part of the London Theatre team at Arts Council England since 2010, Hadley will take up his new post in early November. Before joining Arts Council England as a ‘relationship manager’ specialising in musical theatre, Hadley worked in Wellington, New […]
