Stephen Sondheim is among the musical theatre greats featured in a major new documentary celebrating the life and work of Cameron Mackintosh to be screened on Sky Arts this festive season. Filmed ten days before the legendary composer passed away, Sondheim’s contribution will add poignancy to the two-hour programme which also includes interviews with other […]
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Black British Theatre Awards 2020 to air on Sky Arts
Hamilton, Thriller Live and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical are in the running for the Best Musical Production Award at the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards in late October. Following on from last year’s inaugural live ceremony, the winner of the Best Musical category will be announced during a special socially distanced event at […]
Sky Arts to launch flagship arts and culture show
Sky Arts has unveiled details of a new flagship late night arts and culture show as the popular channel moves to become free-to-all. Hosted by broadcaster and art historian Tim Marlow, the first edition of Sky Arts Late will air on 17 September 2020 at 10.30pm on Sky Arts and NOW TV. Marlow, the director […]
Sky Arts to become free-to-air channel
After keeping theatre-loving Sky customers entertained during lockdown the broadcaster has unveiled plans to make its popular Sky Arts channel available to everyone from September. The change to a free-to-air channel forms part of Sky Arts’ ambitious plans to support and champion the arts as the industry attempts to re-build following the Covid crisis. Announcing […]
Sky Arts debuts for New Adventures productions
The broadcast premieres of Matthew Bourne’s 2018 re-imagined version of his innovative Swan Lake and last year’s critically acclaimed Romeo and Juliet have been announced as part of New Adventures’ newly-launched programme, A Festival Of Classics. Filmed live at Sadler’s Wells during the 2018/2019 tour, the 21st century version of Bourne’s convention-bending version of the […]
First computer musical Beyond the Fence – Laura Jane Matthewson cast
Casting has been revealed for the world’s first ‘computer musical’, Beyond the Fence. Presented by Sky Arts and Wingspan Theatricals, Beyond the Fence will play at the Arts Theatre from 22 February to 5 March. Rehearsals are underway in London for this ground-breaking show, all of which is being documented for television in the documentary series Computer […]
World’s first ‘computer musical’ Beyond the Fence will play the Arts Theatre
2016. The computer revolution. In a world becoming ever more technologically advanced, and reliant upon computers, machine learning and artificial intelligence are rapidly and fundamentally changing every aspect of human experience. But how does technology affect art and the creative process? In a world first, Sky Arts and Wingspan Theatricals will explore this question by […]
