I have gathered some material that should help you to stay up-to-date
on cast changes and other news of theatrical presentations in London.
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The London Theatre Guide website contains a wealth of useful
information which is updated frequently:
London Theatre Guide: Latest News
http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/index.htm
The same site offers two subscription services: an email newletter and
an email "live update." The live update sends you theatre news
immediately, as soon as the news item is received by the editors; the
newsletter compiles all the London theatre news from each week into a
single email, which arrives each Sunday. A free six-week trial is
offered.
More info on the newsletter and the update may be found here:
London Theatre Guide: WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER / LIVE UPDATE
http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/info/newsletter.htm
Here you can read a sample newsletter:
London Theatre Guide: London Theatre News
http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/info/samplenews.htm
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The British Theatre Guide has two online news pages:
British Theatre Guide: Recent News
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/recentnews.htm
British Theatre Guide: News for 15th May, 2005
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/N150505.htm
The British Theatre Guide offers its own free newsletter, which is
published on Sunday:
British Theatre Guide: Newsletter
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/newsletter.htm
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As mentioned by my friend and colleague Kriswrite in a comment below,
Playbill is a good source of current information about theatre
worldwide. The online version of Playbill maintains a page of
International news which frequently mentions cast changes in London
productions:
Playbill: News: International
http://www.playbill.com/news/section/2.html
As samples, here are two articles concerning West End cast changes
that appeared in the past in the International News section of
Playbill. As you can see, quite a lot of detail is provided, and the
announcement is made well in advance of the change:
Playbill: West End Les Misérables Announces Cast Changes
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/80646.html
Playbill: West End Chicago Announces Cast Changes
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82181.html
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Other online sources of online British theatre news:
TheatreNet: News and Events
http://www.theatrenet.com/
Official London Theatre Guide: Latest News
http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news
UK Theatre Web
http://www.uktw.co.uk/
Albemarle of London: London Theatre News
http://www.albemarle-london.com/News.php
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My Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: london OR "west end" theatre OR shows news OR newsletter
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=london+OR+%22west+end%22+theatre+OR+shows+news+OR+newsletter
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I hope this helps! Happy theatre-going!
Best regards,
pinkfreud |
