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	Theatres in Stratford East, London - Theatre Royal - Borough Theatre
		THE Borough Theatre, Stratford, was erected in 1896 for Albert Fredericks from the designs of the architect, Frank Matcham, and was known at first as "The Borough Theatre and Opera House," Stratford.
		Stratford has been immortalised by, Chaucer, in the prologue to the "Canterbury Tales," in words which imply that in his time it was a well-known place of education for young ladies.
		The theatre was opened on August 31st, 1896, and for this occasion Sir Herbert Tree and his company from the Haymarket Theatre were specially engaged.
	www.arthurlloyd.co.uk /StratfordEast.htm (717 words)

	Theatre Royal Stratford East - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Theatre Royal, Stratford East, theatre situated in east London.
		The concept of fringe theatre in London extends from purpose-built suburban theatres seating up to 500 people, such as the Theatre Royal, Stratford...
		Indonesia boasts some of the finest theatre in South East Asia, the most ancient of which is the wayang kulit (shadow puppet theatre), where...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Theatre_Royal_Stratford_East.html (159 words)

	Theatre Royal Stratford East
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a landmark, it is near the Stratford Broadway bus station.
		Stratford underground station is accessible for wheelchair users.
		Stratford mainline station is accessible for wheelchair users using lifts and ramps.
	www.enabledlondon.info /default/5.venues/theatre/theatreRoyal.htm (463 words)

	Redhotcurry.com - Theatre & Dance. Calcutta Kosher
		Theatre includes: Calcutta Kosher (Kali Theatre) at the Southwark Playhouse and UK tour; Falling at The Bush Theatre, where she was the Pearson writer-in-residence 2002; Shrapnel (Steam Industry) BAC.
		Theatre Royal welcomes the opportunity to work with Kali Theatre Company for the first time and is delighted to be bringing Calcutta Kosher to its stage after its sell-out national tour.
		Stratford East, set in the heart of Newham, the most ethnically diverse borough in the UK, is the most appropriate venue to present this tale that touches on relationships between Hindus, Muslims, Indians and Jews.
	www.redhotcurry.com /entertainment/theatre/calcutta_kosher_stratford.htm (403 words)

	Theatre Royal - Musical Theatre - theatre royal musical
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East is in the middle of a five-year programme to evolve new musicals which reflect the vibrant eclecticism of multicultural London.
		The Theatre Royal is struck by the extraordinary fact that despite Britain’s leading role in world theatre, its dominance of the block-buster musical in the eighties and nineties, and its acknowledged innovative role in popular music, there has not yet been a successful musical set in contemporary Britain.
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East is confident that staging shows which express contemporary themes using pop and street music is a way to attract audiences mixed in age and race.
	www.stratfordeast.com /musicaltheatre.php (862 words)

	Stratford, London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Modern Stratford was built as a new town, initially called "Hudson Town" after George Hudson the railway entrepreneur, and it was the location of the Eastern Counties Railway's railway works.
		Stratford has been a focus of regeneration for some years and as of 2006 the 73 hectare brownfield railway lands to the north of the town centre as far as Temple Mills are to be redeveloped in a multi-billion pound scheme called Stratford City.
		Stratford is in the London Borough of Newham, which has the fifth highest crime rate of any borough in London and, according to government indices, Newham is also the eleventh most "deprived" district in Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stratford,_London (473 words)

	LondonTown.com \| London Entertainment \| Theatre Royal Stratford East London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Excellent independent theatre in Stratford, with an extensive teaching programme, drama workshops and a track record of producing original shows that go on to success in the West End.
		Stratford locals are full of praise for their theatre which is a lovely building, and although the venue is heavily involved in community projects the finished productions enjoyed by patrons are far from amateur.
		The theatre owes it's success to the patronage of some big names, notably Joan Littlewood who re-opened it in the 1950s, and to a busy ethos which sees them produce up to 7 shows a year, from well-loved classics to new writing.
	www.londontown.com /LondonInformation/Entertainment/Theatre_Royal_Stratford_East/45e0 (332 words)

	New Audiences
		Theatre Royal Stratford East’s project was an attempt to replicate its community based marketing and programming and transplant it to Greenwich Theatre in south east London.
		The New Audiences funding was an opportunity for the Stratford theatre to explore its marketing and publicity methods and to see if they could be used in a different population, to develop and maintain a culturally diverse audience.
		The ethos of the two theatres, which in the view of TRSE were `at opposite ends of the spectrum’, had made for a confused and tense season.
	www.newaudiences.org.uk /project.php?id=401 (1058 words)

	The Stage / News / Theatre Royal, Stratford East to draw refugees in from the cold
		Theatre Royal, Stratford East to draw refugees in from the cold
		Theatre Royal, Stratford East is supporting a new scheme to promote the artistic work and culture of asylum seekers, refugees and their communities.
		The Refugees and the Arts Initiative, housed at the theatre, aims to allow such groups to tackle issues of displacement and exile and to provide them with help to enable them to pursue their professions in the UK.
	www.thestage.co.uk /news/newsstory.php/4719 (498 words)

	East 15 : About East 15 : Re-defining theatre training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		East 15 is one of the few drama schools in the world to have grown out of the work of a professional theatre company, and this relationship with the real world of theatre remains as part of the mission of the School.
		East 15 aims to equip the actor with those skills fundamental to a productive and creative life in the industry, and remains dedicated to pushing forward the boundaries of theatre practice as well as helping its graduates to enter the world of theatre, film, television and radio.
		In Britain, theatre companies such as The Royal Court Theatre, Bush Theatre, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Live Theatre and Manchester Library Theatre have been headed by East 15 graduates.
	east15.ac.uk /about/training_p.shtml (461 words)

	Tickets for Theatre Royal Stratford East, London - Theatre Royal Stratford East Information
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East became world famous in the fifties and sixties as the home of the Theatre Workshop company under the direction of Joan Littlewood.
		In the same year the Theatre Royal was awarded Enhancement Funding by the Arts Council of Great Britain to support the Theatre''s policy of low ticket prices and it received the Prudential Award for Theatre to support new writing development.
		The Theatre Royal was made famous in the 1950s by the Theatre Workshop Company led by Joan Littlewood and Gerry Raffles.
	londontheatredirect.com /theatreInfo/Stratford-East-Theatre.htm (458 words)

	Avolites Diamond 4 Elite debuts on “Da Boyz”
		Cook’s operating crew at Stratford East love the console for it’s explicit labelling facilities – allowing cue numbers, plus other ‘fuzzy’ information to be added into a cue display – for easy recognition.
		Theatre Royal Stratford East is strongly committed to the revitalisation of musical theatre in the UK and bringing it into the sphere of current popular culture.
		With this in mind, the theatre embarked on its Musical Theatre Workshops Programme in 1999, an annual four-week residency uniting talented writers and musicians.
	www.avolites.org.uk /avonews/press/2003/boyz.htm (856 words)

	Theatre Royal - 2004 - theatre royal free
		Kerry believes it’s of the greatest importance that coming to the Theatre Royal continues to be as affordable as possible.
		I want the Theatre Royal to be at the forefront of change.
		Kerry Michael, Theatre Royal Artistic Director in the news.
	www.theatreroyallondon.com /2004.php (436 words)

	Theatre in East London
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East regularly plays to packed houses and is known for its adventurous and occasionally controversial work, many of which subsequently transfer to the West End.
		Theatre Royal’s audience is probably the only audience in the country which is consistently reviewed!
		Other theatres produce a variety of performances from contemporary plays to full-scale revivals of classics, from star attractions to a host of community events.
	www.visiteastlondon.co.uk /visitors/theatre.html (312 words)

	Future Stratford: stories and histories of Stratford, London E15
		The Theatre Royal, one of several smaller local theatres and music halls, opened in 1884.
		Stratford has a long tradition as a centre for theatre — though its reputation was finally sealed when director Joan Littlewood (pictured here outside the theatre during the 1960s redevelopment of Stratford) and her partner Gerry Raffles came to the Theatre Royal, Stratford East with their Theatre Workshop in 1953.
		Joan Littlewood developed her revolutionary and influential theatre practice at the Theatre Royal in the 1950s and 60s, while her partner Gerry Raffles ran the theatre and prevented its destruction during a wave of late 1960s development.
	www.futurestratford.com /archive_detail.php?archiveID=4 (214 words)

	Oh What a Lovely War! - The Guide to Musical Theatre
		The scheme for a chronicle of the First World War, told through songs and documents in the form of a seaside pierrot entertainment of the period, was devised and presented by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, in 1963.
		It was the result of close co-operation between writer, actors and director, where the whole team participated in detailed research into the period and in the creative task of bringing their material to life in theatrical terms.
		It won acclaim of audiences and critics and the Grand Prix of the Théâtre des Nations festival in Paris in 1963 and has become a classic of the modern theatre.
	www.nodanw.com /shows_o/oh_what_a_lovely_war!.htm (170 words)

	Theatre Royal Stratford East - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a theatre in Stratford, London, which opened in 1884.
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East was designed by architect James George Buckle, he was commissioned to design the theatre by the Actor/Manager Charles Dillon in 1884.
		Recently the Theatre Royal Stratford East produced a musical version of the cult Jamaican film 'The Harder They Come', the production was written by the films director Perry Henzel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theatre_Royal_Stratford_East (298 words)

	The East London theatre archive : JISC
		East London has made a unique contribution to the development of theatre and theatre studies - it was the East End of London that first brought musical hall and variety to the world which grew into vaudeville and burlesque with their multifarious European and American incarnations.
		This project will celebrate and facilitate research into East London theatres and their history by making the precious archives of these buildings available to researchers and students with an academic interest in charting the influence and power of the area’s contribution to theatre today.
		The history of theatre in the East End has been a comparatively under-researched subject area, partly due to the inaccessibility of primary research materials.
	www.jisc.ac.uk /whatwedo/programmes/programme_digitisation/theatre.aspx (767 words)

	Low-Life \| UK Hip Hop Story \| Da Boyz at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East - Review
		The other night I was lucky enough to attend the Theatre Royal in Stratford East London for a performance of Da Boys, a modern re-working of a famous old story of mistaken identity, popularised by Shakespeare and later by Rodgers and Hart as "The Boys From Syracuse".
		The venue being tagged on to back of Stratford's modernish shopping centre, had a strangely old feel inside the auditorium, with its gilded wood work and red velvet seats, whose rows were a bit too close together to accommodate my legs.
		DJ Excalibah, who has been a member of the Stratford East Theatre since he was 11 or something has worked his way up and is the main man behind this production.
	www.ukhh.com /bhh/artists/da_boyz_review.htm (1468 words)

	London Theatre Guide - Online / News / Theatre Royal Stratford East is re-opening after nearly four years of closure ...
		Theatre Royal Stratford East is re-opening after nearly four years of closure and a £7million refurbishment programme, it will open its doors this December with a season that encompasses the classic family pantomime Aladdin, a new play based on the experiences of a netball team, Shoot 2 Win!
		In Stratford 2001, this means appealing to a very diverse audience - something that Philip Hedley revels in: “As the demography changes, so does the programming and staffing of the theatre.
		Regular TRSE audiences will be relieved to know that Frank Matcham’s gloriously cosy auditorium has been untouched by the renovation.
	www.londontheatre.co.uk /londontheatre/news/nov01/7thnov01stratford.htm (507 words)

	People
		Meanwhile, refusing to be defeated, Joan (who was a pioneer of theatre in education) cleared a space amidst the rubble to run Saturday workshops for children.
		My hope, as more extraordinary changes take place in Stratford, is that the people and their needs remain at the heart of everything that is planned.
		Gerry saved the Theatre Royal when all around it had been destroyed, and look what’s happened — it’s a prized asset, a theatre bursting with life and creativity, and Stratford’s most precious link between the past and the future.
	www.futurestratford.com /people_detail.php?peopleID=1 (869 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Hip-hop steps into the spotlight
		Hip-hop music is taking centre stage not only in the charts but also in UK theatres, with major venues such as Sadler's Wells and the National Theatre opening their doors to it.
		There are many people in the theatre world who believe this type of work is here to stay and not just a novelty.
		And Philip Headly, artistic director of the Theatre Royal Stratford East, in east London, said it was an art form that talked to everyone.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/3241185.stm (539 words)

	Redhotcurry.com - Theatre & Dance. Gladiator Games 2006.
		Theatre Royal Stratford East will restage an updated version of Tanika Gupta’s 'Gladiator Games', directed by Charlotte Westenra and co-produced with Sheffield Theatres at Theatre Royal Stratford East from Thursday 2 February until Saturday 25 February 2006.
		The whole team at Theatre Royal Stratford East has been humbled by the family’s continued support.
		We had to bring it back, as the play still had a lot to say to a lot of people who wanted to hear it.” Kerry Michael, Artistic Director Theatre Royal Stratford East.
	www.redhotcurry.com /entertainment/theatre/gladiator_games2006.htm (265 words)

	Londonist: Township Stories at Theatre Royal, Stratford East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Township Stories opens tonight at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East after a successful run in the Edinburgh Festival and is the kind of play that reviewers cannot help but describe with words like "sordid underbelly" and "gritty" and "contemporary urban realism."
		This new play about post-apartheid South Africa and "the moral breakdown of a community" is brutal, violent, shocking and stirring: lots of characters all with their own personal struggles cross paths and collide catastrophically, all within the wider struggles of a community coming to terms with a brutal past and uncertain future.
		In the East End they do things differently - make sure you give yourself enough time to grab something to eat from the Caribbean Flavours Restaurant.
	www.londonist.com /archives/2006/10/township_storie.php (539 words)

	The Big Life, Theatre Royal Stratford East, London \| \| Guardian Unlimited Arts
		Stratford East's search for new musical forms comes good with this ska version of Love's Labour's Lost transposed to the Windrush generation.
		Arriving by boat in Britain from the West Indies with big dreams of bright shiny new lives, Dennis, Ferdy, Bernie and Lennie decide to forswear women for three years in favour of forging good careers.
		Theatre, dance, music and art venues in London and across the UK
	www.guardian.co.uk /arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1209450,00.html (311 words)

	Theatremonkey.com LONDON FRINGE THEATRE NOTES
		The show uses mime, physical theatre, dance, live music and puppetry and is brought to life by an ensemble of performers/musicians.
		Chelsea Theatre, under the direction of Francis Alexander, has operated as a producing and presenting venue for over a decade and has commissioned writers and artists to develop work throughout this period.
		It is now committed to live art since it believes only theatre of this enquiring, exploratory and strategic nature holds the capacity to inspire and challenge the lives of audiences today.
	www.theatremonkey.com /fringetheatrenotes.htm (6366 words)

	Virgin Trains - What's on (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Theatre Royal Stratford East is the only London stop for this searing South African drama from the creators of the acclaimed film Tsosti.
		Township Stories is not only a no-holds-barred exposé of life in the townships, in all its colourful and violent variety, but also a thrilling whodunit, which will keep you guessing to the very end.
		The Theatre Royal Stratford East continues the strong community tradition established by Joan Littlewood half a century ago and stands for how a Victorian building can be part of the continuing revitalisation of an area in times of shifting communities.
	www.virgintrains.co.uk /eventdetail/popup.aspx?eventid=157328 (310 words)

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