Theatres taking fewer risks as funding dries up, warn playwrights Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:08:07 -0800 Sir David Hare and Mark Ravenhill say subsidised theatres avoiding experimental work in favour of familiar or feelgood fare When the playwright Simon Stephens complained that the recession had made theatre audiences more conservative, it could have been dismissed as sour grapes. The Olivier award-winner's latest play, The Trial of Ubu, had opened to mixed reviews and proved a commercial flop ... Wehrenberg Theatres to break ground on eight-screen multiplex Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:20:34 -0800 Wehrenberg Theatres, based in St. Louis, today announced plans for a new multiplex theatre in Lake Ozark. Shutdown call by single-screen theatres on February 23 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:57:43 -0800 To protest against 10.3 per cent service tax imposition on film industry Theatres to shut down in India on February 23 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:20:41 -0800 Protesting against the centre?s decision to levy a 10.3% service tax on Indian cinema, theatres across the country will shut down on February 23, a Thursday... 'Ekk Deewana Tha' hits 307 UFO theatres Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:25:29 -0800 Mumbai, Feb 17 : Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson starrer ?Ekk Deewana Tha? screens in 307 UFO digital theatres during the week starting February 17. |
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