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Cannock Chase Launches Two New Digital Heritage Trails

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Cannock Chase Launches Two New Digital Heritage Trails
Victoria Wood Award. A group shot of Eugene O'Hare with the organisers and panellists.

Winner Announced for Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize for Comedy

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Winner Announced for Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize for Comedy
The Rep at night.

Sean Foley To Stand Down As Artistic Director

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Sean Foley To Stand Down As Artistic Director
Love + Rebellion lead artwork. A heart is split in two in the centre of the page. The left side of the heart is black on a dark red background. The right side of the heart is made up of various objects, including a rose, a sword, a scroll and some flames. The right side is on top of a light blue background with smoke. The Text reads ‘Love + Rebellion’ with ‘love’ in block capitals and ‘Rebellion’ looking like it has been scrawled on, with some of the letters backwards.

New Shows Announced

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New Shows Announced
Three Polaroids showing groups of girls rehearsing for the show Liberation Squares.

Liberation Squares Cast Announcement

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Liberation Squares Cast Announcement
Withnail and I' artwork. The words 'Withnail and I' are scrawled in capitals with a blotchy dark brown fountain pen onto a white piece of paper. The paper is stained with both dried and wet red wine. There is a cork on the paper which says 'By Bruce Robinson. Directed by Sean Foley'. To the left of the title is the handwritten 'we've gone on holiday by mistake'.

Full Cast Announced for Withnail and I

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Full Cast Announced for Withnail and I

Victoria Wood Prize Shortlist Announcement

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Victoria Wood Prize Shortlist Announcement
Withnail and I' artwork. The words 'Withnail and I' are scrawled in capitals with a blotchy dark brown fountain pen onto a white piece of paper. The paper is stained with both dried and wet red wine. There is a cork on the paper which says 'By Bruce Robinson. Directed by Sean Foley'. To the left of the title is the handwritten 'we've gone on holiday by mistake'.

Withnail and I Cast Announcement

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Withnail and I Cast Announcement
Backstage at The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. There is a tech desk visible in the foreground and in the background the cast can be seen on stage in the Professor's house.

Theatres Trust Sustainability Grant

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Theatres Trust Sustainability Grant
Bhangra Nation production photo. The ensemble are silhouetted on a smoky stage. They are all holding bright orange Khundas (long, striped sticks with small pieces of fabric on the end) out to their side. Some are wearing Bhaggs (a flared turban) and others are wearing Dupattas (silk scarves).

New Bhangra Nation Production Images

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New Bhangra Nation Production Images
The Snowman production image

Christmas On Sale

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Christmas On Sale
Side view of a woman with flowers and butterflies surrounding her head. She has a wistful look on her face.

The Promise Cast Announcement

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The Promise Cast Announcement
Becoming Nancy. Jerry Mitchell is standing outside the Rep Theatre. He is smiling with his arms raised high and wide in the air. He is a middle aged man, with grey hair and thick black glasses.

Jerry Mitchell at The Rep

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Jerry Mitchell at The Rep
Bhangra Nation artwork. Image shows the title over a bright pink, cloudy background. The text “Bhangra” is in a curvy font, “Nation” is in a varsity-style font, and “A New Musical” is in cursive. On top of the R in Bhangra is a bright turquoise bhangra turban.

Bhangra Nation Launch

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Bhangra Nation Launch
Becoming Nancy - A New Musical. The title is in black and orange and is surrounded by doodles, in a cartoon style. The doodles include a love hearts, lightning bolts, headphones, a bowl being held with two hands (like in Oliver!) and a football.

Announcing Becoming Nancy!

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Announcing Becoming Nancy!
Photograph of the front of The Rep at night.

Sir Howard Panter steps down from Birmingham Rep

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Sir Howard Panter steps down from Birmingham Rep
The Young Rep logo. This is a multicoloured mural with the words Young Rep stencilled on it.

Supporting Future Talent

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Supporting Future Talent
Little Red Riding Hood Artwork. Image shows the back of Little Red Riding Hood who is wearing her red coat and a blue rucksack. She is stood on a dark blue scooter on a winding path. She is looking towards a yellow house with a wreath on its door at the end of the path. There is snow and colourful fairy-lights on the house. In the foreground of the image, behind a tree, is the Big Bad Wolf who is wearing a pink coat and is looking at Little Red Riding hood. There is smoke coming out of the chimney and the text in the smoke reads “Little Red Riding Hood: A magical fairy tale treat for Christmas”.

Little Red Riding Hood Tour

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Little Red Riding Hood Tour