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Old Vic Launches School Choir Competition

The Bristol Old Vic have announced a School Choir Competition, to run as part of their forthcoming brand-new production of Swallows and Amazons. School classes are invited to submit their performance of Whistle on the Wind, one of the show’s songs, by video. The winning performance will be picked by Neil Hannon, the musical’s composer, and the winning class will receive tickets to one of the performances at the Old Vic, plus a backstage tour.

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The Making of Swallows and Amazons

Stage News have reported that More 4′s autumn line up will include “The Making of…” a series looking at the creative processes behind four theatre productions: the National Theatre’s The Habit of Art, Punchdrunk’s The Dutchess of Malfi, Cinderella at Saddler’s Wells, and Tom Morris’s forthcoming production of Swallows and Amazons at the Bristol Old Vic.

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Swallows and Amazons Musical to Premiere at the Bristol Old Vic

A new musical version of Arthur Ransome’s classic novel Swallows and Amazons will take centre stage this winter. It will be the Old Vic’s Christmas Show, running from December 1, 2010 to January 15, 2011.

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