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Taboo is a forthcoming British drama created by Steven Knight , and features a plethora of UA talent.

The eight-episode miniseries follows James Keziah Delaney played by Tom Hardy , as he returns to 1814 London after 10 years in Africa to discover that he has been left...

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Penelope Skinner has been announced as winner of the third The Berwin Lee Award for playwrights.

The award was created to foster and promote the craft of playwriting in both the United States and the United Kingdom and to encourage the writing and production of plays.

Skinner...

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Kwame Kwei-Armah returns to the UK to direct Kemp Powers’ ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI which opens tonight at the Donmar Warehouse:

The world would come to know him as Muhammad Ali, but on 25 th February 1964, a 22-year old Cassius Clay celebrated his world heavyweight title...

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The 2016 UK Theatre Awards were held on 9th October at London’s Guildhall, with success for UA clients.

Raz Shaw won Best Director for his outstanding production of Wit at the Royal Exchange Theatre.

Sheffield Theatres’ production of Flowers for Mrs Harris , with book and lyrics...

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Bafta Scotland has announced the nominations for this year's British Academy Scotland Awards, and we’re thrilled to have a whole host of UA clients up for nominations. Bafta Scotland recognise the best talent in film & television produced in Scotland last year.

Sam Heughan and Peter Capaldi will...

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The Royal Television Society has revealed the shortlist for this year’s North West Awards. The ceremony celebrates the broadcast talent in the region both in front of, and behind the camera and we’re thrilled that a wealth of UA talent has made this years shortlist.

Children’s Drama 4 O’Clock...

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Tom Stoppard’s dazzling comedy of art, love and revolution opens tonight at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Featuring James Joyce, Tristan Tzara and Lenin as remembered – and misremembered – by Henry Carr, a minor British diplomat in Zurich 1917. When Gwendolen and Cecily wander in from The Importance of...

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Chris Urch

Huge congratulations to the brilliant Chris Urch , who has been named as one of Screen Daily's 2016 Stars of Tomorrow: http://www.screendaily.com/5109635.article

Further information and the full list can be found here .

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The new six part thriller THE LEVEL starts this Friday, 30 th September at 9pm on ITV.

The series, written by Gaby Chiappe and Alex Perrin and produced by Hillbilly Television, was directed by Andy Goddard (Episodes 1-3), starring Kate Miles (Episodes 3 and 4), with Ben Wheeler as...

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Simon Williams

Simon has written two novels Talking Oscars and Kill the Lights, and seven stage plays including Nobody’s Perfect and its sequel Nobody’s Fool, Laying The Ghost and two thrillers: Kiss of Death and Double Death.  His new play Someone Else’s Love Story is due in production next year.