Newbury's theatre movers & shakers in The Stage 100
NWN first to recognise importance of Zoom theatre
Trish Lee
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AT least three of those listed in the prestigious Stage 100 – normally recognising the most powerful people in theatre in a year and this time about theatre in the pandemic – have links to Newbury.
First, the amazing Creation Theatre and Lucy Askew, Big Telly and Zoe Seaton are listed on the Putting on Shows section. I’m told N2 and our theatre reviewer Jon Lewis have been a significant factor in this, because the NWN’s reviews are part of the reason The Stage says the shows were ‘well-received’. Our archive of reviews is the only place in the world to see all Creation and Big Telly shows on Zoom reviewed. As Jon says: “It's like we’ve backed the winner of the Grand National. but also clean the jockey’s boots or something.”