NTW will use the money to create Border Games, a piece of live, immersive theatre, alongside a simultaneous online version available on The Space that will allow a second audience to interact with the live experience. John McGrath, NTW artistic director, said that digital theatre had been a key part of the company since it was formed in 2009. "Some of our best work has grown out of the interactions of site specific and digital theatre. The Space Prize gives us an opportunity to take this work a step further with Border Games - a playful piece about a serious issue, in which real world and digital dramas interact with each other in dynamic and disturbing ways."
Soho North - Soho Theatre's plans to turn a former north London cinema into an entertainment venue have been boosted after the local council agreed to provide funding for the project. At a recent meeting, Waltham Forest Council voted to contribute money from its capital programme to help the theatre company buy the former Granada cinema in Walthamstow from its current owner and renovate it. Although the exact amount of money has not been confirmed, it is hoped the support from the council will kick-start the estimated £8 million project, which would see the grade-II listed building converted into a live venue for comedy, theatre, and cinema screenings.
Culture by Numbers - Re-formed 1980s band Culture Club feature among a line-up of concerts with the BBC Philharmonic designed to broaden the appeal of orchestral music. Chart-topping dance act Clean Bandit are also part of the season, taking place at BBC North in Salford. The performances, which will also feature US musician John Grant, will be broadcast across the BBC Radio network from 10 September to 17 October. Culture Club, who announced their comeback earlier this year, will revisit their acclaimed 1983 album Colour by Numbers accompanied by the 90-strong BBC Philharmonic.
Weather Report - Strong winds and rain sweeping the UK forced the Boardmasters music festival to be called off. Organisers of the festival at Watergate near Newquay, in Cornwall, said the "magnitude of the conditions is too severe for the arena site to be opened". The festival's surf competition went ahead at Fistral Beach as planned.
Off Air - Birmingham's City TV has gone into administration, without having broadcast any programmes. The company was one of several around the UK awarded a licence to provide local digital television programmes. Its licence was granted in 2012 and the channel would have served 1.2 million households in the Birmingham area. It had until November to start broadcasting but did not have studio premises or equipment, having been unable to secure sufficient financing. Administrator Duff & Phelps said the firm, also known as BLTV, would work with Ofcom to transfer the licence and return funds to creditors.
Noises Off - Megadeth and singer CeeLo Green have cancelled concerts in Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Megadeth's website said its 6 August gig in Tel Aviv was cancelled because "passage" for the band and its gear could not be "guaranteed". Green's concert in Jerusalem on 19 August would have been his first in Israel. His promoter in Israel, Carmi Wurtman, told the Hollywood Reporter: "The artist and his crew really wanted to come, but unfortunately we were the ones who had to postpone it because this is not the right time to advertise and push a concert." Other performers who have can
