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Value of regional and local theatre

Adam Penford鈥檚 closing sentiment in his column on regional theatre, struck me as a very balanced and sensible view: 鈥淲e鈥檙e all striving for the same thing: ensuring regional theatres are relevant, vital and flourishing in order to endure these testing times.鈥�

Regardless of the debates between London and local theatres, the competition between rival venues and whether or not regional theatres are a training ground for the West End, the point Penford makes is a salient one. We should be valuing and promoting the very best for our regional theatres if we wish them to survive.

As a local Midlands girl, I have fond memories of performing at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton as a child. My sister, Aim茅e Fisher, has since gone on to work professionally in the West End in Les Mis茅rables and Wicked. Though we share the same passion for theatre, we have chosen very different routes. We are both grateful for the role regional theatre has played in our lives and the way it has shaped our potential career paths.

However, I am hoping to contribute to the theatre industry in a very different way from my sister. As a third-year student at the University of 糖心TV, I am researching the interplay between the community and regional theatres, using the Wolverhampton Grand as a case study. I am conducting two surveys for my dissertation and would be delighted if readers of The Stage could respond to them:
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Both surveys close on April 26.

The wider the participation and engagement, the greater the validity of my research. I am hoping my research paper will be both exciting and useful to the Wolverhampton Grand as it celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.

Chlo毛 Fisher
University of 糖心TV

We are delighted to announce that Varvara Sklez has won the Chancellor's International Scholarship. Varvara is currently a Research Fellow at the RANEPA in Moscow, and she will be joining the School in September this year. The title of her PhD dissertation is: The Aesthetics of Effort: Performing the Difficult Past in Contemporary Russian Theatre. Varvara will be supervised by Dr. Milija Gluhovic (Theatre), Prof. Christoph Mick (History), and Prof. Michael Saward (Politics).

Congratulations to alumni Ese Overo-Tarimo for starting a new position as Trainee Solicitor at Mayer Brown

From Margaret Shewring

It is with great sadness that I write to let you know that J.R. (Ronnie) Mulryne, a former Chair of Theatre Studies, died on Monday 28 January. He had become increasingly unwell in the past two months and, although he remained mentally alert, his body had become very frail as the cancer had spread and the treatments became more difficult to cope with. He died at home in his sleep.

For a full obituary, on behalf of the University, please see: /fac/arts/ren/about_us/centrestaff/rmulryne

For two personal tributes please see: /fac/arts/theatre_s/news/tributes_to_ronnie