Cape Town Tragedy - A woman died, and 19 others were injured, after scaffolding collapsed outside a Linkin Park concert in Cape Town, South Africa. The temporary scaffolding outside Green Point stadium came down in high winds just before the concert last Wednesday.
A statement from the band expressed "deep sadness and concern for those injured and our heartfelt condolences to the family of the fan who died". The concert went ahead, with the band only learning of the death afterwards.
Theatre News - St George's Theatre in Great Yarmouth has reopened after an £8m refurbishment, having been beset by months of construction delays and the relocation of several shows. The 300-seat venue, located within a 16th-century chapel, launched its preview season last week after Great Yarmouth Borough Council handed over the lease of the premises to the St George's Arts Centre Trust. All of the remaining shows that had been relocated have now been moved back to the grade I-listed building.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company is to revive its production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) for a UK tour in 2013. The show, which premiered in 1981, later ran for nine years at the Criterion Theatre in the West End. The updated version of the show will begin its tour on 3 April 2013 at the Theatre Royal York. It is produced by Newbury Productions (UK) Limited in association with York Theatre Royal and is written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. The Reduced Shakespeare Company's most recent show, Complete World of Sports (abridged), played at London's Arts Theatre this summer.
MTV Awards - Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber both won three prizes at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Frankfurt. The country singer was named best female act and live act as well as picking up the award for best look. Canadian singer Bieber was named best male act, pop act and won the world stage award but did not travel to Europe to pick up his prizes.
