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The Really Useful Group (RUG) is a international company set up in 1977 by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is involved in theatre, film, television, video and concert productions, merchandising, magazine publishing, records and music publishing. A company in the broadest sense is an aggregation of people who stay together for a common purpose. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born March 22, 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... Merchandising is a marketing practice in which the brand or image from one product or service is used to sell another. ... Publishing is the activity of putting information into the public arena. ... Record is also a music album by Montreal-based band Sofa. ...

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Really Useful Theatre Company

Responsible for the production and management of shows, mainly, but not limited to those written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Also responsible for licensing productions world-wide


Really Useful Films

Production of film versions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's catalogue


Really Useful Records

Production of Cast albums etc.


Really Useful Theatres

Owns and manages West End theatres including: Adelphi (1/2 share), Cambridge, Drury Lane (Theatre Royal), Gielgud, Her Majesty's, London Palladium, New London and Palace // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the...


On 11 July 2005, the company announced that it was selling four theatres (The Apollo Theatre, The Duchess Theatre, The Lyric Theatre and The Garrick Theatre) to Nimax Theatres Ltd, a company owned by Broadway producer Max Weitzenhoffer and Nica Burns, currently production director of Really Useful Theatres. The sale will take effect from 1 October 2005 and Lloyd Webber will invest GBP 10 million of the proceeds in improvements to his remaining eight theatres. Mamets A Life in the Theatre starring Joshua Jackson at the Apollo Theatre, February 2005 This article is about the London theatre. ... The Duchess Theatre The theatre opened on 25th November, 1929 and is one of the smallest proscenium arched West End theatres. ... Lyric Theatre is a common name for performing-arts houses, including: Australia Lyric Theatre Brisbane, Queensland Lyric Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales U.S. Lyric Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. ... Londons Garrick Theatre was designed by Walter Emden, with CJ Phipps brought in as a consultant to help with the planning on the difficult site, which included an underground river. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... A theatrical producer is a type of producer who oversees the staging of theatre productions. ...


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The Telegraph - Calcutta : At Leisure (465 words)
Lloyd-Webber’s wholly owned Really Useful Group, founded in 1977, is a global entertainment group which stages musicals worldwide, recently released the feature film The Phantom of the Opera and has rights to the composer’s songs and shows.
The Really Useful Theatre group runs the largest theatre chain in London after it bought 10 venues from Stoll Moss Theatres Ltd in 2000 for £87.5 million in conjunction with another private equity group.
British media reports have hinted the bidder for the Really Useful Group could be a major US corporation, while the Ambassador Theatre Group and Broadway producer Max Weitzenhoffer are said to be among those interested in the four theatres.
Really Useful Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (210 words)
The Really Useful Group (RUG) is a international company set up in 1977 by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber.
On 11 July 2005, the company announced that it was selling four theatres (The Apollo Theatre, The Duchess Theatre, The Lyric Theatre and The Garrick Theatre) to Nimax Theatres Ltd, a company owned by Broadway producer Max Weitzenhoffer and Nica Burns, currently production director of Really Useful Theatres.
The sale will take effect from 1 October 2005 and Lloyd Webber will invest GBP 10 million of the proceeds in improvements to his remaining eight theatres.
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