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Local arts organisation Certain Blacks brings its eclectic new festival to Hackney in November
Read MoreThe Doctor, Almeida Theatre: ‘High-calibre, unique drama that will leave you a changed person’
Robert Icke’s third collaboration with Juliet Stevenson, and his last outing as the theatre’s associate director, is ‘impeccable’
Read MoreJesus Christ Superstar, Barbican Theatre: ‘Modern, but with all the clout of the original’
Director Timothy Sheader’s fresh take on the classical Lloyd Webber musical ‘enthralls, appalls and innovates’
Read MoreCASA Festival, Dalston: ‘A Latin American fiesta that reminds us why diversity is so vital’
We look at three plays from July’s two-week festival, hosted by the Arcola Theatre, Rio Cinema and the Curve Garden
Read MoreThe Time Of Our Lies, Park Theatre: ‘Compelling – if you’re of the right mindset’
Bianca Bagatourian’s play about the life and work of American intellectual Howard Zinn is a ‘history lesson with sonorous contemporary relevance’
Read MoreWrestling the Walrus, Yard Theatre: ‘The pain and joy of the dementia experience’
This award-winning play about the life of someone with declining cognitive powers is ‘hugely compelling’
Read MoreThree Sisters, Almeida Theatre, review: ‘Captivating display of human suffering’
Sharp choreography and bursts of humour lift this terrifying glimpse over the abyss
Read MoreSitting, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Funny yet subtly devastating’
Katherine Parkinson of IT Crowd fame turns portrait painting into an ‘exercise in human understanding’ in her playwriting debut
Read More‘Fore play in the bedroom: Hackney’s Daniel Kramb on his upcoming drama – and it’s unusually intimate backdrop
The novelist turned playwright spoke to the Citizen as he prepares for a public read-through of his new project – set in a Dalston flat
Read MoreMaria Stuarda, The Old Church, opera review: ‘Revolutionary take on a sometimes distant art form’
OperaUpClose’s new production of Donizetti’s classic is ‘rich and heartbreaking’
Read MoreThe Crucible, Yard Theatre, review: ‘A subtle alternative to the good versus evil binary’
This ‘deft’, three-hour take on Arthur Miller’s classic play keeps the audience on tenterhooks
Read MoreCacophony, Yard Theatre, review: ‘Vibrant drama that taps into #MeToo debate’
Seventeen young actors star in Molly Taylor’s energetic play inspired by Jon Ronson’s book on public shaming
Read MoreAll About My Mother, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Hamminess and high drama’
This stage adaptation offers a ‘good way to reminisce’ about the classic Spanish film
Read MoreAnthropocene, Hackney Empire, theatre preview: ‘A modern opera worthy of consideration’
The Scottish Opera and Royal Opera House team up for this ‘genuine thriller’ about an Arctic expedition which comes unstuck
Read MoreA Hero of Our Time, Arcola Theatre – review
Fast paced and bursting with emotion, this is a new adaptation of Mikhail Lermontov’s neglected 1840 novel
Read MoreMark Thomas: Check-Up – Our NHS @ 70, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Visceral yet entertaining’
The comedian’s well-researched diagnosis of our healthcare service is both alarming and uplifting
Read MoreEvros: Crossing the River, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘The horrors of forced displacement’
Seemia Theatre’s poetic tales of involuntary migration moved audience members to tears
Read MoreTower Theatre Company set for ‘huge landmark’ as it gears up for opening night at new home
After 15 nomadic years, the am-dram group will launch its Stoke Newington venue next week with a performance of Henry V
Read MoreHackney-based theatre company wows crowds with Iron Man walkabouts
Graeae Theatre took a puppet the size of a double-decker bus to Mayor of London’s disability arts festival
Read MoreMemorial, Barbican Centre, theatre preview: ‘the biggest challenge is learning all the Greek names!’
The Citizen chats to Martina Schwarz, whose Hackney-based community choir will perform in the upcoming war drama
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