Stage
The Yard named second most popular theatre in London
Hackney Wick theatre comes in second behind National Theatre in poll
Read MoreHamlet – stage review: 'ambitious, visually lavish and perfectly-pitched'
Benedict Cumberbatch delights as the indecisive Prince of Denmark, but a stunning set is the real star of the Barbican’s production
Read MoreBakkhai – stage review: Greek tragedy's modern makeover
Ben Whishaw impresses as a Greek god in Anne Carson’s slick adaptation of The Bacchae by Euripides
Read MoreCrossing Jerusalem: stage review – 'We’re all the same stinking family!'
Julia Pascal’s play focuses on two families living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada
Read MoreThe Misfit Analysis: a play to 'push autism out of the ghetto'
Cian Binchy questions disability’s place in society through the exploration of an autistic mind
Read MorePlay exploring radicalisation of young Muslims axed two weeks before opening
Confusion as National Youth Theatre play Homegrown which focuses on lure of Islamic State pulled at the last minute
Read MoreHomegrown – young, gifted and radicalised
Homegrown is a site-specific play looking at community responses to extremism, with a focus on the three teenagers from Bethnal Green who left their homes to join Isis this year
Read MoreCrossing Jerusalem – a conflict of interest
Playwright Julia Pascal hid her Jewish identity and ventured into the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem to find out what life is really like there
Read MoreJoseph Fritzl-inspired play at Hackney Showroom makes light of dark subject matter
Clap Hands is a play about domestic imprisonment yet counts amongst its influences TV detective Columbo
Read MoreA Land Without People: founding of Israel is the focus of new play
Playwright Brian Rotman wrote play as an angry response to events in Gaza, basing it on historical archives
Read MorePlaywright questions her Jewish roots in This Is Not The End
With three generations of women centre stage, Rose Lewenstein’s new play examines the nebulous concept of ‘home’
Read MorePlay about Jimmy Savile is an 'incredibly important story'
Jonathan Maitland is convinced his play An Audience with Jimmy Savile is not ‘too soon’ and that bringing the serial abuser back to life is a public service
Read MoreCrouch, Touch, Pause, Engage – stage review: between a ruck and a hard place
A gay rugby player and attempted suicide victim face strong opponents in Robin Soans’ Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage
Read MoreMoney trouble for Musical Theatre students in two shows at Stratford Circus Arts Centre
Trinity Laban’s Musical Theatre stars of tomorrow play out real life rags to riches stories in two new shows coming up at Stratford Circus Arts Centre
Read MoreRugby drama tells the story of a pioneer for sexual equality
Gareth Thomas’s battle for acceptance after coming out is the subject of Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage, opening next week at the Arcola
Read MoreBeyond Caring – stage review: the shocking reality behind zero-hours contracts
Developed by The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, Beyond Caring, about zero-hours contract cleaners in a meat factory, has now transferred to the National
Read MoreClarion – stage review: 'filthy, dark, hilarious and utterly human'
Set in the offices of Britain’s worst newspaper, Clarion is both witty and scathing about the state of the media and society as a whole
Read MoreHackney's newest theatre is up for community building award
Hackney Showroom needs votes from the public to win the funds it needs to finish interior of the theatre
Read MoreMedia satire endorsed by Mark Rylance opens at the Arcola
Clarion, starring Greg Hicks and Clare Higgins, takes aim at the media and nationalism
Read MoreHannah Moss: silent play is 'my way of saying goodbye’ after Dad's death
The death of her father and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five inspired Hannah Moss’s acclaimed play So it Goes
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