Stage
Joseph Mercier: 'The erotic has a different appeal to that of pornography'
Director and choreographer Joseph Mercier talks about his new show Of Saints and Go-Go Boys that opens this month at Toynbee Studios
Read MoreChris Laurence Quartet review: Invisible polymath
Jazzman Chris Laurence plays was joined by Frank Ricotti, Martin France and John Paricelli on the stage at the Vortex last month
Read MoreThe Arcola Theatre launches supporter scheme
New initiative will help fund the theatre while providing a range of benefits for supporters
Read MoreThe Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – preview
A persecuted Iraqi refugee arrives in Britain in search of a new start in Rashid Razaq’s The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes at the Arcola Theatre
Read MoreBeyond Caring zeros in on zero-hours contracts
A group of cleaners in a meat factory is the backdrop for Beyond Caring which looks at the impact of zero-hours contracts
Read MoreCarousel review – musical reimaginings
The Arcola’s production of Carousel sets the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical during the Great Depression
Read MoreAll night Macbeth to be staged in East London
Rift returns with an overnight production of Macbeth set in a secret location – rumoured to be an East London tower block
Read MoreTurfed: the play that uses football to tackle homelessness
Hackney Downs Studios to stage football-focused play recounting the experiences of street children in dance, poetry and music
Read MoreBetween Us – review: a bold confrontation of class inequality
What price does society pay to allow the middle classes to feel good about themselves? asks Sarah Daniels’ play showing at the Arcola
Read MoreWaiting for Godot review – 'not total tomfoolery'
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at the Arcola is given a youthful focus with the casting of comic duo Totally Tom
Read MoreThe Trial of the Jew Shylock – review
Adaptation of The Merchant of Venice at the Rosemary Branch theatre explores the complexity and humanity behind one of Shakespeare’s most controversial characters
Read MoreMy Name Is… review: From the trance of young dreams to an angry separation
The true story of a painful separation that led to media claims of kidnapping and religious fundamentalism is the subject of Sudha Buchar’s play My Name Is… at the Arcola
Read MoreWaiting for Godot to get modern makeover for Arcola production
Samuel Beckett’s best known play comes to the Arcola this month with comedy duo Totally Tom in the starring roles
Read MoreScan Artists: review – cancer choir's hymn to self-expression
Brit School graduates play teenage cancer sufferers in impressively staged production at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick
Read MoreNew season of drama at Hackney Downs Studios
A trio of innovative productions exploring the vulnerability of the human condition are being staged at Hackney Downs Studios
Read MoreBaby/Lon review – 'This is not just about entertainment'
A cast of care leavers star in a tale of growing up in social services by Big House theatre company
Read MoreWuthering Heights – review
Strong performances and clever staging bring to life Cathy and Heathcliff’s turbulent love in this faithful adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights
Read MoreGrimm Tales for Young and Old – review
Shoreditch Town Hall hosts Philip Pullman’s adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s classic fables
Read MoreBanksy: The Room in the Elephant – review
Arcola theatre hosts play about a homeless man who is evicted from his temporary shelter after a Banksy daub makes it a work of art
Read MoreEldorado – review
How would a Western power deal with being on the receiving end of war asks Eldorado by Marius von Mayenburg
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