Stage
Madama Butterfly and The Mikado at the Hackney Empire – preview
Two operatic masterpieces will be performed in September courtesy of noted company CO-Opera Co
Read MoreCircle Mirror Transformation – review
Toby Jones and Imelda Staunton star in painfully honest play being staged at the Rose Lipman Building
Read MoreA Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Academy – review
Shakespeare’s comedic tale of love played out against soundtrack featuring Taylor Swift
Read MoreSkin Tight at Park Theatre – preview
Relationship issues are unpacked with explosive intensity in a new show by Epsilon Productions
Read MoreCult actor Toby Jones returns to Hackney for part in Royal Court production
Ahead of his appearance in play Circle Mirror Transformation at the Rose Lipman Building in Haggerston, performer tells the Citizen about transforming into ‘an ordinary person’
Read MoreGardening comedy show takes root in Bethnal Green for Chelsea Fringe
Rap off between a gardener and a slug among highlights
Read MoreThe Picture of Dorian Gray at the White Rabbit Cocktail Club – review
Wilde’s tale is reimagined in suitably decadent surroundings by Second Skin Theatre Company
Read MoreYellow Face at The Park Theatre – review
Reality and fiction collide in David Henry Hwang’s satire about race and identity
Read MoreChats magic! Oliver Tabor and Michael Vadini to cast spell over Clapton venue
Evening of mystery and illusion beckons at Chats Palace
Read MoreGemma Chan stars in UK premiere of David Henry Hwang’s play Yellow Face
Park Theatre hosts production of comedy drama about race in America
Read MoreThese Shining Lives at The Park Theatre – review
Charity Wakefield turns in a brilliant performance as Catherine Donohue in play set in roaring 1920s
Read MoreHappy birthday to Chats! Arts Palace celebrates 100 years this month
Good times in store for venue that grew out of old Hackney Marsh Fun Festival
Read MoreBleeding Hearts Circus at Hoxton Hall – preview
The day job is no barrier for Airealism’s performance artists
Read MoreThe Revenge of Sherlock Holmes! at Hoxton Hall – review
Arthur Conan-Doyle’s best loved detective gets a Victorian musical hall makeover
Read MoreChekhov’s Sons Without Fathers – review
An early Chekhov play that opens this month at the Arcola may surprise fans of the Russian dramatist
Read MoreSilent Witnesses at Shoreditch Town Hall
Mandeville Primary School pupils take part in project aiming to tackle crime through theatre
Read MoreBlood Privilege – new play explores myth of ‘The Bloody Countess’
The White Rabbit Theatre’s retelling of the life of a Hungarian Countess known for her extraordinary violence
Read MoreAdaptation of Kafka’s The Trial at Shoreditch Town Hall – review
Kafka gets modern makeover in stage production of the Trial and In the Penal Colony
Read MoreMoby Dick – review
Arcola Theatre hosts an eco-friendly Melville adaptation that is wonderfully atmospheric and bristling with energy
Read MoreMoby Dick – a whale of a time at the Arcola
An adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick opens at the Arcola this month
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