Posts Tagged ‘theatre’
The Taming of the Shrew, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘Gender reversal offers an ingenious twist’
Justin Audibert’s ‘inside-out version’ of Shakespeare’s classic is ‘highly enjoyable’
Read MoreVassa, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Classic family drama given a good shake’
Maxim Gorky’s dark comedy about power and greed, adapted with aplomb by Mike Bartlett, ‘rings as true today as it did in 1910’
Read More‘We’re not going anywhere’: Graeae Theatre stands defiant after windows smashed
Drama community rallies around the company, which is led by D/deaf and disabled artists, after its building was hit for the second time in two years
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 MoreYouth theatre company ‘thrilled’ after winning £67k grant from BBC Children in Need
Hackney Shed’s artistic director says the money will ‘keep our doors open for another three years’
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 MoreBard in the Yard: New Shakespeare statue to sit near Elizabethan Shoreditch Theatre
Sculpture planned as part of public realm around Hackney’s first official monument
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 MoreStik sculpture fetches staggering £150k for homelessness charity
The renowned street artist’s plywood figure sold for ten times its guide price at auction last month
Read MoreArcola Theatre’s Creative/Disruption festival: we preview this season of new plays from the local community
From over 50s to Turkish theatre, the Dalston theatre is throwing the spotlight on underrepresented groups’ stories in this iteration of the annual festival
Read MoreFrom Russia to Watford: OperaUpClose to perform restaged, rewritten Tchaikovsky libretto in Arcola show
We speak to the Olivier Award-winning lyricist Robin Norton-Hale about the company’s unique take on Eugene Onegin
Read MoreInsignificance, Arcola Theatre, theatre review: ‘Bailey Johnson plays Marilyn with speedily unwinding energy’
This production of the witty, contemplative 1982 play brings together thinly-veiled versions of Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio
Read MoreFrau Welt becomes Hackney Showroom’s first star of the stage
The cabaret and drag inspired solo narrative is the venue’s first play
Read MoreProof, Courtyard Theatre, review: ‘open-throated, no holds barred performances’
The intensity of the performances – particularly during the fights – gives visceral power to this otherwise stripped-back production of David Auburn’s Tony Award-winning play
Read MoreAmateur hour: 85-year-old AmDram group Tower Theatre Company set sights on Stoke Newington
Booze license approved for site on Northwold Road despite objections from locals
Read MoreHackney Empire’s work experience week sees teenage theatrical talents learn ‘how to be a producer’
Children aged 14 to 16 shadowed Empire staff and pitched hypothetical productions as part of the theatre’s drive to engage East London’s youth
Read MoreSearching for a Sixth Form College? Come take a pictorial tour of NewVIc
Take a look at Newham Sixth Form College’s learning environments, LRC, cafe, and of course The New Theatre…
Read MoreRichard III, Arcola, theatre review: the bovver boy royal in a bare bones production
This enjoyable staging of Shakespeare’s historic tragedy makes the most of its stark setting and a “performance on fire”
Read MoreThe Plague, Arcola Theatre, review: an incisive adaptation of Camus’ classic
Morgana Edwards took her seat for a sharp, direct staging of the classic novel which, unfortunately, could not be more timely
Read MoreHackney Showroom announces JOY & DISSENT: A festival of cultural activism from 27 March – 9 April
To celebrate their 2nd birthday, creative and cultural space Hackney Showroom has put together an outstanding programme of cutting edge new performance, bringing together 20 new shows & 80 artists
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