Posts Tagged ‘theatre’
The 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
Read MoreHamlet, Almeida Theatre, review: method and madness
The N1 theatre stages the tragedy with a variety of bells & whistles that make for a stylish production
Read MoreWin a pair of tickets to ‘A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer’ at the National Theatre!
Expect big anthems, shiny costumes, blood, tears and real cancer patients in this heartbreaking musical
Read MoreMysteries unearthed in Shoreditch excavation of Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre
‘Unusual passageway’ discovered under stage where first actors to play Romeo and Juliet trod the boards
Read MoreSaddled with Shakespeare: The Handlebards ride to Geffrye Museum
An all-bicycling theatre company is giving new meaning to the phrase ‘play cycle’
Read MoreFrom the Ground Up, Shoreditch Town Hall, review: 'a lo-fi game show experience'
The show, devised by the Almeida young company, saw audiences peppered with provocative yes-or-no questions
Read MoreE5 Bakehouse hosts true stories of refugees
Supper club with a twist lays on international food and dramatic performances
Read MoreKenny Morgan review – ‘a worthy tribute’
Mike Poulton’s play about Terence Rattigan’s secret lover does a stellar job of conveying the post-war prejudice and emotional reticence of 1940s Britain
Read MoreCrossing the divide – Spitalfields to see crowdfunded adaptation of Malorie Blackman classic
An extraordinary tale of social exclusion, terrorism and oppression, Noughts and Crosses has now been adapted for the stage. Its director Cheryl Walker talks about black representation and why her performers are “not just actors”
Read More1972: The Future of Sex begins Shoreditch Town Hall run
A new comedy explores sexual anxiety and coming of age in the year of Ziggy Stardust and Mary Whitehouse
Read MoreShakespeare in Shoreditch festival stages 1,000 plays
Actors will climb aboard a custom built ‘pageant wagon’ and set off on a tour of Hackney
Read MorePlaying a blinder – All That Fall preview
A one-act play for radio by Samuel Beckett is ingeniously staged at Wilton’s Music Hall
Read MoreWilde Wilde East – The Importance of Being Earnest comes to the Barbican
An operatic adaptation of one of the most celebrated comedies in the English language comes to the Barbican this month
Read MoreSheer Height redress the gender balance with new Arcola show
Fed up with the state of theatre for women, two friends founded their own company placing female characters centre stage
Read MorePark bench politics: Made Visible at the Yard Theatre
An encounter with two women in Victoria Park inspired Deborah Pearson’s play about race and identity
Read MoreMary Seacole brought to the stage at the Rosemary Branch
Theatre marks 20th anniversary with play about pioneering Jamaican nurse, starring its artistic director and former Rolling Stones collaborator Cleo Sylvestre
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 MoreTower Theatre Company on hunt for new permanent base in Hackney
Thespian collective searches for venue to bring end to 11 years without home
Read MoreNow open: Ophelia, Hackney’s newest theatre
Dalston venue hosts production of Absence by Tim Cook
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