Posts Tagged ‘Arcola theatre’
Crouch, 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 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 MoreSoapbox snippets: General Election debates special
Find out who got heckled, who is opposed to tumble dryers and who tried to speak ‘off the record’ at our General Election hustings on Sunday
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 MoreGreen Party launches manifesto for ‘peaceful political revolution’ at Arcola Theatre
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett and Caroline Lucas MP promise “a new kind of politics” at Dalston launch
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 MoreHappy Ending at the Arcola – stage review
Terminal cancer is the subject of new musical Happy Ending
Read MoreThe Singing Stones – stage review: 'reflecting a familiar feeling of impotence'
The Singing Stones carries an important message about the plight of women during the Arab Spring but suffers from a lack of structure
Read MoreSex Workers Opera: raising marginalised voices and challenging sterotypes
Escorts, strippers and webcam performers are among the cast of Arcola production opening next week
Read MoreThe Rivals at the Arcola – review
Richard Sheridan’s 18th-century comedy of manners is a masterclass in lampooning and satire
Read MoreGhost from a Perfect Place – review: 'Just the right level of dystopian horror'
Philip Ridley play has lost none of its sinister brilliance in the twenty years since its first production
Read MoreDalston's Grimeborn festival is underway
It’s the time of the season for alternative opera at the Arcola with annual Grimeborn festival
Read MoreThe Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – review
An Iraqi asylum seeker looking to make a fresh start in the UK finds it’s not so simple in black comedy by Nicolas Kent at the Arcola
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 MoreCarousel review – musical reimaginings
The Arcola’s production of Carousel sets the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical during the Great Depression
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 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 MoreLive Blog – Hackney Citizen Great Mayoral Debate
Get updates from our hustings event at the Arcola Theatre as it happens
Read MoreElection 2014: wards to watch, fact-checking and your chance to quiz mayoral candidates
Get the lowdown on this year’s trio of elections
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