Posts Tagged ‘theatre’
E5 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
Read MoreButtons: Another Cinderella Story at the Rosemary Branch – preview
Charles Court Opera to return to De Beauvoir stage with another rip-roaring panto
Read MoreThe Barrier at the Park Theatre – review
Play about Haredi and their neighbours contains clever premise but is ultimately underwhelming
Read MorePuppet of the opera: who’s pulling strings at the Rosemary Branch?
Company Third Hand stage triple bill featuring ‘bonkers’ stage shows
Read MoreIn the Jungle of Cities – review
Production at Arcola Theatre of play that has had successive generations of audiences scratching their heads
Read MoreStefano Braschi lands part in Michael Grandage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Show runs until November at Noel Coward Theatre in the West End
Read MoreThark – review
Our man in the stalls gives verdict on Clive Francis’ adaptation of Ben Travers farce
Read MoreSoap star joins forces with Hackney theatre charity
Theatre company based in Hackney Downs aims to help vulnerable young people who have left the care system
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