Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 19th century storyline is merged with a modern parallel, exploring how the repression of female voices can be as prevalent today as it was over a hundred years ago The Scottish gothic horror novella by Robert…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s a play that inspired a Netflix series. Not the other way around. After its debut over a decade ago, Kim’s Convenience makes its European premier at Finsbury Park’s Park Theatre.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTheatre-Rites with Agudo Dance Company, have created an exciting new production as part of London Borough of Culture in Croydon. Journey of a Refugee is a powerful and moving theatre production that explores the journey and arrival of a refugee and the universal theme of people searching for a place they can call home. Journey of a Refugee will be a beautiful blend of puppetry and performance for both school and family audiences and will be supported by a comprehensive workshop programme. Journey of a Refugee is showing at Stanley Arts, London, from 3 – 18 February.
Dr Sue Buckmaster is the director of Journey of a Refugee, the Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites, a puppetry expert, and the fifth generation of theatre practitioners in her family.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe English National Ballet has breathed fresh life into the much beloved Giselle.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOpening the New Year with a robust collection of concerts featuring a diverse mix of composers, The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra are currently putting their strings front and centre with performances of Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 1 (Op. 13), preceded by renditions of Scherzo Fantastique by Josef Suk and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor (Op. 7).
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis series of pieces is informed by traditional European folk music each composed with flair and obvious admiration for their influence, the evening was a whirlwind of sensory experiences.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe play itself appears to be a modern queer reimagining of Noel Coward’s Private Lives, albeit set in an art gallery in San Francisco, and with the addition of a fifth character.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn exhilarating journey through the complexities of endings, relationships, and the dance between life and death The Last Show Before We Die at the Yard Theatre is an exhilarating journey through the complexities of endings, relationships, and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis gothic production captures the cruelty of this lesser known work by Shakespeare When I talked to a group of drama students at the Tower Theatre last night, it appeared that very few of them had ever…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA confusing ghost story that tries to take on too much in too little time The Enfield Haunting, written by Paul Unwin and directed by Angus Jackson, stars Catherine Tate as Peggy, a single mother, whose council…