REVIEW: Seed Generations
Reading Time: 2 minutesMandala Theatre Company is an Oxfordshire based theatre company that devises and creates plays focussed on social justice and raising awareness.
Month October 2024
In Conversation With Släpstick’s Jon Bittman
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with Slapstick's Jon Bittman. The group have a unique brand of mischief where physical theatre, world-class musicians and raucous humour collide in an uproarious musical production!
REVIEW: After Party
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfterparty is a new performance piece written and performed by Annie Lowry Thomas, accompanied throughout by DJ Erfan Shojanoori.
In Conversation With Kook Ensemble
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe sat down with Sean Kempton and Michaela O’Connor, co-founders of Kook Ensemble. A newly formed company whose founders bring decades of international circus experience, including with Cirque du Soleil who Sean still collaborates with.
REVIEW: Nowhere
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten and performed by Khalid Abdalla, known for his role as Dodi Fayed in the crown directed by Omar Elerian and presented by Fuel, Nowhere is an exploration, inspired by Khalid’s own involvement in the Egyptian protests in 2011.
REVIEW: Horatio & Hamlet
Reading Time: 3 minutesWatching Horatio & Hamlet at the Barons Court Theatre feels like experiencing Hamlet in an entirely new light. Harry Reed’s adaptation narrows the focus to Hamlet and Horatio’s relationship, stripping the story down to its emotional core. Set in Hamlet’s cluttered student flat, this version gives an intimate look at two young men grappling with loss and mental chaos, turning one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays into a raw exploration of friendship and grief.
REVIEW: Intoxicated Honeymoon
Reading Time: 2 minutesA chilly October night in the Bedlam Theatre, the Edinburgh University Theatre Company presented “Intoxicated Honeymoon”, written and co-directed by Victoria Ge, an English Literature student at the University of Edinburgh.
REVIEW: Danesha
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn paper, ‘Danesha’ is about everything you might want in 75 minutes of theatre — a coming of age story centring on the eponymous Danesha (Talia Rae Smith), following her as she discovers her racial and queer identities through dance and the clubs of Manchester.
In Conversation with Freddie Opoku-Addaie
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Freddie, a critically acclaimed choreographer, dancer/performer, curator and teacher who is also Artistic Director & Co-Chief Executive of Dance Umbrella.
REVIEW: Port City Signature
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlaywright Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller’s latest play is a rather original take on the ‘a stranger comes to town’ motif.