Reading Time: 4 minutes1968. Three thousand students occupy the London School of Economics, in the most significant act of protest in a generation. 2023. Two friends and flatmates try to work out what radical change means today, searching through archives,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow To Build A Universe is the latest production from choreographer Jamaal Burkmar. Formed of two parts, How To Build A Universe showcases Extended Play’s creative process: visually striking, mesmerising dance to intoxicating music, and improvisation with guest participants. Through a collision of music…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis play might be mildly entertaining but lacks authenticity and a sense of reality Afterglow, a play by S. Asher Gelman, follows the story of three gay men, Alex (Victor Hugo), Josh (Peter McPherson) and Darius (James…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFounded in 2001, Gecko are an internationally acclaimed physical theatre company, led by artistic director Amit Lahav. Kin was commissioned by the National Theatre, supported by Home Manchester, Lighthouse Poole and London International Mime Festival, and is loosely based on the story of Lahav’s own grandmother, Leah, who fled persecution in Yemen in 1932.
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 minutesPaulus and special guests will share all you need to know to self-book a successful UK small-scale tour at the Get Your Show on the Road workshop in London on 11 February 2024 Veteran cabaret entertainer and educator Paulus (BBC1’s All Together Now and ‘King…
Reading Time: 4 minutesFirst performed in 1904, Chekhov’s last play The Cherry Orchard is a masterpiece of theatrical tragicomedy, examining a society on the brink of collapse, as the past and future collide. The family’s estate is to be sold,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Scottish Ballet returns for their playful imagining of a childhood classic story with enthralling music, enchanting dancing, and enough laughter to keep you smiling all night.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJade Anouka’s debut play is a raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The play tells the story of a woman grappling with the end of her marriage and the beginning of a new chapter…
Reading Time: 4 minutes‘One of the most powerful operas of the century’ (Financial Times) returns to the English National Opera (ENO) this February for its first revival, Annilese Miskimmon’s (ENO’s Artistic Director) acclaimed production of The Handmaid’s Tale. Following its premiere…