FEATURE: Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesCharlotte English crowned winner of prestigious Stephen Sondheim Society award on talent-packed afternoon

Reading Time: 2 minutesCharlotte English crowned winner of prestigious Stephen Sondheim Society award on talent-packed afternoon

Reading Time: 2 minutesManchester Drive tells the story of aspiring rapper Ards as he tries to balance his new found fame as a rapper with his parents’ expectations of graduating medical school. After a video of him performing goes viral, he embarks on a career in music and tries to make his new life work.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Drayton Arms in South Kensington is where the audience settled in for Debt Meat, a promising dystopia with a fiendish premise – a world where human flesh is the only form of currency.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSet in a remote lighthouse, Quiet Light follows a lonely lighthouse keeper Ava (Elizabeth Anderson) struggles with the arrival of a marooned sailor and tries to cope with the arrival of marooned sailor Ray (Oisin Maguire).

Reading Time: 3 minutes“This creative, engaging, and accessible production of Marlowe’s queer historical tragedy dives into themes of loyalty, duty, and betrayal.”

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Serpentine Reader launched its second edition earlier this week, inviting readers to hear live readings from contributors at a free event. The magazine is a new part of the galleries’ wider artistic mission and aims to…