Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Final Exam: Gao Kao turns the Gaokao into a literal battlefield, using physical theatre, projection and stage combat to explore academic pressure, institutional expectation and the idea that exam results can become inseparable from identity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBackstage takes an intriguing idea and gradually builds an unsettling world around it. After being invited backstage following a cabaret performance on a luxury cruise ship, Lena finds herself unable to make her way back to the passenger area.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJUGGERNAUT, the debut play by Lyle Sauer, is a boldly original piece with a premise as bizarre as it is intriguing: a holy cryptid lies dead, a town begins to rot from the inside out, and Bill must resurrect the beast before everything collapses
Reading Time: 2 minutesFolklorica, produced by Climate Action Productions, is a powerful and imaginative tale that blends magical realism with urgent social commentary. Written, directed, and produced by Jade Alvara, the play reimagines the Latina fairytale through the lens of environmentalism, class struggle, and feminism.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Possibility is a bold new work for the theatre by Dutch artist Germaine Kruip that explores the possibilities—and limitations—of perception, sound, and performance. This is not a play in the traditional sense; rather, it is a sculptural and sonic experience that challenges how we see, hear, and feel.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlucky Culprit’s The Girl with the Enamel Eyes offers a reworking of the Coppélia ballet that feels both ambitious and somewhat confused in its execution. Framed as a one-act musical, the show attempts to blend satire, horror, and comedy but never quite settles into a cohesive tone or structure.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Midnight Bell presents lonely hearts yearning for connection, inspired by the novelist Patrick Hamilton – the opposite, you may say, of Noël Coward, who showcased only the wit and high class of the 1930s.
Reading Time: 6 minutesAward-winning festival, Manchester Classical, returns to celebrate the city’s rich classical music scene
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Twisted! The Musical" is an evocative and resonant continuation of Charles Dickens’ classic "Oliver Twist," set 15 years after the heart-wrenching death of Nancy. The story unfolds in the bustling yet harsh streets of Victorian London, where we find Oliver Brownlow, now a young man, striving to make a difference in a city marred by inequality and social injustice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAttic produced James’ shows Piece of Work and Learning to Fly where they both played to sell-out audiences at the 2022 and 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and then toured throughout the UK. James’ one man storytelling tour visiting over 65 different venues.