Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Departure is an immersive pendulum batting between repressed British stoicism and a desperate search for human connection and understanding, found in whoever will listen. I’ve never taken the time to fully appreciate government hold music. The…
Reading Time: 5 minutesSet in a British secondary school during the 1990s, Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl follows fifteen-year-old Jessica as they begin to notice a quiet disconnect between who they are and who everyone expects them to be.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe renowned London based company VAULT Creative Arts, former producers of the VAULT Festival, have just opened their doors to a newly refurbished venue. Named Lower Marsh Arts Club (or LowMAC), this venue promises a bright future for all sorts, from scrappy fringe shows to showcases and other events. We were invited along to the launch event and (whether it was the new space, the delightful company, or the Vaudeville-esque entertainment) it was certainly an exciting evening.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for a quick chat with the emerging writer and director Beryl Flynn whose play, The Happy Minds Clinic, comes to Greenwich Theatre for three performances on 16, 17 and 18 September. There is a…
Reading Time: 4 minutesHaving won a Binge Fringe Queer Performers Award and received a dozen four and five-star reviews, Goblin is a “seriously impressive” darkly comic solo performance about growing up, obsession and the transformative power of being seen. The show has…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSet in the twisted world of late 19th Century European Folklore, Franz lives for two people: his girlfriend Marie, and their baby, Georgie. Forbidden from taking leave during the war, they haven’t been able to marry, but…
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Esohe Uwadiae. Uwadiae's latest show is told through an intimate, vivid and fast-moving monologue.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Will Stanton who plays Cassio in Northern Stage, HOME Manchester and Citizens Theatre co-production, in association with Royal & Derngate Othello.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with John Webber. A drama exploring class tensions in climate activism against a South Essex backdrop, Fire Fire is a two hander by John Webber drawing on his experiences of growing up and working in Thurrock, once one of the UK's primary oil refining hubs.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSome Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill 16 – 26 September, Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington, http://www.towertheatre.org.uk/polaroidsFresh from prison, Nick returns to a world that has moved on without him – fast, glossy and emotionally numb. As he searches…