In Conversation With Floella Benjamin

Reading Time: 4 minutesOxford Playhouse hosts the brand-new stage adaptation of Baroness Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book, Coming to England, which bursts into life on the Main Stage from Wednesday.

Reading Time: 4 minutesOxford Playhouse hosts the brand-new stage adaptation of Baroness Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book, Coming to England, which bursts into life on the Main Stage from Wednesday.

Reading Time: 4 minutes23.5 Hours provides an intimate look into testing relationships and delves into the complexities of collateral damage of past and present actions, trust, and the pursuit of justice. We spoke to director Katharine Farmer.

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Artistic Director of the company, Chicos Mambos, ahead of their show TUTU coming to the Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells 1-5th October. Created by Philippe Lafeuille, this family-friendly show features an all-male cast of six dancers adorned in ever-changing, flamboyant costumes.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Romain Borgeaud from RB Dance Company. Fresh from a sold-out European tour, France’s Got Talent finalists, the company presents the UK premiere of its critically acclaimed, award-winning production Stories- The Tap Dance Sensation at Sadler’s Wells’ Peacock Theatre from Wednesday 23 October - Saturday 2 November 2024.

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Little Death follows me, a spirited young Turkish woman on an epic quest to find something profoundly missing in my life—an orgasm. Complicating matters, I have a fictional disease called Cantcumalitis, which gives me just six months to live. Through a series of hilarious and often chaotic misadventures, the show explores my internal struggles with intimacy and self-acceptance. The narrative intertwines personal revelations with absurd, theatrical elements, creating a poignant yet twisted exploration love and the urgency of living fully.

Reading Time: 5 minutesWe sat down with Omar Khan, an International Emmy award-winning writer and actor. In 2022 he wrote and starred in an award-winning short film funded by Netflix (Queen of Diamonds).

Reading Time: 4 minutesDr Samuel Murray talks to playwright Stephen Leach ahead of rehearsals for the upcoming tour of his debut, Can’t Wait To Leave.

Reading Time: 2 minutesZo Tan, from Singaporean youth theatre company Conundrum Theatre, gives an insight into their AI-inspired production Only Human. Zo plays uBot, an advanced robot, in the production.

Reading Time: 5 minutesSasha Krohn is an aerial acrobat, dancer, artist and musician, and has travelled the world creating and sharing art with others.

Reading Time: 3 minutesMark Down has been bringing puppets to life for over 20 years. His theatre company, Blind Summit, has tackled topics such as alcoholism, existentialism and even the paranormal.