Reading Time: 2 minutesA gripping political drama where sharp dialogue, old friendships and bruising ambition collide. Politics might not immediately seem like the most entertaining subject for a night at the theatre, but The Gang of Three proves otherwise. Written…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA portentous and eerie gothic drama that deconstructs subjective bias whilst delivering deliciously scandalous ecclesiastical romance of the highest stakes. “Is seeing truly believing?” Questioning the adage is nothing new under the sun; luckily, Sacred Hearts explores…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA haunting Gothic romance with skilful poetic writing and striking design Gothic ruins establish a haunting atmosphere as the audience enters the upstairs performance space of the Drayton Arms. Scarecrow-like corpses are strewn in the corners, but…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA charming tale of community, hope and the triumph of young love. Missouri is a new coming-of-age tale from acclaimed film and television director EvanEnderle. This week, at the Hackney Loft, Enderle debuted the text as a…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFunny and emotional musings about being neurodivergent in a competitive field Jealousy Play is written and performed by Rachel Isobel Heritage. It is a one-woman, self-confessional play about the struggles of an aspiring actor with undiagnosed autism…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFlorence Peake’s Vitalities turns HOME Gallery into a dim, bodily landscape of grief, resistance and the stubborn pursuit of life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA beautifully expressive dialogue between music and movement, PIA carries a tender human story from Barnsley to the stars. PIA sends a woman from Barnsley towards the stars on a wave of brass, electronic music and dance.…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA barren stage, a single performer, a piece performed entirely in BSL and Visual Vernacular, The Only Brown Deaf Man in England makes a strong case for being one of the best fringe shows in London this year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWładysław Szpilman, the Polish-Jewish composer and Holocaust survivor whose memoir sits at the centre of this new movie-to-musical adaptation of The Pianist, never wrote a musical.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Revel creates a narrative that embraces both the pain yet beauty of aging brilliantly, weaving them together seamlessly to create a beautiful performance.” Revel is a hybrid performance of spoken dialogue and dance, written and directed by…