Reading Time: 3 minutesKhaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner delves into a man's guilt, redemption and his arduous journey towards true maturity through crucible of courage. Adapted by Matthew Spangler and directed by Giles Croft, this production of The Kite Runner, a co-production of the Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, endeavours to tell Amir's story through a theatrical showcase.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMacbeth (an undoing), Zinnie Harris’ latest adaptation and staging of Macbeth, is a bold reinterpretation of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCasserole is the first in-house production by theatre Company Actors East. Written by Kate Kelly Flood, James Alexandrou (also the Director), and Dom Morgan. Starring Flood and Alexandrou as Kate and Dom, a couple in a dysfunctional relationship living together somewhere in London.
Reading Time: 2 minutesListen to the Forest, the first onstage work of creator and choreographer Valeria Levi, promises to be “an experimental dance performance blending movement together with spoken word, music and BSL,” and “a space to explore our capacity of feeling and empathy for other life-forms through our connection with breathing.” An explanation that perfectly describes and sells this production.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow does one build a universe? Produced by The Place, contemporary dance company Extended Play seeks to answer that through dance and movement. Choreographed by Jamaal Burkmar, we follow five people from different universes as they navigate their way in the world after waking in a strange void to try to create something new together.
Reading Time: 2 minutesKatherina Radeva’s 40/40 is a thought-provoking and powerful piece that explores the importance of womanhood, belonging, and being an artist in this modern world.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRyan and his gang were a typical group of mates living life lightly, until one night, when everything came crashing down around them In Flashbang a group of mates, true lad’s lads, come together in The Lion…
Reading Time: 2 minutesNymphomaniac Anonymous is an unexpectedly moving display of the daily struggle to be better Nymphomaniac Anonymous is an unusual exploration of group dynamics and self-destructive habits. Despite an abrupt mid-show genre switch, writer Valeria Suaste and director…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten and performed by Chenxing Liu, this production of Be Water re-examines Lee's philosophy almost half a century later from a different lens of gender, race and of course, the pandemic.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpymonkey have made a bold return to the stage with their new production The Frogs (co-written with Carl Grose), a chaotic, anarchic spectacle chock-full of clowning, innuendos, satire, slapstick, dramatic songs, and double-takes.