Reading Time: 2 minutesCloud 9 is representative of a new kind of theatre. Born from three weeks of workshopping and devising with a group of actors, this is a collaborative work part of the ‘alternative theatre movement’, beginning in Britain in the 1960’s.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“A fantastic Neapolitan revelation of reality versus resistance: this bite-size play shows the human cost of contemporary personal introspection through an intimate Italian lens. “ Scaleno is the Italian word for scalene, a geometric term referring to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Haunting of Hill House follows the classic 1959 gothic horror novel by the American author Shirley Jackson adapted for stage.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA short, moving piece of theatre that showcases serious talent. The Seamstress is a short, powerful performance piece exploring womanhood, sisterhood and motherhood through the lens of a familiar Scottish folklore story. The selkie, the mystical seals…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is a long tradition of comedy being used as a shield, and Charlotte Ashton’s debut play Dolly examines what happens when that shield is no longer enough, following a Tex-Mex waitress and part-time stand-up comedian whose life is overturned first by a stranger’s attack and then by the very system that claims to respond to it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere's something quite exciting about sitting in a room and realizing you're watching people at the beginning of their journey. Resonance Orchestra's concert at Duke's Hall captured exactly that feeling. It brought together young musicians and more established performers, creating an evening that felt like a breath of fresh air.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom the opening of the performance until the very end, this show manages to captivate and enthral the audience.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria by terrorist group Boko Haram in 2014, the world was outraged. The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls circulated internationally, and yet 12 years on, 83 of the girls still remain unaccounted for. Amnesty International estimates that over 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by the group since, while the global attention and outrage has long since subsided.
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 minutesGhost Light, John Neumeier’s 2020 work and the first half of London City Ballet’s double bill, takes its title from the lamp left burning in a darkened theatre until life returns to the stage.