Reading Time: 2 minutesRe-staging the enduring epistemological violence “The American Dream is at the expense of the American Negro”. Claimed by James Baldwin at the Cambridge Union Society in 1965. Coming less than a year after the Civil Rights Act…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA superb piece of theatre: stylish, confident, and consistently engaging Walking into the Oxford Playhouse for The Constant Wife, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect beyond a sharp comedy of manners. What I found instead was…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA comedic play with elements of drama that are not fully explored “Time to sweat out the sadness”, the synopsis of Spin Cycles reads. Written and performed by comedic genius Jamie-Lee Money, this semi-satirical play explores exercise…
Reading Time: 2 minutesLost Atoms is the story of that love and their life together – the best of times and the worst of times. Told with Frantic Assembly’s brilliant inventiveness, this play is a beautifully tender look into a relationship.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom Trevor Payne and Prestige Productions, this long-standing show celebrates 40 years on tour with a night at the London Palladium.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCinderella is a classic fairytale beloved by both children and adults around the world. Led by artistic director Daniela Dimova and music director and chief conductor Azat Maxtuov, this production presents a modern retelling of Charles Perrault’s story.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaggot, a new play by Farah Najib, tells the story of a group of loosely connected neighbours who are forced to confront an unusual situation unfolding just beyond their front door.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCarlos Acosta’s Nutcracker in Havana takes the classic Christmas ballet in a new direction with his charming Cuban re-imagining.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHersh Dagmarr is a queer singer and visual artist based in London. On stage at Crazy Coqs, a lavish cabaret venue located inside Brasserie Zédel, he performs a selection of classic Hollywood songs, from ‘Black Market’ (A Foreign Affair, 1948) through to ‘More’ (Dick Tracy, 1990).
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe latest work from award-winning theatre collective Bag of Beard Theatre, The Highgate Vampire is a parody/spoof retelling of the events surrounding a spate of demonic encounters which terrorised Highgate village in 1969.