Reading Time: 2 minutesBloody Mary: Live! invites its audience into the grim and amusing mind of Mary Tudor as she rebels against her father and argues to justify the nearly 300 people she slaughtered during her reign, earning herself the nickname Bloody Mary
Reading Time: 2 minutesJones has made his name through unpredictable, surrealist performances, netting him BAFTA and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, several BBC sitcoms, and appearances on Upstart Crow and Ted Lasso.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Guido García Leuches ahead of his show, Playing Latinx arriving at the Soho Theatre, 10 - 13th April, for the late night slot.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat happens when a queer theatre group gets their hands on the story of an insurgent lady pirate whose story is lost to 18th century history? The answer: an hour of non-stop, high-energy comedy, embellished with original songs, flashy choreography, and enough genderbending to make your head spin.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Katie Arnstein, writer and performer in The Long Run, a captivating, joyful comedy about love, cancer and
really long journeys.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten and performed by Sarah Cameron-West, and directed by Evie Ayres-Townsend, Karen is a short but wild ride through the life of a freshly dumped 30 year old woman.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDom Joly, the amazing English comedian and writer best known for the multi-award-winning prankster TV series Trigger Happy Show, has once again struck genius with his new stage performance – Dom Joly – The Conspiracy Tour.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlex Garrick-Wright is an improv performer and comedy writer, whose credits include BBC's Newsjack, DMs Are Open, The Now Show and The Social. Winner of the David Nobbs Memorial Trust award for comedy writing 2023 with his writing partner Rebecca Bain, he’s based in Shetland.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe first two episodes of London's 50-Hour Improvathon, an improvised sitcom comprising of twenty-five two-hour live sessions running continuously over a full weekend, were a dazzling testament to just how fabulous improv can be. Originally created by award-winning Canadian troupe ‘Die Nasty’, the London's 50-Hour Improvathon has been running more or less annually since 2008, now back at Wilton’s Music Hall after a three year break. The event was brought to London by esteemed theatre maker Ken Campbell and since then has been produced by director Adam Meggido and Extempore Theatre as an annual event, likened to binge watching an entire DVD box-set of comedy drama in one viewing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a big fan of improv (or impro depending who you speak to), I am happy to see the world of improvisation (often reserved for nights above a pub) making its way into theatres like The Arcola. In The Improvised Play, two actors explore a single 70 minute narrative. The focus is on creating and exploring (in this case two) fleshed out characters. The night I went, the show was truly hilarious, but there was also room for moments of real poignancy and connection.