Reading Time: 3 minutesFreud’s Last Session promises debates on love, sex, and religion, and it certainly delivers - with more besides. Mark St. Germain’s writing, complemented by Peter Darney’s direction, weaves smartly through each new subject so that you only realise you’re somewhere new once you’re already there.
Reading Time: 3 minutesImmersive Everywhere’s new show Peaky Blinders: The Rise, directed by Tom Maller and written by Katie Lyons, is housed in a converted horse hospital in the heart of Camden Stables Market.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith a cast of six, this new contemporary play explores the need for love and the powerful forces at play behind random acts of violence. Set across two decades, it opens in 2006 Glasgow where troubled teen Kayleigh escapes her abusive mother through her friendship with Zoe.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA joyously silly romp that captures the spirit of the Bard whilst opening it up to new audiences.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFavour revolves around three generations of a Muslim family living in London: a daughter (Leila, played by Ashna Rabheru), a mother (Aleena, played by Avita Jay), and a grandmother (Noor, played by Ren Brindle).
Reading Time: 3 minutes9 Circles is a sharp, critical and observant based-on-a-true-story work from House of Cards writer Bill Cain
Reading Time: 3 minutesRapture, written and directed by Sophie Leydon, tells the story of 3 queer friends, Rosy, Tommy, and Kit, who are each dealing with their own new and previous traumas which test the bonds of their chosen family.
Reading Time: 3 minutesShakespeare in the Squares returns after a two year hiatus with a series of enchanting open air performances of The Tempest.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Doll's House Part 2 now looks to build on the legacy of Ibsen's original, examining the universal issue of a woman's identity within a male-dominated society.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis play, very much in the style of Chekhov, was a slice of life. There is a threadbare ongoing narrative throughout the show, but the real focus is on the relationships between the characters in this very naturalistic world.