REVIEW: Seagull: True Story at Marylebone Theatre
Reading Time: 3 minutesWandering about between Moscow and New York
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Michael Morpurgo on the Making of War Horse
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe brand-new tour of the National Theatre’s War Horse is coming to Newcastle Theatre Royal for the first time later this month (Wed 10 – Sat 20 Sep 2025). Sir Michael Morpurgo, whose acclaimed novel inspired the smash-hit production, is in the hot seat.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Teddy Oyediran and Joseph Munroe-Robinson
Reading Time: 2 minutesTalawa, the UK’s leading Black British theatre company and the historic Liverpool Playhouse have come together to co-commission Syncopated, a brand-new play that brings a little-known piece of Black British history to life through music, memory and storytelling. We sat down with Teddy Oyediran and Joseph Munroe-Robinson to discuss their upcoming performances.
REVIEW: Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!
So get ready for Horrible Histories live on stage with the best of Barmy Britain!
Can you beat battling Boudica? Will King John be a martyr for the Magna Carta? What if you caught the putrid plague? Can Parliament survive gunpowder Guy? Would you stand and deliver to dastardly Dick Turpin? Escape the clutches of Burke and Hare and take a terrible trip with the Night Soil Men!
It’s the history of Britain with the nasty bits left in – to entertain the whole family this Summer!
REVIEW: A Journey to the West
Reading Time: 3 minutesTraditional Sichuan Opera face-changing becomes a powerful metaphor for fractured identity. Digital projections and electronic soundscapes collide with ancient motifs, visualizing the tension between cultural heritage and global ambition.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Nancy Edwards
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew musical JACKIE!!! tells the glamorous and scandalous life story of the legendary Jacqueline Kennedy. Combining sharp political exploits with vibrant musical numbers to unpick the complexities of one of the 20th century’s most influential women entangled in the ‘Kennedy curse’.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Clare Fraenkel
Reading Time: 5 minutesI Was A German is an autobiographical journey by writer and performer Clare Fraenkel, exploring her quest to reclaim her grandfather’s lost citizenship.
REVIEW: The Winter’s Tale
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Winter's Tale Directed by Yaël Farber for RSC, and featuring double Olivier and Tony Award-winner Bertie Carvel (Matilda The Musical), Madeline Appiah, Aïcha Kossoko and John Light this reimagined tale is brought vividly to life through Soutra Gilmour’s elemental set and costume design, and striking lighting design by Tim Lutkin.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Sam Gosrani and Charlotte Delima
Reading Time: 6 minutesCharlotte and Sam played Indira and Mohandas in Make Good: The Post Office Scandal, both making their debuts as performers in a musical. The musical, developed over three years, was written by Jeanie O’Hare (book), Jim Fortune (music and lyrics), and Maimuna Memon (additional music), and was developed with affected sub-postmasters.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Rosie Ward and Ursula Early
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs You Like It follows the success of last year’s Much Ado About Nothing and the company’s Offie Award-nominated A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo & Juliet. This joyful, family-friendly outdoor production blends contemporary London culture with the Bard’s wit, romance, and secret identities.