REVIEW: Joe Carstairs
Reading Time: 2 minutesStoneCrabs Theatre’s Joe Carstairs makes its way to Omnibus Theatre’s 96 Festival this June. The piece tells the story of queer ancestor Joe Carstairs, in all their tricky complexity.
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REVIEW: May 35th
Reading Time: 2 minutesCandace Chong Mui Ngam’s lauded play May 35th makes its English-debut at Southwark Playhouse Elephant this May. Having played to repeatedly sold-out crowds in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, Amnesty International has assisted to bring this ground-breaking production to a UK audience.
In Conversation with: Kim Pearce
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Kim Pearce, director of Candace Chong Mui Ngam's May 35th. A celebration of resistance to authoritarianism and commemoration of those who died in the pro-democracy protest at Tiananmen Square based on real life stories.
REVIEW: The Nine Day Queen
Reading Time: 2 minutesBrought to life by a gifted actors of Itchy Feet Theatre Company, The Nine Day Queen is live theatre at its finest.
REVIEW: Dinner with Gatsby
Reading Time: 2 minutesWork in Progress Theatre & GKT Musical Theatre Society’s own take, ‘Dinner with Gatsby’, reimagines the events of the novel over the course of an evening at Jay Gatsby’s mansion.
REVIEW: The Government Inspector
Reading Time: 2 minutesClassic Ukrainian writer Nikolai Gogol has been known for his whimsical stories since his time as a famed but deluded writer in the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century. His masterpiece play, “The Government Inspector”, is one of his most timeless works, endlessly reworked and restaged across the globe for almost 200 years. The Marylebone Theatre’s new production takes you on a glorious, farcical journey that still rings true today.
REVIEW: Sappho
Reading Time: 2 minutesSappho, the canonical 6th century Ancient Greek poet, is plucked from history and deposited into the focus of this play, entitled Sappho.
REVIEW: Three Queens
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhilst the conversations that happened the night before Lady Jane Grey’s death will always be lost to history, Rosamund Gravelle manages to capture a totally realistic retelling of what occurred that night.
REVIEW: 1884
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 1884 Berlin Conference, also known as the West Africa Conference, marks a pivotal milestone in the history of European colonialism in Africa. It is often neglected in history and in the UK - a country constantly shunning its own colonial history. Rhianna Ilube, together with Coney, a Charity specialist in immersive experiences, decides to retell its underpinning story through an innovative game-theatre experience.
REVIEW: Bloody Mary: Live!
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