IN CONVERSATION WITH: Bill Schaumberg
Reading Time: 2 minutesThree Chickens Confront Existence returns with its eggs-traordinary blend of comedy, tragedy, and surreal existential musings.
Category New writing
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jack Parris
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager is an absurdist dark satire around office culture. Created by Bunkum Ensemble, the show blends physical comedy, live music and pointless galore the psychological toll of corporate culture and our search for meaning through work.
FEATURE: The Flip Side
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Flip Side is a collection of stories about the lives of young adults in London. This is the stage of life where we learn to ‘adult’ for the first time - hoping for success at school and work, earning our own money and attempting to save up for the fun things, spending time with our friends, and falling in love.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Lauren O’Rourke
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Lauren O’Rourke to talk about her latest show Bin Girl, coming to StoryFest at the National Youth Theatre.
REVIEW: Mia and The Fish
Reading Time: 2 minutes This play was performed by Abbey Grange Academy from Leeds, written by Satinder Chohan. This mystic tale, adapted from an ancient Indian myth, Manu and the Fish, follows the story of Mia and her sister Halima who are recent refugees.
REVIEW: Union Shorts
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn its third edition, the Union Theatre presents Union Shorts. This evening showcases eight emerging playwrights, all vying to pique our interests with a short piece to show their stuff. The standard is impeccably high this year with writing that ranges from the comedic to dramatic, the political to the personal.
REVIEW: Steel
Reading Time: 2 minutesSteel, written by Lee Mattinson and directed by Liz Stevenson, operates within two degrees of storytelling: the arc of Kamran and James’ wild, almost mystical night, and the story of British industry’s classist discarding of towns that no longer serve their interests.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Montel Douglas
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with Montel Douglas to discuss One Way Out at Brixton House, the debut play by Montel.
REVIEW: Green
Reading Time: 3 minutesReturning to the Old Red Lion after premiering at FreshFest 2025, Green is an electric new play with music about loving the wrong people and trying to hold onto your soul in a world where you can't succeed if you have one at The Old Red Lion Theatre.
REVIEW: Disco 2000
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe play alternates between the past and present lives of its two protagonists, Bonnie and Amelia, and the set design allows it to slip easily from one to the other. We are introduced to Bonnie and Amelia as children, and to an older Bonnie who is about to see Amelia for the first time in fifteen years.