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.
Category New writing
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.
REVIEW: Our Cosmic Dust
Reading Time: 2 minutesOur Cosmic Dust was created by Tokyo writer and director Michinari Ozawa and translated by British-Japanese theatre maker Susan Momoko Hingley, Our Cosmic Dust is a touching and uplifting exploration of the human spirit.
REVIEW: Pieces of Work
Reading Time: 2 minutesAttic produced James’ shows Piece of Work and Learning to Fly where they both played to sell-out audiences at the 2022 and 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and then toured throughout the UK. James’ one man storytelling tour visiting over 65 different venues.
REVIEW: Hatch and Scratch
Reading Time: 3 minutesA monthly new writing night curated and produced by Pathway Theatre, showcasing new writing by a selection of resident and guest writers at Riverside Studios.