REVIEW: The Highgate Vampire
Reading Time: 2 minutesBased on real events, the critically acclaimed Bag of Beard Theatre bring you the unheard and undead tale of ‘The Highgate Vampire’ at the Omnibus Theatre.
Category New writing
REVIEW: It Happened to Me
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeter Lawford lived a pretty remarkable life. Acting as a conduit between the Rat Pack, the Beatles, and the Kennedys, he experienced all the highs of being an integral part of the elite social circles of the 1950s and 60s. Peter Briffa explores this incredible story in his first play at the Old Red Lion Theatre in 14 years, It Happened to Me.
REVIEW: Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live On Stage
Reading Time: 2 minutesInspired by the iconic, terrifying film series,
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
is a new story live on stage.
Written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett
REVIEW: the supermodel in the caff
Reading Time: 2 minutesthe supermodel in the caff. Come for the fry up. Stay for the gossip. upbeat, contemporary urban writing centred on the comparative portrayal of four women in one greasy spoon
FEATURE: Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge 2025 is a first-time event that took place aboard Ambassadors’ Ambition ship, currently docked in Tilbury.
REVIEW: Juggernaut
Reading Time: 2 minutesJUGGERNAUT, the debut play by Lyle Sauer, is a boldly original piece with a premise as bizarre as it is intriguing: a holy cryptid lies dead, a town begins to rot from the inside out, and Bill must resurrect the beast before everything collapses
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Tanya-Loretta Dee
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Tanya-Loretta Dee to discuss the upcoming production.
The locket her Mother gave to her clings like a curse, whispering warnings. As her grip on reality unravels, Bex circles the same stories about wolves, witches and wanking – each one darker than the last. Will she ever break the loop? Loop is at Theatre503 from 10 – 29 November.
REVIEW: Wightwater
Reading Time: 2 minutesonglisted for the Royal Exchange Theatre’s Bruntwood Prize in 2022, Frankie Lipman's debut play Wightwater has landed in the vaults of 53Two Theatre in Manchester.
REVIEW: Kindling
Reading Time: 2 minutesKindling, written by Sarah Rickman (who also stars) and directed by Emma Gersch, is a warm and frequently charming production that brings together five perimenopausal women on a mandatory camping trip.
REVIEW: Period Parrrty
Reading Time: 3 minutesWriter Gayathiri Kamalakanthan's personal exploration of period parties as a queer, Tamil person is beautiful, revolutionary and joyful. First presented by Kali Theatre as a short play in 2022, this 1-hour 25-minute iteration is a triumph of heart, education, cultural appreciation and intersectionality.