Reading Time: 3 minutesCharlie & Striptease is a double-bill of razor-sharp political satire by Sławomir Mrożek, blending absurd humour with unsettling situations, running at Golden Goose Theatre 21st April - 9th May 2026.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFolklorica, produced by Climate Action Productions, is a powerful and imaginative tale that blends magical realism with urgent social commentary. Written, directed, and produced by Jade Alvara, the play reimagines the Latina fairytale through the lens of environmentalism, class struggle, and feminism.
Reading Time: 3 minutesto (un)mark Botticelli’s four-panel cycle of Nastagio degli Onesti, a tale lifted from Boccaccio’s Decameron, depicts a brutal and chilling parable of male violence and coercion against women. Nastagio traps a woman to marry him by staging an eternal…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWandering about between Moscow and New York
Reading Time: 3 minutes"Ethnotheatre in its best, most ideal form"
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was familiar, as most, with George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ and had seen stage adaptations of it before. It is a story we enjoy to see told again with it’s simplicity but wildly complex meaning.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDirected by Emma Jude Harris (Stage's Fringe Five 2024), Revenge: After the Levoyah is an exciting, fast-paced, incredibly funny, yet refreshingly thoughtful piece of new theatre. Nick Cassembaum’s (Fringe First winner and Popcorn Writer's Award nominee) script spits and crackles with chutzpah, unpacking different ways to be Jewish in the UK following the pre-pandemic furore surrounding the Labour party.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Last Days of Liz Truss?, from Oxia Theatre, by Greg Wilkinson directed by Anthony Shrubsall with Emma Wilkinson Wright as Liz Truss and Steve Nallon of Spitting Image as the voice of Margaret Thatcher and others. We…
Reading Time: 3 minutesMegan Jenkins discusses her musical comedy, BILL, about Milton William Cooper, a controversial figure in American conspiracy theories. The play combines humor and serious themes, exploring Cooper's legacy and influence on modern politics. It employs various musical styles and aims to entertain while prompting reflection on conspiracy narratives.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCressida Brown, director of Cutting the Tightrope at Arcola Theatre, discusses the importance of political expression in art amid rising censorship. Inspired by UK actions surrounding Palestine, she emphasizes the need for artistic dissent, fearing repercussions for creators. The theatre's courage to host such works represents a vital stand against suppression in today's climate.