IN CONVERSATION WITH: Shogo Amo
Reading Time: 3 minutesActor, theatremaker, and director Shogo Amo sits with us and talks about their latest working project, Beauty and the Beast, at Underbelly Boulevard Studio on 28th May.
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REVIEW: Bornsick
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn endurance test has never looked quite so beautiful.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Mattia Sedda
Reading Time: 2 minutesCHOIN is inspired by the pig call farmers use in Sardinia—“CHOIN, CHOIN!”—direct, ridiculous, and honest. It follows a Sardinian guy who comes to London (with broken English, a suitcase full of dreams, and a very questionable sense of class) to become a professional actor. He ends up in restaurant jobs, awkward auditions, and slowly builds his ultimate showcase—full of Shakespeare, slapstick, theatrical chaos, and a few too many ideas. We sat down and had this conversation with its creator, Mattia.
REVIEW: Riot Street
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Blank Space Collective’s most recent production, ‘Riot Street’ has joined a line up of thirty plays selected for the Peckham Fringe Festival. Seren Hamilton’s new play chronicles the true events of the deaths of two young brothers, Ben and Elis, who suffered a fatal collision on a scooter after being chased by a police van.
REVIEW: Beautiful World – Litter And Be Gay
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs part of the Beautiful World cabaret series curated by theatre icon Janie Dee, Litter and Be Gay bursts onto the stage as the drag, clowning, and cabaret debut of Josephina Ortiz Lewis. It’s a dazzling, daring hour that grabs your attention from the moment Jo stumbles onstage—comically buried under a heap of shopping bags—and doesn’t let go until the final note.
REVIEW: Imaginary Friends
Reading Time: 2 minutesDaniel Bye’s new solo show, Imaginary Friends, follows a protagonist who, having lost a close family member, retreats into his own mind, embarking on a whirlwind journey with his imaginary companions.
REVIEW: The Fifth Step
Reading Time: 3 minutesDirected intimately in-the-round by Finn den Hertog, The Fifth Step is a provocative, entertaining and subversively funny new play from David Ireland. Starring Jack Bowden and Martin Freeman
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Andrea Holland
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Andrea Holland, creator and performer in Chop-Chop!, coming to Barons Court Theatre from 27-31st May. Chop-chop! is a high-energy Spanglish one-woman show that blends eclectic storytelling, wildly exaggerated yet deeply human characters, and a dash of food at its heart—serving up identity, connection, and a whole lot of bilingual chaos.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Allie Esiri
Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer actress, bestselling author and poetry champion Allie Esiri and Regents Park Open Air Theatre present Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year – Live! On Sunday 25th May.
REVIEW: (UP)BEAT
Reading Time: 2 minutesPulsing with energy and emotional intensity, (Up)beat is a promising work-in-progress that blends live DJing, strong performances, and sharp writing to explore addiction, identity and connection From the moment the audience steps into the black box space of Southwark…