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REVIEW:Josh Sharp: Ta-Da!

Reading Time: 2 minutesPowerPoint and storytelling combine in a masterclass of hilarity and precision 2000 slides, 75 minutes. US comic, actor and writer Josh Sharp has just 2.1 seconds per slide on average and, through fiercely intelligent construction and delightful…

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Tobi King Bakare

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Tobi King Bakare, a member of the cast of SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA. A multimedia performance that reimagines a 2,500-year-old Greek tragedy by incorporating filmed testimonies from Syrian refugees interacting with actors live on stage, whilst also including participatory debates on migration, talks, music, and dance from local asylum seekers at London's Hoxton Hall.

REVIEW: Viy

Reading Time: 2 minutesImpressive in its use of physical theatre, haunting staging and absurdist dark comedy Viy is an adaptation of the 1835 novella by Nikolai Gogol: a sinewy, monstrous story full of shadow and horror. Writer and Director Angelina…

REVIEW: What I’d Be

Reading Time: 3 minutes A showcase for two finely tuned performances and a thoughtful exploration of sisterhood under strain In the intimate upstairs room of the Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley, What I’d Be sets itself a deceptively simple task. Written…

REVIEW: This Grief Thing 

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Grief Thing isn’t a shop. Not really. It’s a space to really sit with our grief. Stepping into This Grief Thing, you might feel unsure about what you are walking into. A shop, about grief? The…