Reading Time: 2 minutesThis autumn, we celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary with a sparkling new stage adaptation of Emma. This witty and beloved comedy of manners is produced by the Theatre Royal Bath - the city synonymous with so many of Austen’s stories. Oxford Playhouse.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor your child to go missing - and then stay missing - is every parent’s worst nightmare. Nick Payne’s The Unbelievers tackles this knotty issue head-on, capturing a family trying to survive in the shadow of such a gaping loss. Scenes ricochet through a non-linear timeline, and occasionally bleed into one another, capturing moments from the week of Oscar’s disappearance, its one-year anniversary, and then seven years since going missing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCatch! is a 45 to 50 minute showcase of friendship, flair and circus skill, performed recently at the Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh.
Reading Time: 2 minutes"A calm, introspective experiment in theatre of the mind, performed in darkness."
Reading Time: 2 minutesVoiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages is an inaugural festival that sheds light on endangered languages from around the world through poetry, live music, visual arts, and more.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe spectacle of classical music was on full display as Roderick Cox led The Academy Symphony Orchestra in a double-bill of Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C Minor and Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA reflective and intense piece of theatre dealing with issues facing men today From writer director Stacey Cullen, Overwhelm seeks to uncover some of the causes to the “male loneliness” epidemic and mental health crisis happening today. The staging was straight-forward, Jake…
Reading Time: 2 minutesComedy, horror, cheese, and performances so good I wish it was twice as long. It’s October, the weather is miserable, and we’re all looking for something to pick us up and give us some spooky atmosphere. What could…
Reading Time: 2 minutesYouthful and timeless, a charming musician to keep an eye on
Reading Time: 3 minutesA haunting, poetic act of remembrance that blends ritual, testimony and humanity to confront how easily history repeats