Reading Time: 3 minutesAn improvised musical by a Game Called Chat Improv, Smile It Might Never Happen is a hilarious musical show based on a particular anxiety of an audience member, which is quickly spun into a traditional musical theatre style story: A plucky character pursues their dream, and along the faces hurdles and to their happily ever after.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs someone who has lived in the UK for more than ten years but is still unable to obtain her permanent residence, I have complex feelings about Transit. On one hand, I do resonate with its painful stories of trying to ‘settle down in the UK’, and the enormous cost and devotion it demands. On the other hand however, precisely because of that resonation, this theatrical performance leaves me an impression of simply being grumpy and sulky.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDan Bishop (Brainsluts) returns with a dark comedy set in the near future, exploring the increasingly complex relationship between media, government and technology. When a hot shot new writer is pressured to write a ‘pro-weapons sitcom’, he…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDid you read Jennette McCurdy’s acclaimed memoir I’m Glad My Mum Died and think hmm, I wish this was more unhinged? Then boy, do I have a show for you.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRika’s Rooms is a one woman play based on the life of the playwright Gail Louw’s own mother, whose extraordinary life is borne of vast historical events that traumatised swathes of humanity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesColourful, playful and packed with clever theatrical ideas There have been countless versions of Alice in Wonderland, but this lively production at Riverside Studios still manages to make Lewis Carroll’s familiar story feel fresh. Colourful, playful and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow To Make Art That Brings Housing Justice invites its audience to consider the nuances of community, activism, and, of course, housing justice. It’s hard to describe How To Make Art That Brings Housing Justice. It’s more…
Reading Time: 3 minutes"For You Blue: Celebrating The Beatles Greatest Hits 1967–1970" at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall was a lively, affectionate evening celebratng one of the greatest songbooks in popular music.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI Can Die Too makes its world premiere at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, featuring a creative set and an interesting storyline: a play-within-a-play with musical numbers throughout.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrepare for a wonderfully funny, fast-paced romp as Graham Greene’s classic spy comedy arrives at Oxford Playhouse this month. Our Man in Havana sees Jack Ashton, Bob Barrett, Leon Ockenden and Jodie Steele playing more than 30 characters as they bring 1950s Havana vividly to life. Ahead of the run, we spoke to Jodie about the iconic espionage thriller