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Friday, January 29, 2016

Lolita Chakrabarti: ‘Acting is my first love and writing fits around it’ by Honour Bayes

Award-winning actor and playwright first started writing as a student at RADA. “I was in a scene for my final showcase and

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

‘I don’t see myself as a designer – I make shows’ by Honour Bayes

Single-name monikers are usually the domain of pop stars – Cher, Madonna, Bjork – not theatre designers, but then Ultz has always

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Honour Bayes: Little Bulb at the ROH is a brilliant example of a great and small partnership by Honour Bayes

Little Bulb is performing at the Royal Opera House this week. Take a moment to relish the deliciousness of that statement. One

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Friday, September 4, 2015

Couples therapy? Partners play out their relationships on stage by Honour Bayes

Theatre companies Made in China and Action Hero are couples off stage, collaborators on it. But it’s not all kissing in the wings – instead, the power dynamics in their private lives end…

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Honour Bayes: What have the Yard Theatre and Jeremy Corbyn got in common? by Honour Bayes

It’s been a hotly contested race and a surprise front-runner has bounded into poll position energised by grassroots support. I never thought

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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Irvine Welsh: ‘I’m fascinated by our vanities and foibles’ by Honour Bayes

I’ve been asked to interview Irvine Welsh and my first thought is “effing hell, yes!” Since Trainspotting emerged violently and viscerally from

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Monday, July 13, 2015

Tom Scutt: ‘Design isn’t about drawing, but talking’ by Honour Bayes

“I’m a bit of a design heathen because I don’t do a hell of a lot of drawing,” Tom Scutt says to

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Honour Bayes’ theatre picks: June 17 by Honour Bayes

This week’s choices are unusual. Some of them are in theatres, but others are not. All of them invite us to engage

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Honour Bayes’ theatre picks: June 10 by Honour Bayes

This week it’s all about taking standards and well-worn subjects and turning them on their heads. Whether its love, circus, classics or

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Honour Bayes’ fringe theatre picks: June 3 by Honour Bayes

Making yourself heard marks this week’s fringe picks. Whether it’s new voices breaking through, taboo subjects being given a platform, inspiring discussion

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Honour Bayes’ fringe theatre picks: May 27 by Honour Bayes

There’s an adventurous feel to this week’s fringe picks and also a criminal element. While detectives aged seven to 13 are solving

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Honour Bayes’ fringe theatre picks: May 20 by Honour Bayes

It’s an eclectic mid month with musicals, zombies, balancing acts, one day festivals and thought-provoking political pieces jostling for your theatrical buck.

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Insight: how theatre is talking about mental health by Honour Bayes

Mental health was a perhaps surprising platform for all the main parties to campaign on in the run-up to the general election

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Honour Bayes’ fringe theatre picks: May 13 by Honour Bayes

Seaside towns are knocking it out of the park this week with some stonking shows in both Bristol Mayfest and the Brighton

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Honour Bayes: We’re surprised by the election result because our view is too narrow by Honour Bayes

Let’s be blunt: this election result has shocked everyone. Even the Tories, who dealt the knockout blow to a blooded Labour, are

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Honour Bayes’ Theatre Picks: May 6 by Honour Bayes

This week’s choices are a mix of the obvious political picks – I think there’s an election on at some point? –

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Honour Bayes’ theatre picks: April 29 by Honour Bayes

“Come writers and critics who prophesise with your pen,” sang Bob Dylan, before announcing that the times were a-changing. How prophetic: some

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Honour Bayes: It’s time to relax about theatre latecomers by Honour Bayes

Your train’s been delayed by 30 minutes. Now someone’s walking incredibly slowly in front of you as you hurtle towards the theatre.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Honour Bayes: Hanging out with the Young Conservatives on a Friday night might not be such a bad idea by Honour Bayes

As election day creeps steadily closer more and more of my conversations are turning into debates around policies, personalities (Ed Miliband’s ears

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Juma Sharkah: ‘I couldn’t speak fluent English, so I acted instead’ by Honour Bayes

Bubbly, vibrant and quick to laugh, Juma Sharkah could not be further from the quietly traumatised Marta she portrayed to such great

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Honour Bayes: Win a decision-making trip to parliament by Honour Bayes

I love the idea of Kaleider’s The Money. There’s a pile of cash on a table and the players (us) must unanimously

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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Fin Kennedy: ‘Few writers make a living from it. The rest of us have to do something else’ by Honour Bayes

“I have yet to meet a playwright who doesn’t have a fantastic time working with teenagers, especially with the right support,” Fin Kennedy

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Honour Bayes: A brief history of theatrical propaganda by Honour Bayes

Last week Richard III was reinterred into Leicester Cathedral with all the pomp and circumstance one would expect for our own Queen.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Honour Bayes: What’s Secret Cinema’s real secret? by Honour Bayes

Last week I retweeted the brilliant @proresting’s comments about a casting call for Secret Cinema: Paid £75 for Secret Cinema tix? Worth

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Sunday, March 22, 2015

The Big Interview: Jez Bond by Honour Bayes

Park Theatre artistic director Jez Bond is a poster boy for theatrical endeavour and enterprise. When he sets his mind to do

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Honour Bayes: Just what do Battersea Arts Centre and Chartres Cathedral have in common? by Honour Bayes

In a 1954 essay entitled The Making of Film, Ingmar Bergman wrote: I’m sure if we could, as wide a selection would

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Honour Bayes: There’s a difference between immersive and interactive theatre by Honour Bayes

Last weekend I found myself chatting to a data analyst who was, to use his own words, “obsessed with, I mean a

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Honour Bayes: Stop, collaborate and… challenge the artistic status quo? by Honour Bayes

An exciting new trend of collaborations between artists and academics is gaining traction across the country. Campus theatres like the Nuffield are

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Honour Bayes: Meet the developers turning ‘new theatres’ into lucrative housing projects by Honour Bayes

The building of a new theatre in Streatham Hill should be grounds for celebration. But according to some eagle-eyed protesters, not so.

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Friday, February 20, 2015

Muswell Hill , Park Theatre, London by Honour Bayes

Park Theatre, London: With so many catastrophic events happening around the world it's easy to miss the little tragedies that pepper contemporary living. Torben Betts' crisp, thoug…

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Faction's 2015 rep season: Romeo and Juliet/The Talented Mr Ripley/Joan of Arc , January 6-February 28, PN various by Honour Bayes

January 6-February 28, PN various: The Faction season at the New Diorama is now a staple for any Off-West End theatregoer, always getting the year going with a bang. It's no different i…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards