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Thursday, June 20, 2019

‘We need to talk about everything’: Jack Albert Cook on creating his new play Fast Love by Featured Content

How did an Adele song and a playwright's own mental health experiences come together to inspire Fast Love, a new piece of writing about a 25-year-old struggling to cope? Jack Albert Cook exp…

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FIRST LOOK: Peek into the world of three troubled women with these production images from A Tinder Trilogy by Featured Content

Tents, pajamas and a lot of anger - that's what we can see in these production images from Annie Jenkins' trio of female monologues A Tinder Trilogy, which runs at Theatre503 later this mont…

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‘There is a palpable excitement about being able to keep the mobiles phones ON’: Kelly Wilson on Much Ado About Not(h)ing by Featured Content

How did real life tragedy spark a new 21st century, social media-embracing adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, now with added brackets, Much Ado About Not(h)ing? Creator Kelly Wilson tells u…

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

FIRST LOOK: Peek into the world of new drama What Was Left and discover more about scary new musical, The Sandman by Featured Content

As they open at Southwark Playhouse check out these production images from Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Bridge Company's new drama What Was Left and watch the cast of new musical The Sandm…

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‘The myth of the superwoman is alive and kicking’: Director Karena Johnson on the creation of new tale of motherhood & sacrifice Chasing Rainb by Featured Content

How did a chance meeting on a plane lead to a new production about a female astronaut writing to her daughter from space? Director Karena Johnson tells us about the inspiration behind Chasin…

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It all started with a jingle: Therese Ramstedt on creating new Medea-inspired production Fall Prettier by Featured Content

What reasons might there be for a perfectly sane and strong woman to take her children's lives? That's the question, that grew out of studying Medea, that sparked Fall Prettier, the glittery…

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

PHOTOS: ZooCo’s Sirens are ready to challenge the myth & rewrite history by Featured Content

ZooCo's Sirens are ready to raise their voices at Greenwich Theatre this week, challenging long-held myths and rewriting history. Leave your gender expectations at the door and check out our…

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PHOTOS: How many Shit-faced shows have you drunk your way through? by Featured Content

How many Shit-faced shows have you seen? 2019 marks the biggest-ever Shit-faced season at their London home base at Leicester Square Theatre. This week, Shit-faced Shakespeare: Hamlet follow…

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Monday, June 17, 2019

FEATURED SHOW: The ★★★★★ reviews are in for ‘Brilliant’ Hedgehog at Lion& Unicorn Theatre by Featured Content

"Hedgehog is exquisitely written, viscerally performed, and splendidly staged." Critics and audience have fallen for BoxLess Theatre's coming-of-age tale and its central character Manda. Fin…

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NEWS: Shit-faced Shakespeare finally tackles Hamlet, premieres at Leicester Square Theatre this week by Featured Content

The Shitfaced-Shakespeare® crew are finally ready to tackle the greatest dramatic work ever committed to the page in the English language: Hamlet. The latest in their internationally succes…

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Saturday, June 15, 2019

WATCH: Art, power, manipulation – it’s all in the trailer for new play Reformation by Featured Content

"One look in her eyes tells us how she has been wronged" - The trailer for James Martin Charlton's new play Reformation gives a flesh-creeping taste of how model Eva is manipulated and misus…

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Friday, June 14, 2019

FIRST LOOK: Take a peek at the view from the edge of the dancefloor with images of BoxLess Theatre’s Hedgehog by Featured Content

Drinking, dancing, matching outfits and small puppet people, these production photos give a hint at what to expect from BoxLess Theatre's Hedgehog, which is already turning heads at the Lion…

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NEWS: Jack Albert Cook makes Lion & Unicorn debut with first full-length play, Fast Love by Featured Content

Associate Artist, Jack Albert Cook, makes his Lion and Unicorn Theatre debut in July, when his tale of mental health within the gay community, Fast Love, runs at the Kentish Town venue. Book…

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NEWS: Culture clash comedy Sushi Girls arrives at Theatro Technis by Featured Content

Sushi Girls, Tony Leliw's new comedy about a pair of Japanese students living in London, will bring its tale of cultural confusion to Theatro Technis in July. Book your tickets now!

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NEWS: Fall Prettier gives Medea a glittery make-over at The Space by Featured Content

New international performance collaboration Wet Paint brings its first production, Fall Prettier, to The Space later this month, promising a wacky, brutal and glitter-dusted take on appropri…

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

FEATURED SHOW: Check out the brilliant ★★★★★ reviews for PR comedy Cuttings by Featured Content

There may not be a clipboard in sight (they're out of shot), but with giant A-boards, dosiers of juicy delights and many a panicked phone call, these images of new comedy Cuttings give a gre…

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WATCH: The cast of Much Ado About Not(h)ing tell us what’s different about this Shakespeare and why audiences should see it by Featured Content

"It's Shakespeare but not as you imagine Shakespeare to be." So say the cast of Much Ado About Not(h)ing, the new staging of The Bard's comedy which brings the action into the world of socia…

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‘We are in denial about our current state of race relations’: Urban Wolf on creating hit drama, Custody by Featured Content

Race riots, political cover-ups and audience reactions - creator and performer Urban Wolf tells us about what inspired his acclaimed play Custody and how it has grown while touring the UK. R…

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

NEWS: Annie Jenkins brings trio of female monologues, A Tinder Trilogy, to Theatre503 by Featured Content

Following her success of In Lipstick at The Pleasance earlier this year, playwright Annie Jenkins brings A Tinder Trilogy, a trio of female monologues, to Theatre 503 later this month. Book …

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FEATURED SHOW: The ★★★★ reviews are in for new farce Flat Out by Featured Content

"British farce at its best" - that's the view of critics who've laughed their way through an evening at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, enjoying Jennifer Selway's new comedy Flat Out. Enjoy our c…

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Week one: What inspired Vibrant Festival playwrights Einat Weizman, Stewart Pringle & Melis Aker? by Featured Content

Week One of this year's Vibrant - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, features new plays set in Israel, Turkey and your local pub, care of Einat Weizman (and Palestinian political prisoner…

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NEWS: James Martin Charlton premieres new play Reformation at White Bear Theatre by Featured Content

Reformation runs at The White Bear Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ from 25 June to 14 July 2019 with performances Mondays to Saturday at 7.30pm, matinees Sundays at 4pm. …

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

PHOTOS: Meet Electra, Orestes & their tragic family in Exchange Theatre’s The Flies by Featured Content

Electra, Orestes and their tragic family take to the stage from tonight (11 June 2019) at London's Bunker Theatre, with Exchange Theatre's tenth-anniversary revival of Jean-Paul Sartre's The…

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VIDEO: Watch what’s been happening as Zoo Co’s Sirens hits the road & comes to London by Featured Content

After award-winning success at last year's Edinburgh Fringe - where Mate Laura Kressly raved about this "wonderfully welcoming" show - Zoo Co's Sirens launches a UK tour this month, includin…

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NEWS: Vibrant Festival returns for 11th year with nine new plays at Finborough Theatre by Featured Content

Vibrant - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, the Finborough Theatre's annual explosion of new writing, returns this week for its eleventh consecutive year, presenting nine new plays on Su…

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NEWS: Shakespeare meets Facebook in new adaptation Much Ado About Not(h)ing by Featured Content

A new adaptation of Shakespeare's famous comedy, updating the Bard's tale for an era of social media, Much Ado About Not(h)ing, comes to the Cockpit Theatre later this month. Get your smartp…

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Friday, June 7, 2019

FIRST LOOK: Check out the shellfish-tastic production images from hit show Blue by Featured Content

A cuddly lobster, shadow puppets, stars, glitter - they're all here in the production images of Sycorax Collective's hit one-woman show Blue. Take a look, then book your tickets!

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FIRST LOOK: Check out the hilarious action from new farce Flat Out in these new production images by Featured Content

Questionable food choices, a doorway being blocked, a man in a wig - Darren Bell's production images for Flat Out positively scream 'farce' at you... which is lucky considering that's exactl…

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Thursday, June 6, 2019

‘We were inspired by movies like Get Out’: Harry Blake and Jennifer Fletcher on creating new horror musical The Sandman by Featured Content

How did a short story by ETA Hoffman get transplanted to South London to create a chilling new musical? Co-creators Harry Blake and Jennifer Fletcher tells us all about The Sandman, the prod…

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FEATURED SHOW: Check out the tasty reviews for immersive dining experience Dinner Is Coming by Featured Content

"A delightful, zany celebration of all things Thrones" - Audiences have been more excited than a Dothraki horde riding into battle about Game of Thrones-inspired theatrical dining experience…

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NEWS: Finborough Theatre stages world premiere of deportation drama Lunatic 19s by Featured Content

Lunatic 19s - A Deportational Road Trip, the new play from young American playwright Tegan McLeod will have its world premiere at Finborough Theatre next month. Time to book your tickets!

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