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Monday, February 24, 2020

Belly Up review at the Vaults, London – ‘fun, feminist historical comedy’ by Grace Wood

This jam-packed historical comedy from Julia Grogan and Lydia Higman is full of unexpected twists. Liberty Whitley (Grogan), orphaned, and brought up

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Sticky Door at the Vaults, London – ‘funny, moving and energetically performed solo show’ by Grace Wood

Katie Arnstein must be one of the hardest-working theatremakers at this year’s Vault Festival as she’s performing all three shows of her

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:28AM
Monday, December 23, 2019

Christmas at the (Snow) Globe review at Shakespeare’s Globe, London – ‘a joyful festive singalong’ by Grace Wood

British Sign Language interpreter Becky Barry steals the show in Christmas at the Snow Globe, Shakespeare Globe’s seasonal offering created by Sandi

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Sleeping Beauty review at Greenwich Theatre, London – ‘a celebratory panto with a great dame’ by Grace Wood

Andrew Pollard’s celebratory pantomime marks 50 years since Greenwich Theatre opened in 1969. The slumbering princess in this Sleeping Beauty is Russia’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:53AM
Friday, November 29, 2019

A Christmas Carol review at Bridge House Theatre, London – ‘immensely talented cast’ by Grace Wood

Pub theatre the Bridge House has a strong reputation for its Christmas shows, and this year it takes on Charles Dickens’ A

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AM
Monday, November 11, 2019

Poisoned Polluted review at Old Red Lion, London – ‘powerful story of addiction’ by Grace Wood

Kathryn O’Reilly’s new play, her second after 2016’s Screwed, follows two sisters as they seek to find their place in the world.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:21PM
Friday, September 20, 2019

Call Me Fury review at Hope Theatre, London – ‘offers much potential’ by Grace Wood

It’s not easy to produce serious, funny and historically accurate theatre. This really shows in Sasha Wilson’s Call Me Fury, which, taking

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:55AM
Friday, May 24, 2019

Harper Regan review at Tabard Theatre, London – ‘a lack of quiet and subtlety’ by Grace Wood

Harper Regan debuted in 2008 at the Cottesloe, National Theatre, and has been revived by Contentment Productions – recently launched to champion

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AM
Friday, May 17, 2019

Happy Jack review at Jack Studio Theatre, London – ‘nostalgic slice of West Yorkshire life’ by Grace Wood

John Godber’s 1982 play Happy Jack is a two-hander based on the lives of Godber’s grandparents: Jack – a “hard man” miner

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30AM
Monday, April 22, 2019

Playwright Dominique Morisseau: ‘When I’m writing, I can see myself in all my characters’ by Grace Wood

US playwright Dominique Morisseau tells Howard Sherman about theatres’ responsibility to reach black audiences, discovering musical theatre workshops and writing the book

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

One Jewish Boy review at Old Red Lion, London – ‘tenderly performed’ by Grace Wood

Stephen Laughton’s moving play explores the relationship between Jesse (Robert Neumark Jones), a “nice Jewish boy from north London” and Alex (Asha

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:21PM
Friday, December 7, 2018

Robin Hood and the Arrow of Destiny review at Theatre Peckham, London – ‘fun, if a little confused, family-orientated panto’ by Grace Wood

This year, Theatre Peckham’s seasonal offering is a retelling of Robin Hood. Originated by Richard Hurford and Rob Castell for York Theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:05AM
Friday, October 26, 2018

Executive director Sarah Nicholson to leave Orange Tree Theatre by Grace Wood

London’s Orange Tree Theatre has announced that executive director Sarah Nicholson is to step down from her role. Nicholson, who joined the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:40AM
Friday, October 19, 2018

Sundowning review at Tristan Bates Theatre, London – ‘a poignant play about dementia’ by Grace Wood

Despite being only 80 minutes, Nessa Muthy’s new play Sundowning feels a lot longer. Repetitive and slow, it captures the misery of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:03AM
Saturday, October 6, 2018

The Burning Tower review at Spid Theatre, London – ‘moving and passionately performed’ by Grace Wood

The Burning Tower experience starts on arrival at SPID Theatre in Kensal Rise – one mile from Grenfell. Wooden chairs are arranged

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:45AM
Friday, September 28, 2018

Every Day I Make Greatness Happen review at Hampstead Theatre, London – ‘terrifyingly accurate’ by Grace Wood

Richard Molloy’s Every Day I Make Greatness Happen terrifyingly captures the trauma of state education. Both for teachers and students. Designer Lucy

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:31AM
Friday, July 20, 2018

Actresses’ Franchise League: The 100-year-old feminist theatre coalition that’s inspiring writers today by Grace Wood

In 1908, at the Criterion Restaurant in Piccadilly Circus, a group of actresses, creatives and theatremakers decided to form a group. In

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:17AM
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Careers Clinic: Can I put stage work on my showreel? by Grace Wood

Since leaving drama school, I have mostly worked on stage. In the past year or so, I have finally graduated from just

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Mark Shenton: What do we experts know? by Grace Wood

One of the most notorious, noxious statements of the pro-Brexit campaign was Michael Gove’s infamous declaration: “People in this country have had

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

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