Friday, April 25, 2014
Look across the fringe and it’s raining theatrical dynasties; Redgrave, Fox, Rigg – if you want to see the creme de la creme of genetic theatrical talent for half the price of a West…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMWednesday, April 16, 2014
The Lost Theatre, London: This is an affecting debut from the Komola Collective, a company set up to tell previously untold histories from women's perspectives. After a year of research…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:50PMFriday, April 11, 2014
Jermyn Street Theatre, London: Written in 1895 and boasting a fiery female protagonist, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith is as radical as any contemporary feminist play.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMWednesday, April 9, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, London: Two years after revamping The Seagull, Anya Reiss and Russell Bolam are back with Three Sisters. It's a lively rendition that provides a strong take on the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AMMonday, April 7, 2014
As the Olivier nominations attest, this is the time of the musical. Even the fringe is not immune – with over 10 musical productions coming up over the next few months. But – sti…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AMTheatre Royal Stratford East, London: Roy Williams returns to the theatre where he started his career with a bristling, macho cop drama that attempts to examine the state of Jamaica today. B…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMFriday, March 28, 2014
Red Gallery, London: The Nine O'Clock Slot unearths the stories of the men and women who are given public health burials, or paupers funerals; it is a compelling and thought provoking p…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMMonday, March 24, 2014
The Old Red Lion Theatre, London: Bash, Neil LaBute's devastating indictment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is so much more sophisticated than its bullish title sug…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMFriday, March 21, 2014
The Print Room, London: Jon Fosse may be the most performed playwright elsewhere in Europe but he hasn't had much luck on UK shores, and this opaque production seems unlikely to change …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:40AMThursday, March 20, 2014
When I found out last week that Boyzone star Keith Duffy was making his stage debut at the intimate Theatre 503 I had mixed feelings. I’d always been a Take That fan so there was…
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Baron's Court Theatre, London: After impressing with his autobiographical testament to British socialism, The Tailor's Last Stand, last year, Ian Buckley has moved into a more fictional…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:05AMFriday, March 7, 2014
Arcola Theatre, London: Visitors is that increasingly rare thing on the fringe - a genuine piece of no fuss naturalism. Barney Norris' touching portrayal of a family dealing with dement…
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Bush Theatre, London: The full name of this play is <b>We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known As Southwest Africa, from the German Sudwest A…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PMWednesday, March 5, 2014
Last night I broke into a building, navigated around mechanical and human obstacles, stole something precious and escaped scot-free. If I’m being a bit cagey about the details it’s becau…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMMonday, February 24, 2014
Soho Theatre, London: Witnessing the descent of Smallholding's two characters is deeply affecting in this painfully realistic portrayal of the destructive power of addiction. But despit…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:39AMFriday, February 21, 2014
When it comes to seeing theatre is the second time a charm? It certainly was at the Barbican last weekend for Midsummer Night’s Dream and speaking to people who’ve recently been to The D…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMThursday, February 13, 2014
The Langham, London: <a href="http://www.thehotelplays.co.uk/index.htm"> Defibrillator presents The Hotel Plays</a> - a triptych of intimate Tennessee Williams shorts -…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:46AMWednesday, February 5, 2014
The Vaults, London: Ian McEwan's The Cement Garden - a disturbing novel about orphaned children left to fend for themselves - is given a nimble if strangely ponderous makeover in David …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:59AMDavid Aula – director of the VAULT production of Ian McEwan’s The Cement Garden – was recently asked “Is it impossible on the fringe to do risky things without completely bankr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:47AMMonday, February 3, 2014
Vault Festival, London: Hunter S Thompson's freewheeling masterpiece Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas sees him acknowledge the ignoble effects of substance abuse and revel in them. His Fa…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:46AMThursday, January 30, 2014
New Diorama Theatre, London: It's fitting that The Robbers has it's opening on the same night as the final of Celebrity Big Brother. Schiller's swaggering tale of feuding brot…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMMonday, January 27, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, London: Two's Company has revived its triple bill of short plays about women at the turn of the 20th century to coincide with the centenary year of World War One. I…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:04AMWednesday, January 22, 2014
Last week I got stuck with a question that perennially seems to raise its head: what makes a theatre a ‘fringe’ theatre? Just as I was starting to ponder the usual circles – funding, l…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMonday, January 20, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, London: Nick Gill's new play Fiji Land is a surreal, disquieting interrogation of the idea that innocence breeds contentment.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AMThursday, January 16, 2014
New Diorama Theatre, London: Commissioned by The Faction as part of its Rep Season 2014, Gareth Jandrell's Thebes is a rich reimagining of the tragedies of Oedipus and Antigone. Jandrel…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:43AMWednesday, January 8, 2014
The White Bear, London: Hailed as 'London's Most Daring Play' Women of Twilight caused quite a stir when it first premiered in 1951. Sylvia Rayman's gritty drama about si…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMThis Christmas I spent a lot of time thinking about how similar churches and theatres are. Both have music, costumes, speeches, lighting effects, rituals and of course, cramped seats. Both a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMSaturday, December 28, 2013
Fresh approaches, teamwork and shows written by and for women gave us a year of fantastic productions. writes Honour Bayes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:37AMWednesday, December 18, 2013
Watersmeet, Rickmansworth: Following on from its Cinderella last year, Watersmeet has swapped one princess for another with Sleeping Beauty.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:17PMBeck Theatre, Hayes: Joe McElderry of X Factor fame makes his panto debut in this boisterous production of Cinderella and what a sweet Prince Charming he is. As on TV, McElderry inspires the…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:35AMThursday, December 12, 2013
The Old Red Lion, London: Gregory Skulnick has done that rarest of things - produced a funny new farce. The Upstanding Member is sharply written, deftly performed and genuinely droll; what a…
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