Michael Mears’ committed and well thought out piece This Evil Thing about a tricky subject is dealt with empathetically and entertainingly.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMA second online season from TheSpace has an eclectic range – even if what I saw was all comedy.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 12:25PMThere is something essentially life affirming about the whole idea of Letters Live and these documents will prove an invaluable way of connecting with others as the dark times close over us …
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMProminent among other commemorative David Bowie events is a three-day streaming of Lazarus, the theatre piece that he was working on towards the end of his life and which was ultimately prod…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMQuirky in the extreme but great fun, Theater In Quarantine takes limited space performance to a new level in The Neighbor and The 7th Voyage Of Egon Tichy.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSabrina Mahfouz’s play A History Of Water In The Middle East highlights an ages old and still ongoing tale of colonialism and gives an entirely new slant to this exploration of “landscap…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWatching the powerful set of monologues Until The Flood brings back powerful memories of the shared experience which we can only hope will return soon. Powerful set of monologues stirs re…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThe Finborough is to be congratulated for delving back and finding thought-provoking piece S-27 to release and extend its winning run of past triumphs.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMI’ve selected 20 of the things that inspired, moved, amused and delighted, which have pushed the boundaries of what it possible and continued to fly the flag for theatre in the UK.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIt is the modern parallels which gives The Haunting Of Alice Bowles its depth and resonance and Philip Franks and the Original Theatre Company are to be congratulated for the equivalences wh…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMPotted Panto is a quick and jolly canter through Pantoland hosted by a couple of energetic and resourceful performers.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:15AMAlice’s Adventures In Wonderland is being freestreamed by Chickenshed, the north London youth-oriented community theatre, and is the latest in a long line of releases from them this year.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe latest account of the Dickens perennial favourite A Christmas Carol comes courtesy of the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe Old House is a melancholy and emotionally charged play which examines a difficult subject from a new perspective.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe Charles Court Opera team, working at the King’s Head Theatre in Islington, presents Snow White In The Seven Months Of Lockdown.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMNorthern Comedy Theatre’s Doing The Pub Quiz examines what was practically a national obsession during the first lockdown – the phenomenon of the Zoom based quiz.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFollowing news that the National Theatre has launched its much anticipated streaming service National Theatre At Home, John Chapman goes back to 2009 and NT Live’s very first live streamed…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIt is sometimes possible to get a better perspective on a play through experiencing it as a piece of audio drama rather than seeing it live on stage and I found this to be the case with Haun…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMRed beautifully demonstrates the central thesis that sons must challenge fathers, the old must give way to the new and art and theatre must constantly evolve and change in order to survive …
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:11AMDeath Of England: Delroy is by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams and is a response to their own earlier play, simply called Death Of England which played at the National Theatre before Covid hoved…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe character of Baron Munchausen has a long and illustrious history (he first appeared in 1785) but is probably best known in this country via Terry Gilliam’s 1988 film. Some of the spiri…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMDante Or Die’s User Not Found is a stimulating and thoughtful piece which pushes the boundaries of what theatre is and can be.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMIf you’re missing socialising but want something a bit more structured than a straightforward video call, then you will find immersive adventure game Agent Venture a real tonic.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMOne play I have seen consistently recommended over the last couple of years is Emilia which premiered at The Globe in 2018 and transferred to the West End last year and was awarded three Oli…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWhat really strikes home in The Beast Will Rise series is the sheer range of scenarios which Philip Ridley conjures, all – in one way or another – providing responses to the pandemic, lo…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMHaving had a day to recover (!), I headed back for the second tranche of Frighteners from the Spontaneous Productions Theatre Company, highlighted as part of Scenesaver’s Fright Night prog…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWhile University Of Wonder And Imagination is fun it is also educational and provides a stimulating introduction to a number of topics which can be explored further.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMContinuity is just one of the online plays available from the Finborough Theatre’s repertoire. It is not an easy watch but has many important points to make about political and personal be…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe microplays in the Digital Caravan Theatre Series 2 are full of a richness born out of careful time management giving them a leanness which is sometimes lacking in longer works.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe whole creative and production team involved in Original Theatre Company’s Apollo 13: The Dark Side Of the Moon can be rightly proud of a superb job which really pushes at the frontiers…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMFinborough Theatre’s latest online offering is Adding Machine: A Musical, based on the American expressionist classic of the 1920s by Elmer Rice.
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