Lockdown theatre has offered a lot of inventive ways to deliver performances – Zoom, email, through the post, on WhatsApp, and in the case of You Don’t Know Me, But…, a one-to-one perf…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMYou will quickly feel involved, in Viper Squad and have to think on your feet, retain a lot of information and trust your instincts. The Viper Squad relies on you.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMJim Cartwright’s Two is a snapshot of its time and its people, their abject poverty and aspiration to escape clearly underlined.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMRichard O’Brien returns like a welcome glass of fine wine to take centre stage in the six-part audio piece, The Barren Author, written by Paul Birch from a treatment by director/producer B…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe world of Little Wars is one where women can make a difference, and bond together, despite their obvious differences.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMIn the spirit of continued inventiveness under these odd times, spooky drama Stay Safe from New Perspectives takes place entirely over WhatsApp.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMA season of new digital performances written and performed by a female-led creative team, Press Play offers bite-sized chances to escape from the worries of the current world situation.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMA Broadway musical turned streamed extravaganza, First Date is a co-production from Lambert Jackson and Crazy Coqs and features an awkward encounter between Jewish Aaron (Simon Lipkin) and a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWith a startingly original score by Sam MacDonald, clowning, puppetry, and different video and audio effects, a variety of settings and emotions are conjured up Finding Percy Erebus, a depic…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThere’s a lot to unpick from camp comedy Buyer and Cellar set in Barbra Streisand’s basement mall (as described in the chunky book she wrote about designing her Malibu estate) which has …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWith some scenes of conflict filmed in a style which evokes the “found-footage” style seen in The Blair Witch Project and others, this Big Telly Theatre Company’s Macbeth – for which…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMAs part of the one-person play series which has reopened the Bridge Theatre, Quarter Life Crisis brings the story of Alicia to the stage as she approaches her 26th birthday.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWhile Original Theatre’s Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon is largely filmed in the homes of actors, the audience is taken straight into the interior of the spacecraft as a mission whic…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWithout pieces of art like Wait For Me – and this mixes music, theatre, ballet, cinema, storytelling and production – the world would be a far lonelier place.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThe Theatre Channel showcases classics from musical theatre in a variety of settings for the digital age, so fans can enjoy their favourite songs and stars from the comfort of home.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWelcome back to the Fringe Focus series of interviews with artistic directors around London. Recently I caught up with Kennedy Bloomer, who has been running the Hope Theatre (above the Hope …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMFilmed simply and elegantly in the Little auditorium at Southwark Playhouse, Before After places all our attention on the problems of these two people as they begin again.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMA 20 minute audio experience for two people, Double is a psychological puzzle set in any normal kitchen, against any normal kitchen table.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMUltimately this Old Vic in Camera production of Faith Healer, starring Michael Sheen, David Threlfall and Indira Varma, is a flawless rendition of a deeply engrossing and emotional text.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWelcome back to Fringe Focus, our series putting a spotlight on smaller theatres. Today’s guest is the artistic director of the Lion & Unicorn Theatre, David Brady. As well as running …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMStrictly 18-plus, Pinocchio Gets Wood is a riot of filth in words and gestures right from the first appearance of Dame Ciabatta Myflange (the tireless Daniel Page). No Widow Twankey, this Da…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMartin Sherman’s intense play is revived by Hope Mill Theatre with an absorbing performance from Maureen Lipman as the 80-year-old recounting the events of her life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMIncluded in the shows offered at this year’s digital Edinburgh Fringe, comes Hollow. It is a musical from performer David Kent and collaborator Dereck Walker, weaving supernatural stories …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWelcome back to Fringe Focus, putting a spotlight on smaller theatres. Following my attendance at Dear Peter last month, the series reopens with the artistic director of Iris Theatre, Paul-R…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTeater V’s Safe Space faces a tough subject head on with some style while always staying one step ahead of its audience.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMIt seems extremely apt for the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park to resurrect its celebrated production of Jesus Christ Superstar just as live theatre starts to take the first tentative st…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe marvellous Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester has co-produced Godspell The Concert with Ginger Quiff Media.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMChronic Insanity’s final show of 12 in lockdown may well be their best, with each virtual performance a random set of pieces chosen by the viewer from a deck of cards.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMYou can catch Until the Ad Break at Online@theSpace until the end of August. It is a reimagined scene from the company’s 2018 show, 21 Minutes, created and filmed during lockdown.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWelcome to the virtual Edinburgh Fringe. Here I look at the shows made available via The Space UK which run under ten minutes duration. All are available until 31 August at Online@theSpace.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMA new play written for lockdown by Martin Murray, Jury puts us into the jury room – or Zoom – as 12 people on furlough come together to consider a case against a high-profile white femal…
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