134 stories by "Alistair Wilkinson"
In Robert Louis Stevenson's original Victorian-era novel, women don't seem to exist. They are erased from the narrative, yet their stories are probably some of the most important. In this re…
Two women play two women playing men. It sounds complicated, but it isn't really. RashDash return to the Soho Theatre to interrogate masculinity and gender in their award-winning show that d…
A man and a woman enter, having just returned from a holiday in Greece. They unpack, order a takeaway, wash clothes, drink wine, play video games and go to bed. Chris Thorpe returns to the R…
My Name is Rachel Corrie is revived at the Young Vic 12 years after its debut at the Royal Court. Edited by the late Alan Rickman and Guardian editor Katherine Viner and based on the writing…
Despite all the little people in the audience, the seating was a tight squeeze as the Unicorn had sold out, and then some, for the press night of their new show Laika. Following the story of…
Presented as part of the Genesis Foundation Project, B kicks off the Royal Court's international season.
Riding high from their momentous success at the Edinburgh Festival, Baxter Theatre Company bring their award-winning show The Fall to the Royal Court.
Two Ingmar Bergman screenplays are reimagined for the stage in an experimental double bill, presented by Ivo von Hove's company Toneelgroep at the Barbican Centre. The production is a voyeur…
BWW reviewer Alistair Wilkinson puts forward his nominations for the 2017 BroadwayWorld UK Awards
What do you do when you're not good enough for Heaven, but not bad enough for Hell How do you deal with being stuck in the waiting room of the afterlife, whilst the gender-fluid almighty spi…
Jazmin is different. In an area dominated by whiteness her mixed race complexion sticks out a mile off. Attempting to avoid the village's conventional route for teenagers, she applies to dra…
Seduction, sleaze and farce are just a few words to describe TOPLESS The Path to Extinction. The mysterious night creatures GINGZILLA and Cazeleon hatched onto the East London night scene a …
Jack Cardiff, OBE was a British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career lasted through many decades, spanning from the development of cinema, to silent film, and through to th…
An evening dedicated to the highs and lows of gay history, Outlaws to In-Laws takes a look at how men have interacted with one another over the past seven decades. Spanning from the Fifties …
Sick to death of reading shows aimed at 16-25 year olds written by writers 40, Conor Hunt has created this story of the millennial child, giving his own personal reflection on what it's like…
After losing his battle to cancer, Dylan has left in his will a video to be given to his best friends Polly and Eve. The recording contains instructions for the pair to go on a road trip, wh…
Annie Siddons is a London-based playwright and performer. But more importantly, she is a survivor. Having suffered from extreme loneliness after a 'shitstorm' of life events this autobiograp…
Girls follows the story of three young women who are hostages, being put to work and forced to marry. Commissioned by Talawa Theatre Company, HighTide and Soho Theatre, Girls provides a deep…
After their highly acclaimed productions in London, Dublin, New York and Sydney, 5 Guys Chillin' returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the second year.
Waggo is a hilarious, deliberately crazy piece of theatre brought to the fringe by Queen Mary University's theatre society.
Outrageously over the top, All Genius All Idiot celebrates the craziness of life, using expert circus skills to highlight the extremity of human behaviour at its most primal form. Underscore…
Berlin, 1929 Marta and Greta fight to keep their cafe open. As Greta is courted, spending most of her time at jazz clubs, Marta is becoming part of a movement that aims to restore Berlin's e…
Bunting decorates the stage and a cardboard sign reads 'Happy Birthday'. A family has gathered to celebrate Alan's 70th, if only he'd come downstairs. It's a birthday party that will never h…
As one of the leading acts in the queer performance circuit Bourgeois and Maurice have been entertaining audiences for a decade. Since the opening of their first full-length show Social Work…
Recent graduates of the RADABirkbeck MA Text and Performance course have collaborated to create a story of dystopian abstraction a tale of optimism that has the possibility to resonate with …
