25 stories by "Calum McIntosh"
There is something very special about watching a play outdoors. Whether it is the connection between actor and audience, the
The post Feature: Making Outdoor Theatre: A Theatremaker’s …
Stephen Beresford’s adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny And Alexander follows the lives of an upper class family, and the dysfunction within it. It is a tale of decadence, desire, …
Milly Thomas' Dust follows the story of Alice, as she wrestles with her recent death. Looking on as a paranormal observer, she graphically takes the audience around the people her suicide ha…
Tracing Grace follows the true story of Grace Eves, a young girl who suffers from an illness known as encephalitis, which makes everyday a struggle. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the br…
It has been ten years since Ken Campbell, ‘theatrical maverick’, passed away. Terry Johnson's Ken suitably tributes the genius in this narrated re-enactment of his most memorable…
Mesmerising, mercurial and miraculously weird. There are an abundance of words to describe Peeping Tom's production of Moeder (Mother), but these few typify the bizarre world in which you ar…
Mikhail Durnenkov's The War Has Not Yet Started (translated by Noah Birkstead-Breen) comprises of 11 short stories that aim to reflect some of modern societies' most pressing issues. Theatre…
Tom Crowley's adaptation of Great Expectations transports Charles Dickens' classic tale to the 21st Century. It follows the story of Pip (Joshua Asare), a young man living in a council estat…
Vicky Jones' Touch is as punchy, hilarious and perceptive as one might expect, following the huge success of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and DryWrite's Fleabag. The story explores the life of 33-ye…
E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops is adapted for the stage by Neil Duffield and relates to humanity's growing reliance on technology. The audience are taken into a dystopian world, year…
Bag of Beard Theatre Company present Two Short Stories at the Bread and Roses Theatre. The company comprises of six graduates from Italia Conti drama school, who aim to create innovative and…
All the way from Brazil, Jô Bilac’s Turmoil explores a bizarre Jane Austen-esque world with a twist. Dende Collective along with a vastly international cast, (hailing from all over …
Katherine Soper’s Wish List follows two struggling siblings, trying to make the best of their lives after the death of their mother. Battling with financial desperation, a lack of gove…
The festive season is upon us and award winning comedy trio, The Sleeping Trees return to Theatre 503 for their third pantomime, Scrooge And The Seven Dwarves. This time they tell the tale o…
Al Smith's Harrogate was thought of as the most impressive and engaging piece of writing at the 2015 HighTide festival. It is certainly not difficult to see why this is the case when watchin…
Blackshaw Theatre Company present a combination of scary stories, spooky anecdotes and powerful spoken word pieces in Scare Slam. Blackshaw work with new writing and adaptations but mainly a…
A musical about cancer is of course, no easy feat. Complicité and performance Artist, Bryony Kimmings (with the help of co-writers, Brian Lobel and Tom Parkinson) aim to get people talking …
Michael Head's new play The Greater Game tells the true story of a group of young professional footballers who sign up to fight in the First World War. Encouraged by their manager (Nick Hanc…
Before watching Groundhog Day at The Old Vic, it is hard to imagine how it could be adapted into a West End Musical. However, the team behind Matilda, have created something that exceeds exp…
Émile Zola's Thérèse Raquin, written in 1867, is a story of love, lust, madness and despair. The seemingly stoic, shy and refined protagonist is married off according to her aunt's wis…
The Pensive Federation's Square explores the modern day interpretation of friendship. It questions the validity of social media, the connection of human beings to each other and the masks th…
La Femme Ridicule’s In The Gut explores the difficulties that women face when addressing the subject of pregnancy. It uses grotesque and over-the-top characters to try and capture a wo…
The story of The Yellow Wagtail, follows a young couple's battle through love, loss and the surfacing of romantic feelings with an ex-partner. Lily (Hermione Halpin), is a passionate artist …
Nobody’s Home, presented by Theatre Témoin, is a modern retelling of the ancient epic tale of The Odyssey. The tale follows the hero, Odysseus, who struggles to return to his wife and…
Even four hundred years after Shakespeare’s death, it is still seen as incredibly brave and risky to shift and re-shape his words. However, with a play as commonly performed as William…
