Ballet Black, founded by Cassa Pancho in 2001, aims to provide dancers of Black and Asian descent with inspiring opportunities in Classical Ballet. It is an unfortunate fact that classical b…
Carlos Acosta, world famous Cuban ballet prodigy is hanging up his ballet shoes and bidding farewell to the demands of Classical performance. It feels as if he's been saying goodbye forever,…
Natalia Osipova has followed the lead of French prima-ballerina Sylvie Guillem by throwing herself into the world of contemporary dance in her first self-commissioned programme. Supported by…
"In a land where anything is possible, no imagination is too big for our dream factory. Â Not even yours." This is the claim made by House of Stray Cats in the description of their latest …
Gallows Rope seeks to explore issues peculiar to twenty-first century London. Solitary existence, overpopulation, and Londoner's inability to communicate with people sat opposite them are…
Upon entry I'm handed a badge. "Dreams are free motherfuckers" it says, setting the tone for the evening's proceedings. The UK premiere of punkplay at the Southwark Playhouse aims – as…
As I walk into the Arcola Theatre for my latest review, I jokingly contemplate that How to Date a Feminist would be the perfect first date for proud gender egalitarians such as myself. What …
Stanley Houghton's Hindle Wakes is a microcosmic play that explores macrocosmic issues. The setting of two domestic locations in a provincial Lancashire mill town provides an anachronistic p…
Many of us seated (and indeed standing) could not have predicted the significance of watching Macbeth in the Globe on the eve of 23 June 2016. Shakespeare's play exploring political turbulen…
The gadulka. What is a gadulka? I'm still not sure even as I leave The Drayton Arms Theatre after having watching an hour long monologue that intends to explore the traditional Bulgarian fol…
When one sees an advert for an experimental theatre festival, it is always uncertain how "experimental" the pieces presented will be. Will they merely explore new possibilities within the re…
Devilish!'s writer and lyricist Chris Burgess claims that his most recent work takes inspiration from a John Ruskin quotation, HG Wells' The Wonderful Visit, and Bruegel's famous depiction o…
I defy anyone to enter Shakespeare's Globe and not experience a sense of wonder, tradition and dramatic energy. As I sit down on my wooden bench in the middle gallery and gaze around the cir…
Frontier Productions is a recently founded theatre company with a unique mission statement. It aims to open doors for actors in their sixties and seventies, and provide creative theatre role…
Opera. A genre that in contemporary society many view as restricted for musical experts and the elite upper classes. However, The Royal Opera's current reimagining of Wagner's Tannhäuser (1…
As I enter the main space at the Rich Mix Theatre, Shoreditch, loud Balkan music permeates the auditorium. There's an open bar in the theatre space, and an infamous portrait of Shakespeare i…
In a recent, controversial statement, contemporary choreographer Akram Khan declared that we should not encourage rising numbers of female choreographers "for the sake of it." Many people ha…
I'm sitting in the Union Theatre bar with a glass of Merlot, and within a matter of seconds I am transported back to the Roaring Twenties. Members of the ensemble cast burst into the foyer, …
Whether it's the traditional fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, or Disney's 1937 film adaptation, we are all familiar with the classic narrative of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. What many …
Women Redressed is a festival of theatrical brainstorming, combining the work of up-and coming-playwrights with that of more established writers. It is a programme of nine works, qualifying …
As the lights dim in the intimate venue of Camden People's Theatre, three actors enter the space and stare at the audience. Faint smirks are visible on their faces as they subsequently revea…
As we enter the theatre, a performer dressed in chorister's robes repetitively enters and exits the performance space, on each entry lighting a candle placed on a centre-stage lectern. He co…
There can be certain scepticism amongst theatre goers surrounding companies or acts that arise as a product of popular television talent competitions, a snobbery that I myself am often guilt…