24 stories by "Felix Clutson"
Ben Weatherill's Jellyfish explores the journey of Kelly (Sarah Gordy), who has Down's Syndrome, as she navigates the rollercoaster of
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Chris Buxey's radio play charts the story of author Stuart (John Rayment), whose young adult series of books, Frankie Fightwell,
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Alex Benjamin's Cotton investigates the impact of professional gaming on the participants' impressions of reality. Precocious Kieran (Ben Mallett) throws a game at mid-point after a crisis m…
Saint George and the Dragon is a remimagining of Evgeny Schwartz’ ‘The Dragon’, an allegory of Stalinism, by playwright Rory Mullarkey, centred on England. The tale is of G…
The last of Puccini's operas, this revival of Turandot by the Royal Opera House comes with a libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. It tells the story of Turandot, a Chinese princess …
Written by Julian Fellowes, this is an adaptation of Kenneth Graeme’s children’s classic, with Ratty (Simon Lipkin) and Mole (Craig Mather) messing about on the river, avoiding t…
It’s Shakespeare, Jim, but not as we know it. Creation Theatre's debut London show is an 'immersive' version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Having been told to go to the steps of …
Get ready, this is about to get emotional. An adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's bestseller, The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, who begins this story a child in an affluent Kabul suburb a…
In Michael McLean's Years of Sunlight, we trace the lives of two best friends " Paul (Mark Rice-Oxley) and Emlyn (Bryan Dick) " from the latter's death back to their childhood on the Skelmer…
In the Italian countryside circa 1920s, some cheerful socialites are buoyed by the engagement of Corrado (Ashley Stillburn) to our female protagonist, Grazia (Zoe Doano). Headed for Grazia's…
In an unspecified area of London, Hari, 11, along with his sister Lydia and Mamma, are fresh off the plane from Ghana, leaving behind his father, baby sister Agnes and his grandmother. He re…
Raymondo is a spoken word story woven over the course of just over an hour by writer and performer Annie Siddons. It charts the exploits Raymondo and his younger brother, Sparky, who have be…
Leave Hitler to Me, Lad, written and directed by Haley Cox, tells the story of the war children who never get picked up, and don't know who their family are as they were so young. We see thi…
Hangmen, staged in the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, presents Martin McDonagh's first published play since 2010, and is a long-awaited return. The play portrays the reaction of E…
Walking across the Orange Tree stage floor to get to your seats is quite a treat at this production, as you get to move across the very authentic cracked concrete-looking floor, lumps, bu…
Christopher Marlowe’s sweeping epic is given a modern twist at the Tristan Bates Theatre. We are instantly bombarded with banging techno, synchronised marching in suits, chanting their…
This is genuinely like nothing I have ever seen. A real mixed bag, Our House is a musical by Tim Firth with songs exclusively by Madness, the most commercially successful band of the 2-To…
Dorothy, written and co-directed by Bryan Hodgson, tells the story of the life of L. Frank Baum, creator of The Wizard of Oz, charting his struggles to find success as a writer and the inspi…
Boys and Girls is a punchy, hour long sketch show exploring the comic facets of the myriad relationships between girls and boys. A two hander, written and performed by Tom Worsley and Ali…
4.48 Psychosis is a play like no other, and in this regard poses very interesting questions when evaluating it. Sarah Kane's famous last work, written whilst suffering from depression and sh…
Lucy Osborne's fantastic design is the first thing that strikes you as Luna Gale starts up. The three walls of the stage house thick black shelves stacked floor to ceiling with files and fol…
Entering the space at the Gate Theatre you are accosted by spinning yellow hazard lights and heavy, fast rock music, reminiscent of Massive Attack. This sensory barrage is maintained through…
This night begins in a pattern that was to follow for the rest of the night. On a giant projection screen at the back of the stage, we are shown a fictional recording of an ‘Eagl…
Having been greeted at the door, we are told we are present at a focus group. We are also asked to stand underneath one of a set of wooden shapes attached to the wall. This is the first of m…
