209 stories by "Honour Bayes"
In a 1954 essay entitled The Making of Film, Ingmar Bergman wrote: I'm sure if we could, as wide a selection would
Last weekend I found myself chatting to a data analyst who was, to use his own words, "obsessed with, I mean a
An exciting new trend of collaborations between artists and academics is gaining traction across the country. Campus theatres like the Nuffield are
The building of a new theatre in Streatham Hill should be grounds for celebration. But according to some eagle-eyed protesters, not so.
Park Theatre, London: With so many catastrophic events happening around the world it's easy to miss the little tragedies that pepper contemporary living. Torben Betts' crisp, thoug…
January 6-February 28, PN various: The Faction season at the New Diorama is now a staple for any Off-West End theatregoer, always getting the year going with a bang. It's no different i…
How much information do you want in your theatre programme? I want a lot, but of a certain type. I love the ones you get at the opera, full of left-field articles and so glossy…
Southwark Playhouse, London: Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive is a sticky play that brilliantly explores manipulation, the desperate search for human connection and paedophilia. It&…
Recently, Amy Golding from Newcastle-based theatre company Curious Monkey held a Future of Fringe symposium for artists and companies from the North East. The reports have yet to come out bu…
White Bear Theatre, London: Long before Pope Francis began making waves by highlighting the extravagances of the Catholic Church, the father of his order - the Jesuits - Ignatius of Loyola (…
Last week, mini-season Walking the Tightrope set out to explore issues of freedom of expression, censorship and boycotts in the arts through a series of microplays (which you can download al…
Caroline Horton's Islands at the Bush Theatre has well and truly put the cat among the pigeons. Most of the critics have had their claws out, slating it as self indulgent and toothless. A fe…
I saw the film Birdman for the second time on Sunday. It's as blisteringly good on repeat viewing, still making me feel tearful and calm all at once. This time my brain was in gear…
Last week Alan Lane from Leeds-based company Slung Low wrote an impassioned blog on asking audiences to pay what they wanted, rather than adhere to a fixed-fee structure. In it he argued tha…
It's out. The Stage 100, billed as "UK theatre's definitive power list", has been published. But 2015's list has caused both celebration and consternation. Anger has been voiced about the pr…
After a stonking end to 2014, I can't wait to see what 2015 is going to bring to the fringe. With that in mind, I've put together a selection of treats heading our way over…
On bullish form in 2014, fringe winners included cerebral explorations, feminist fightbacks and provocative journeys into darkness. Honour Bayes says it was a good year to be called Chris. T…
The Lion and Unicorn, London: Okai Collier Company's The Winter's Tale brings the Lion and Unicorn's Shakespeare Sessions to a tidy end for 2014. In a savvy move, the company …
Last week I was talking to a director who explained how hard it is to pitch to some fringe venues due to their year-long programming schedules. This worries me a bit. For a big theatre…
Bridge House Theatre, Penge, London: Guy Retallack's decision to stage It's A Wonderful Life as a tongue in cheek 1940's radio play is inspired. It adds a bit of savvy satire …
Meera Syal has said that theatres need to cater more for Asian audiences and take advantage of the “brown pound” and one theatre company in Watford is doing just that. Rifco A…
The Puppet Theatre Barge, London: Nestled on a canal in Little Venice bobs the Puppet Barge, a marionette theatre specialising in shows for children. It's lined with dark wooden panels …
Southwark Playhouse, London: Miyamoto Usagi is a samurai, the greatest in the land - well, he's not yet but after this coming of age tale, I think we can be pretty sure he will be. He&#…
Christmas season is well and truly upon us and I couldn’t be happier. The idea of pantos as far as the eye can see makes me as happy as those kids that surround you when…
Finborough Theatre, London: There's a strong taste of George Orwell's 1984 in Eve Leigh's first full-length play, although Leigh is more hopeful about the resilience of the hu…
