149 stories by "Jessica Handscomb"
Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time, almost quite literally, as the famous story of the girl locked away in a tower by a ferocious and unforgiving beast is thought to be about 4,00…
Thelma Ruby is a commendable 93 years old. She's starred in countless West End Productions, worked with Judi Dench and Orson Welles, done everything from Shakespeare to Panto, and worked on …
After premiering here at the National Theatre in 2003, then being revived at the Wyndham's Theatre in 2006, Honour has found its way back to us at the Park Theatre, over a decade later. Joan…
Romeo & Juliet is possibly the most over-told story of all time. At almost any given time in London, there is someone, somewhere, producing this play. At the moment, it's BoxLit theatre,…
After her critically acclaimed Consent last year, which went on to transfer to the West End, Nina Raine has returned to the National Theatre with her new play, Stories. It follows Anna (Clau…
If the phrase "I'm not running", or anything similar to it ever falls from a politician's lips, we can usually safely assume that they will be doing just that, and they're just waiting for t…
I don't think any of us particularly enjoy the dentist, but the situation mostly plays out like this: we dread it for a little while, we attend our appointment, we're uncomfortable for a bit…
Far, far away, out in the treacherous zone 3, is Styx. Open both day and night, it boasts chilled out seating areas, a bar, a pizza joint, and Theatre N16. It's tucked away down a road; just…
Allegedly inspired by the writings of Vladimir Nabokov, Gemma Brockis' revisited play An Execution (By Invitation Only) is a surreal piece that explores the mortality and opacity in a human …
We enter, treading on bark and wood chippings to take our seats, walking through a dark and damp wood, weaving past tall, spindling tree trunks. Naomi Dawson's set design is eerie and immers…
Self-described as a "provocation about our planet and how we look after it," Filament Theatre Group bring Earth Makes No
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So, apparently, at the beginning of this decade there was an online black marketplace called 'Silk Road', presumably named after
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Camden Fringe is back again, and will be showcasing 300 new productions across North London until 26 August. One of
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Khalil Gibran, begins Shakespeare and Laozi, is the third bestselling poet worldwide of all time. Bet you didn't know that.
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Riot Act, written and performed by Alexis Gregory, is a one man show that lasts just one hour and is
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Will I ever see another play ever again that doesn't have a slight whiff of Donald Trump about it? Doubtful.
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Playmill returns to the King's Head Theatre in Islington. A three-week curated season of brand new work, from "some of
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The Winter's Tale is very much a tale of two halves. The first set in Sicilia the "jealous tyrant" King
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Cockamamy, an adjective meaning ludicrous or nonsensical. But also, a new play, by Louise Coulthard, which previewed at The Lion
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It's been a good few years for Tracy Letts. He's won a Tony award for his role as George in
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Written all the way back in 1664, Molière's revered comedy Tartuffe has made its debut at the Theatre Royal Market.
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Adam & Eve, written by Tim Cook, centres on a remarkably middle-class couple. Young, newly married and having just bought
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Harrison is a failed architect turned maths teacher, and at the beginning of Schism, is preparing to end his own
The post Review: Schism, Park Theatre appeared first on A Younger Theatre.
When we think of the word 'circus', what springs to mind? A sad looking clown on a tiny bike? Acrobats
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The longest running musical on Broadway, Chicago has once again returned to London's West End. Initially a 1926 play by
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