62 stories by "Rebecca Latham"
90s Brixton. Raves. Dub Music. Beer. Love. A heady cocktail of swirling colours, thumping music and flirtatious sprees. Or not quite. Harry MacKrill's production of Paul Boakye's Boy wit…
Can a family be left to self-govern their own laws? If acts of brutality are inflicted upon family members by family members, should the family retain control of the consequences? Two couple…
Often romanticised for their gangster lifestyle, the East London Kray twins hold an iconic status, further pronounced by the 2015 film Legend featuring Tom Hardy playing both Ron and Reggie.…
Originally an RSC commission in 2013, Alice Birch was asked, along with three other female writers, to respond to the provocation that well behaved women seldom make history. The result is a…
Set over three levels of Peckham's popular cultural hub The Bussey Building, the Youth Music Theatre company deliver an energetic but chaotic musical hinged on a quest. At the heart of the s…
British Comedy is apt at tenderly teasing individuals varying from the everyday to the obscure. As history has so far proven, British audiences have a soft spot for observational humour. In …
Traditionally, the middle child has been a pitied figure, in danger of living in the older sibling's shadow and wanting the same the comfort blanket gifted to the youngest. It has been said …
Legend has it that an X marks a spot of valuable treasure, whereas in this new offering from the Royal Court, X becomes an emblem of multiple unknown dangers that threaten detrimental impact…
Teenagers can be pretty nasty. You may have gathered that from your own school experience or at least seen a few films or read enough fiction to know about a huge spectrum of teenage persona…
Nineties pop fireball Ronan Keating once sang 'if tomorrow never comes' as a starting point to consider telling loved ones of their worth in the wake of his impending doom. Samuel Evan's Tom…
A familiar coming-of-age tale, of a young man developing his artistic identity at university in the shadow of an intoxicatingly brilliant companion, is set alight with poetry. The flaming wo…
An homage to Film Noir that doesn't digress into a parody, Hardboiled is a dynamic love letter to the great works of the 1940s. Noir is perhaps best typified by Raymond Chandler's imagined d…
The sensation of watching L'Étoile is akin to watching the infamous scene in Moulin Rouge where Toulouse and his band of misfits drink Absinthe and watch the green fairy gyrate in front …
Bull offers a 'how to guide' in annihilating your opponent in under an hour. Like Matadors, two office colleagues wave a red cloth to lure a beast into rage, then playfully side step his att…
The London housing crisis has been foregrounded for a while now, but it seems with the recent closure of businesses along Brixton's arches and the rise of Pop Up Brixton, artisanal cocktail …
Out of India: Modern Moves is a showcase of three distinct pieces demonstrating the rich dance offers of India. NH7, the first piece of the evening, deals with the effect of capitalism on…
A textured and poetic production, Song of Riots tells an urban fairytale through multiple components working harmoniously on stage, bringing an elaborate experience to the audience. Like vib…
Farinelli and The King tells of the unification of two men who feel equally at odds with their position of privilege having been thrust upon them, and the role of the king's wife, Isabella, …
Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn is a delightful jaunt through the life of one of the British stage's most notorious actresses. Both breaking and adhering to the traditions of theatre, the play is…
Lady Anna: All At Sea is a new play from Craig Baxter, inspired by the work of celebrated Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope. The play was commissioned by the Trollope Society as part of th…
Young Jean Lee's show, We're Gonna Die, has the aspiration of sharing a remedy for loneliness, one that isn't too flashy or instantly life altering. Â It is an answer so simple in its obvi…
Based on And The Ass Saw The Angel, Nick Cave's debut novel, Fledgling Theatre Company's Jericho Creek provides a gothic understanding of humanity that observes our inclination toward violen…
It is a truth rarely acknowledged that regardless of age, you will never really know what the heck goes on inside your brain. Sure, as a teenager this question may seem more pertinent, co…
To begin the show, the audience are guided through to the Clare Studio, the Young Vic’s smaller space. The space has a semi-circle of chairs facing away from each other and toward …
Immersive experience is a phrase currently thrown around freely in production blurbs, the majority of which refer to a singular touch that an actor inflicts upon a lone audience member or th…
