30 stories by "Katie Walsh"
With blind goats, flamenco dancing, and Brazilian exuberance, Turmoil is a surreal tragicomedy set in an over-the-top Jane Austenesque South-American world. Jô Bilac's Turmoil tells the s…
Katie Bonna is in desperate want of being asked to do a TED talk. Katie knows every aspect of what is needed for the criteria of presenting one. Katie opens the show as one incredibly irrita…
Boat devised and created by Company Three, is inspired by news stories across Europe in the face of the migrant crisis. The ensemble use their own stories and understandings of their familie…
We're all presented with a blank canvas in our life, a blank sheet to create our own story, with the opportunity to build and form our life narrative. Dark Corners presents the story of 13-y…
In a clinical kingdom on dark grey and blues, King Leontes reveals his suspicions of his Queen's fidelity with his brother; which in true Shakespearean fashion means one misunderstanding has…
In Nazi occupied Guernsey, Jeanne Becquet is faced with the hard task of protecting her exuberant and dysfunctional family with her Jewish daughter in-law Lily and daughter Estelle. With the…
Herman and Fierstein's La Cage aux Folles was, when it first premiered, a risque and outrageous show which brought with it a rebellious and brave statement for homosexuality and expression. …
What is perfect? Danyah Miller asks the audience this very daunting question, prompting some terribly uncomfortable looks around the theatre. 'Perfection' is no doubt subjective, whether one…
We've all been there. It's coming towards closing time in the pub and you're just not quite ready for the night to end. The pub doors are bolted, the curtains are meticulously closed, for fe…
Lightbox Theatre have breathed life into The Blue Bird, which was written in the early 20th century by Maurice Maeterlinck. The Albany was filled with eager children full of high energy who …
As part of VAULT Festival, Chivaree Circus brought the audience on an intimate, immersive, and fragmented journey into the underworld with Persephone in Becoming Shades. The Vaults is segmen…
Hailing from Ireland, I had never come across the panto of Dick Whittington before. In my city it tended to just be Aladdin, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty in endless rotation. So, I was inc…
The moral tale at the heart of The Wind in the Willows is an important one for adults and children alike. Pushing your boundaries, stepping outside of your comfort zone, being open minded an…
The story of Babe, the Sheep-Pig is undoubtedly appealable to people of all ages, genders and walks of life. Whether you spent your childhood reading the books, or watching the film, Babe is…
The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge is one of which most people are accustomed to, perhaps from reading the book, or having watched many the film adaption, which quite possibly had the Muppets in. …
The Tinder Game Tinder. Love. 2016. On the search for love in the present day is a difficult feat. Creeps, fakes, misleading bragging, who knows what you can believe from a few sleazy lines,…
The Keller House is one with white picket fencing, an immaculately kept house, with smiles, laughter and kisses. With a broken tree at the forefront of the garden, it gives a glimpse into wh…
The storyline of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's cult classic, Little Shop of Horrors, is well known. Mushnik's flower shop is a haphazard, run down enterprise, which hasn't had a customer w…
The tale of Romeo and Juliet is a universal tale, one of conflict, sorrow and love; the fact that it's such a well-known story means it faces the challenge of an audience's skepticism before…
With the aftermath of the Great Depression at hand and a life full of possibilities in front of him, Joe Taylor " an average Joe every-man " is faced with a mid-life crisis wondering where h…
Dealing with grief is a peculiar thing that no words can ease or alleviate the pain. Scenes From The End takes a post-dramatic view in the aftermath of death through opera, music, multime…
In the wake of Brexit, we hear the rise of racism and exclusion to points that we simply cannot fathom. It seems commonplace now to hear of murmurs in the street of hating refugee scroungers…
The audience was met with an earplug dispenser as they were escorted to the first part of the journey to KlangHaus On Air. We were asked to present our sensible footwear and hand in our bags…
With murmurs of excited children whispering about biscuits, mice and the Grufflo, the Lyric theatre was filled with an air of excitement and anticipation of what was in store. The stage w…
So & So Arts Club is squirrelled away in a sedate mews five minutes walk from Bank station. The club is situated in charming Georgian house and once you step inside you are welcomed by s…
