950 stories by "Laura Kressly"
The Paines Plough Roundabout is the most reliable, new writing venues at the fringe. With a collection of work that represents the width and breadth of the UK both geographically and themati…
Guided by a web app, participants have 80 minutes to earn as much money as possible by answering cryptic puzzles. They must choose what equipment to spend their cash on before returning to t…
As the world feels like it teeters on the edge of a war what with the rise of fascism and the far right, this collage of extracts from Howard Zinn's writings, music, and original text in The…
There are moments that are incredibly funny in Mating In Captivity, but this isn't a play that really digs into the knotty issues the initial set-up exposes.
The performances are the strongest feature of this production of Crystal Clear at the Old Red Lion Theatre, along with its access provisions.
Chambers is a truly fantastic night out for anyone who's brave enough to take the plunge into a new dimension.
Armed with a glitzy jacket, a notebook and a whole lot of anger, Gillian English uses William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew and it's 1999 teen adaption 10 Things I Hate About You to expl…
Tegan McLeod's script for Lunatic 19's is a piercing character study using biting dialogue, ruthless violence and deep, emotional excavation.
Musically the show is lovely, but Fiver sadly feels much more in the past than it should, and for a show that is meant to showcase snapshots of all different people's lives, lacks any signif…
Joyful, filthy, modern and messy " A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe will no doubt separate those who like their Shakespeare more reserved from those desperate for fresher takes on thes…
Phosphoros Theatre Company platform immigrants and refugees' stories using comedy, narration and pathos in Pizza Shop Heroes.
The British Theatre Academy presents this colourful, semi-staged concert version of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell. Providing a space for young performers to gain real theatrical experience, th…
The orchestra, along with the actors and fantastic creative team, create an atmosphere that will leave you longing for your own Italian holiday romance in Light in the Piazza.
Strange Fruit is a complex, dense play that is beautifully played by a talented ensemble and thoughtfully directed by Nancy Medina.
While the name of the show, Kill Climate Deniers, invokes images of violence and negativity " a fact not unnoticed by the playwright " the show is poignant, entertaining and a clever way to …
British plays attempting to criticise America's gun problem often come across as distant and condescending, but American Sarah Kosar shows in Armadillo that as awful as gun culture is, it is…
In The Future, Little Bulb has drawn on research from the finest minds in science, mathematics and philosophy to look at the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the impact it could…
The relaxed vibe of Exceptional Promise that encourages audience reaction is hugely refreshing, especially as the topic is one that unites people against a common evil.
Citysong contemplates the timeless cycle of life by following three generations of a family on one important day.
Apphia Campbell performs the two central characters in Woke at Battersea Arts Centre, embodying their passion and anger through storytelling and song, in this lightning-strike of a show.
Garry is a play that deserves to be staged again, and to be considered part of the canon of gay plays. Its homophobia and self-repression are a hard watch and could certainly be triggering f…
In her female-led, debut play J'ouvert, taking place over a day at Notting Hill Carnival, Yasmin Joseph pays homage to the people, young and old, that make up the event's vibrant landscape a…
This revival of American classic The Glass Menagerie is given new, unfamiliar, and achingly resonant life with its kitchen-sink drama set in the home of a black family.
Overall Harper Regan is a strong starting point for a company which is striving to tell more female-led stories.
Dead Dog In A Suitcase comes with stellar ensemble performances and a visual feast, making for a show that is both highly theatrical and political " an effective combination with a necessary…
