221 stories by "Liz Dyer"
Taro focuses on an incredible life honoured by a gorgeous, goosebump-inducing production " you really don't want to miss this one.
Machu Picchu isn't the only thing in ruins by the end of Cuzco, an intense two-hander about the fiery death of a relationship by Spanish playwright VÃctor Sánchez RodrÃguez.
Ellie Dubois' No Show is a circus performance with a difference. It features five talented female circus professionals " Francesca Hyde, Kate McWilliam, Michelle Ross, Alice Gilmartin and Ca…
A haunting exploration of human nature with a side helping of political intrigue, Outlying Islands is highly recommended for bird-watchers and people-watchers alike.
Gentleman Jack shines a light not only on Anne Lister's life and legacy as both a woman and a lesbian, but also on the rigid 19th century attitudes that she set out to challenge.
Sam. The Good Person is a cleverly written, darkly humorous and exquisitely performed piece of theatre that will make you question everything you thought you knew about yourself and the peop…
Saturday Night Fever does have its flaws, and it might not be the most memorable start to the theatre-going year, but that doesn't mean you won't head home with a skip in your step, all the …
Funny, sad, brilliantly performed and with a cautionary message that feels more necessary by the day, Original Death Rabbit kicks off Jermyn Street Theatre's 25th anniversary year in triumph…
Anomaly at the Old Red Lion Theatre is a gripping and troubling family drama that takes a scenario we know and invites us to see it from a perspective that's often overlooked.
Think you know the story of Rumpelstiltskin? Think again. This Christmas, the classic fairy tale gets a distinctly bizarre new look courtesy of Windmill Theatre Company's Rosemary Myers and …
The promise "Everything you could wish for in a panto" I would say underplays what we actually got. Aladdin at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford was so much more.
If you enjoy a good festive fairytale but you're not a fan of panto, Cinderella: A Fairytale, this year's Christmas production at the Brockley Jack, offers an excellent alternative.
riginally written as a monologue by Amelia Marshall Lovsey, Walk of Shame has been expanded into a hard-hitting two-hander with the addition of an alternative point of view, written by Steph…
A Christmas Carol at Chickenshed is theatre for everyone, by everyone " and if it doesn't get your Christmas spirit going, then frankly I suspect nothing will.
For one, it's a night of glory " for the other, a walk of shame… Glass Half Full Theatre returns with a topical new production next month, as they bring Walk of Shame by Stephanie Silver a…
Colourful, feel-good and more than a little bit mad: Seussical is pretty much everything you'd expect from a musical based on the stories and characters created by Dr Seuss.
Philip Ridley's Radiant Vermin, which sees a young couple resort to murder to secure their dream home, is a disturbing supernatural fantasy based on an equally depressing reality.
Boujie is not perfect (yet), but this is a promising debut from Hassan Govia and Unshaded Arts, and with a bit of tightening in places it has the potential to make an even more powerful stat…
Chris D'Arienzo's 2005 jukebox musical Rock of Ages has a lot going for it: a soundtrack of epic 80s rock classics, a feel-good LA love story, and perhaps most importantly, an absolute refus…
"On the face of it Renaissance Men is about three art school dropouts who discover a lost masterpiece in a charity shop in Streatham," explains Bag of Beard co-director Alexander Knott.
Exploring what it is to be young in Ireland today, Lisa Carroll's debut play Cuckoo comes roaring to life at Soho Theatre, leading us without preamble into the world of best friends " and so…
In Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead, written in 1935, six fallen American soldiers stand up in their graves and courteously ask not to be buried.
The Fire Raisers was written by Swiss playwright Max Frisch in 1948, reportedly as a response to the Communist takeover in Prague " though the play never specifically references that event.
Debates about the death penalty tend to focus, unsurprisingly, on the moral rights and wrongs of taking a life for a life. Less, perhaps, is known about the dehumanising conditions in which …
Ekata Theatre is an international theatre company based in London and Helsinki. Most recently seen in London with physical theatre piece On Mother's Day, in November they'll be back at the C…
