15 stories by "Martha Quigley"
Justly returning to the Unicorn for its second run, The Velveteen Rabbit masterfully tells Margery Williams's much-loved story of friendship and belonging. Full of giggles, imagination and l…
It's 1985 and we're in New York's red light district. There's nothing extremely exciting about a dimly lit set which greets the audience, oozing in red paint and strobe panels matching in co…
As you queue to receive your headphones and are led into an ampitheatre-like construction, The Roof quickly makes you believe you are about to watch something truly amazing. A feeling that, …
We all know about the dangers of the internet: you never really know who you're talking to or who’s tracking your e-movements, so when it’s established in Common Piece that Dolor…
Set in the heyday of Music Hall, On the Halls takes you back in time to remember Marie Lloyd and Vesta Tilley, two of the music halls' most successful female performers. Between the 1880s an…
Even if you've only seen the Disney adaptations, we are all familiar with the stories of Snow White, The Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. The Disney films, although considerably more cha…
Marking American playwright Gregory Beam's London début, Keepsake is a dark exploration of suppressed secrets, domestic transgressions and a contemporary assessment of the American dream. F…
Since its publication in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has continued to evolve beyond the page and has seen both film and TV adaptations, as well as a recent stage adaptation at the Regent's Par…
Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things made its début on the London stage in 2001 and, after a successful run, later became a film by the same name. Over a decade on, the play returns to the Lon…
Based on Ingmar Bergman's 1970s film, Scenes from a Marriage is an intimate portrayal of the struggles facing Johan and Marianne, a seemingly perfect couple, at different stages in their rel…
The Fastest Clock in the Universe " the Old Red Lion's second undertaking of a Philip Ridley play after Mercury Fur in 2012, which enjoyed a sell-out run " is as dark and gruesome as anyt…
[Contains spoilers.] As you enter the tucked-away Studio Two of the Arcola theatre there is no mistaking that " in keeping with the gusty winds that have descended on England this week " sum…
Frederico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding has long sparked debate as to whether prose, written so powerfully and poetically in Spanish, can sustain their beauty when translated. Using Tanya Ron…
There is an expectation established in the title of Tony Diggle's new play, Show me the Money, which promises it to be a relevant exploration of today's monetary values and attitudes. This a…
Widely recognised as a leading Scottish prison drama, Iron is a dark psychological examination of criminality and its effect on familial bonds. Since its debut in 2002, the play has seen rev…
