John Chapman ties up a few loose ends by catching up with short play/film Shielders as part of the Traverse Theatre Festival and the live stream of Stephen Beresford's play Three Kings, star…
Set adrift in the ocean of indifference and ineptitude of government guidelines, theatres and producers are finding creative solutions to stage shows, and this socially-distanced production …
Welcome back to Fringe Focus, putting a spotlight on smaller theatres. Following my attendance at Dear Peter last month, the series reopens with the artistic director of Iris Theatre, Paul-R…
C.O.N.T.A.C.T is an opportunity to reacquaint oneself and make contact with an art form so close to so many, on a whole new level.
Three Kings, beautifully written by Stephen Beresford, gives Andrew Scott even more scope to sprinkle his performance magic. Created especially for the Old Vic's In Camera season, it is desc…
Full casting has been announced for Immersive Everywhere's The Great Gatsby, created and directed by Alexander Wright, which is set to re-open at West End venue Immersive Ldn on 1 October 20…
Teater V's Safe Space faces a tough subject head on with some style while always staying one step ahead of its audience.
Sonia Friedman Productions has announced that Ian Rickson's highly-acclaimed production of Conor McPherson's new adaptation of Uncle Vanya, forced to close in March when the West End went in…
This 2017 stage adaptation of David Walliams' The Midnight Gang from the Chickenshed Theatre is filled with cheeky humour and poignancy.
Theatre Royal Bath will reopen its main house in autumn 2020 with the Welcome Back Season of plays, beginning with Harold Pinter's Betrayal directed by Jonathan Church from 14 October to 31 …
Due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19, the West End transfer of the National Theatre's critically-acclaimed production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which was scheduled to begin…
The fact that Sleepless is the first large-scale indoor production since lockdown gives it a wow factor beyond the production itself.
Emma Clarendon rounds up the reviews for David Hare's new monologue Beat the Devil, performed by Ralph Fiennes at the Bridge Theatre.
Two one act plays " For Quality Purposes and The Ockenden Witch " have a great deal to say about modern life " even if one is set in 1564!
The Old Vic has announced the next in the Old Vic: In Camera series with a scratch performance of Brian Friel's classic play Faith Healer. The production will star Michael Sheen, David Threl…
Sleepless is a musical with plenty of heart and feeling that captures the spirit of the original film in a new way, making you see the story and its characters in a new light.
The cult classic Lars von Trier film, The Boss of It All, has been adapted for a specially staged streamed version by theatre company New Perspectives, with Josie Lawrence playing the title …
The first short play is Beat the Devil in which David Hare stakes first claim to what will surely be a new genre or at least a familiar theme in the coming months " the Covid monologue.
Molly Lynch and Oli Higginson will return to their roles of Cathy and Jamie in The Last Five Years at Southwark Playhouse from 1-31 October 2020 with a press night on 5 October 2020.
Daniel Bye's The Price Of Everything is first and foremost a theatrical piece which examines the function of narrative and makes us question the veracity of what we hear.
It seems extremely apt for the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park to resurrect its celebrated production of Jesus Christ Superstar just as live theatre starts to take the first tentative step…
David Hare gets in first with his Coronavirus monologue Beat The Devil at the Bridge Theatre, evocatively performed by Ralph Fiennes.
There is some very promising writing talent on show in the Traverse Festival, and it is done justice both by the standard of performance and production from the venue.
With energetic performances, jokes aplenty and clever songs that wouldn't sound out of place in the West End, Showstopper! The (Socially Distanced) Improvised Musical was a riot from start t…
Presented by Integrity Theatre, Michael Dunbar's play F**k Off is an intense look at one man's attempt to reclaim his life.