Review: Jericho Creek, Cockpit Theatre
Based on And The Ass Saw The Angel, Nick Cave's debut novel, Fledgling Theatre Company's Jericho Creek provides a gothic understanding of humanity that observes our inclination toward violen…
Based on And The Ass Saw The Angel, Nick Cave's debut novel, Fledgling Theatre Company's Jericho Creek provides a gothic understanding of humanity that observes our inclination toward violen…
Image: OwlPacino at Creative Commons With just one week to go until we take CELL to the biggest arts festival in the world (no pressure!), here's what we're doing to prepare. So, by th…
Jonathan Holloway’s reincarnation of Stevenson’s Gothic classic Jekyll and Hyde claims to “appropriate and reinvigorate the story for contemporary audiences” and prov…
What explains the unwavering devotion of Emer, wife of Irish legendary hero Cúchulainn, whose husband was a known philanderer? In W.B. Yeats's play, first staged in 1922, she even invites…
On arrival at the St. James Theatre, I find myself surrounded by adolescent females and wonder whether I might've stepped into the wrong place. It turns out that I am, in fact, in the right …
In her last world tour as a dancer, Sylvie Guillem celebrates the end of 39 years of dancing in Life in Progress, a performance that concludes her professional stage credits that range from …
In 2003 Gods & Monsters Theatre (or Steam Industry Free Theatre as we were back then) started creating the free theatre season at The Scoop slightly by accident. The land betwee…
The stage version of CBBC's Horrible Histories – now in its third live shows season – has started its run at the Garrick Theatre with the aim of telling the stories of Magna Cart…
"The breathing gets heavier and more frantic, like a dinosaur is sitting on Santa and tickling him at the same time. Finally, as it all crescendos, TINY COOPER comes into the world…" And s…
This award-winning play, written and performed by Sarah Calver, is making its UK debut at the Ovalhouse before going to Edinburgh's Fringe. This one-woman show is unique in its blend of genr…
Image: Chris Nash A London dance theatre company have worked with a group of at risk refugees from across the world to create their new performance piece. Protein worked with people from the…
Whatever has attracted you to this show, whether you’re in Edinburgh, London or elsewhere, it doesn’t really matter what answers you have come looking for because Real Life will …
In the small, friendly and truly atmospheric Pheasantry, Anne Reid and Stefan Bednarczyk step onto the stage. They start with Reid at the piano and Bednarczyk singing, but soon swap places. …
Image: Alex Rumford Registration for a free careers fair that focuses on the non-performance aspects of theatre has opened. TheatreCraft 2015 takes place in the Royal Opera House on November…
Re:Play is a compilation of solo poetry performances by five poets based around the topic of race, identity and life experiences . The compilation hasn't been defined as a play or as a poetr…
Currently celebrating 20 years since it's first off-Broadway outing, Songs For a New World is one of Jason Robert Brown's finest works. His eclectic and dynamic approach to composition has m…
I have always loved the idea of a late night cabaret show. Going to a small, classy bar with low lighting and candles on the tables; sitting and listening to a talented singer perform some o…
The theatre is a place for us to experience the beauty of storytelling in all of its live glory, whether it's through a ready-written play or something devised by a company. It's the latter …
The programme says that “Alba is a performance about paleness, blending in and standing out, influenced by the artist’s experience as a person with albinism”. If that is th…
Peter Pan is one of the most beloved children's stories of all times. It is endlessly performed with various exciting and innovating productions, enchanting children and adults alike all ove…
It's been over a year since I was part of the West Yorkshire Playhouse Youth Theatre, and it's great to be invited back to see what they've been up to. Their latest offering is Immune, a new…
“Something's cooking in The Spitfire Grill”, so the lyric goes. From what I can see, what's cooking in the Union Theatre's production of 2001 off-Broadway show The Spitfire Grill…
Divinely Bette: Bette-er Than Ever is a one-woman tribute to the one and only Bette Midler, playing at the Landor Theatre. The Landor is a gorgeous little venue situated above what seemed li…
Cartography is a story about Sarah, a girl who loves maps (although she never intends to go travelling), who has her eyes opened and eventually her heart broken by John, a budding explorer. …
"If music be the food of love, play on." A line written by history's most well-known playwright. No matter what day, if anyone wants to see William Shakespeare's work they are guaranteed to …