Saturday June 5th 2021 - streamed via Jermyn Street Theatre. Somebody Jones is back with a new short play, and as with BLACK WOMEN DATING WHITE MEN, what shines through this piece is its reflective tone and observant writing. In HOW I LEARNED TO SWIM, we have a personal story front and centre, but Jones... Continue Reading →
My latest gossipy chinwag is with Francesca Forristal, comedy and songwriter, actor and drag artist extraordinaire. Here Francesca talks about getting into the arts, the importance of broad thinking when it comes to drag artists and why it’s so important to laugh at the difficult subjects in order to truly engage with and understand them.... Continue Reading →
Spies Like Us are bringing not one but two pieces to the 2020 Vault Festival. One - Our Man in Havana - is a fully fledged production which has already gained significant recognition and the other - Speed Dial - is a work in progress. With both arriving on the Vault scene between 3-7th March... Continue Reading →
Esohe Uwadiae brings a daring, exploratory new show to this year’s Vault Festival with her debut play She Is A Place Called Home (playing 3rd - 8th March - tickets here). Delving into the universal ground of family, relationships, love and perseverance, her play also seeks to enlighten audiences when it comes to cultures and... Continue Reading →
Finborough Theatre’s Christmas season opener may be a surprise to some but in staging The Wind of Heaven, the Finborough is bringing back this work of Emlyn Williams after a 75 year absence from the London stage. It’s a play certain to find resonance with our troubled times and as it looks at the role... Continue Reading →
Lights Down Productions join forces with Starbound Theatre to bring Zoë Guzy- Sprague’s THE NET to the Camden Fringe this August. Making the personal political and the political thoughtful, the creatives hope to have audiences engaged, entertained and perhaps even enraged. The Net plays the Tristan Bates Theatre 13 - 17 August (tickets here) so... Continue Reading →
Burnt Orange Theatre Company are heading to the Camden Fringe with Fast, a political piece which centres on the voices of the young and the passionate. The show plays at the Etcetera Theatre 10-11 (tickets here) August so I caught up with artistic directors Rosie and Ella to talk all things Fast... To begin, tell... Continue Reading →
In Limbo is the work of Seven Arc Productions and it’s heading to the Camden Fringe to raise awareness about male mental health. The show plays the Tristan Bates Theatre 31 July - 3 August 2019 (tickets here) so I caught up with Beatrice Hyde, Anna MacArthur, Shaun Amos and Catherine Boyle to talk all... Continue Reading →
They’ve just been named in the Top 10 Most Anticipated Shows by Stage Door App. They are Spur of the Moment, the show is CLASS and the vision is to give a voice to the underrepresented. The show plays the Tristan Bates Theatre 29 July - 3 August 2019 (tickets here) so I caught up... Continue Reading →
Orange Skies Theatre are Camden Fringe-bound with a show which speaks to a plethora of very current issues. In Addition plays Camden People’s Theatre 2-4 August 2019 (tickets here) so I caught up with Artistic Director Daisy Minto to talk all things In Addition... To begin, tell me a little about the company and the... Continue Reading →
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