Rendered Retina are bringing their show Form to the Camden Fringe this year after winning the Les Enfants Terrible Award and Best Show at Paris Fringe in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Expect non-verbal storytelling, explorations of the world of work and 20,000 paper balls... The show plays the Camden People’s Theatre 19-21 August (tickets here)... Continue Reading →
Matthew Cleverly is taking a political break-neck show starring an exaggerated version of itself to the Camden Fringe with Regretxit. He’s promising lip-syncing, poetry and speed performance to go to town on the ludicrousness of Brexit and beyond. The show plays the Etcetera Theatre 9-11 August (tickets here) so I caught up with him to... Continue Reading →
Camden Fringe is to host an interesting work this year as FK Co-Lab bring their production The Cardboard Kitchen Project to the fringe. It’s a company which seeks to champion fair, ethical ways of producing theatre as well as the increased representation of minorities and it’s a production which explores the importance of memories, culture... Continue Reading →
Just in time for the school holidays, a new adventure tale lands in York! Arthur Ransome’s classic children’s novel Swallows & Amazons plays York Theatre Royal from 26th July - 24th August 2019 (tickets here). Here, five members of the cast - Anne-Marie Piazza, Alex Winfield, Ellen Chivers, Kiernan Buckeridge, William Pennington and Laura Soper... Continue Reading →
Aslant Theatre Company are packed and headed for the Camden Fringe with a show which looks back in order to look forward; to re-tell in order to tell anew... MUSE will play the Camden People’s Theatre 22nd to 25th August 2019 (tickets here) so I caught up with Artistic Director Antonia Georgieva to talk all... Continue Reading →
All or Nothing Theatre Company are heading to the Camden Fringe with a play which looks at one of Shakespeare’s most villainous characters through a very contemporary lens. The shows plays The Cockpit Theatre 19th - 23rd August and you can find tickets here. Ever a fan of Shakespearean shows, I caught up with writer... Continue Reading →
Yeadon Town Hall launches the world premiere of The Carole King Songbook this weekend (tickets here) so I caught up with some of the cast - Eve Rihanna Kitchingman and Thomas Lillywhite - along with Producer Jamie Hudson to find out all things The Carole King Songbook... First up, the cast: How are you preparing... Continue Reading →
Leeds Town Hall is heading for Platform 9 and 3/4 this month as The Magical Music Of Harry Potter is set to swoop in and land there on Saturday 23rd February 2019. Presenting will be Sarah Day-Smith, Potter appreciator and lover of the magic of live music. I caught up with her recently to find... Continue Reading →
February 2019 Today I’m off to see “The Animals and the Children Took to the Streets” for the third time after a gap of around 5 years. It’s set me to thinking about what a thrill it is to revisit the great work of great companies over time. So here follows my ode of sorts... Continue Reading →
The King’s Shakespeare Company are heading to the Camden Fringe with a condensed, fast-paced production of one of Shakespeare’s best comedies: The Comedy Of Errors. They’re passionate about bringing a love of the bard to modern audiences and their production plays the Camden Fringe at The Cockpit 17th - 18th August, so I caught up... Continue Reading →
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