Leeds-based company Manic Chord Theatre are stepping out from beneath the proscenium arch and into cyberland with their latest project. I caught up with Co Director Sam Berrill to talk all things This is Yesterday... Who are Manic Chord and what defines and drives you as a company? Manic Chord Theatre was formed in 2012... Continue Reading →
Review: Wise Children (Touring)
Wednesday 6th March 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wise Children is a quirky and irreverent show which tells a rather unique story in a grand Vaudevillian style. As a production, it delights in theatricality and by extension, so do we as we watch the twisting and somewhat twisted tale unfold. This is the first... Continue Reading →
Review: In Other Words (Touring)
Tuesday 19th February 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Caution: mild spoilers Off The Middle have their sights set on tear ducts with this production of In Other Words by Matthew Seager. An intense two hander, the production gives an emotive insight into just what it’s like to feel yourself losing a loved one to... Continue Reading →
Spotlight on: Top 5 Theatre Companies
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 →
Interview: GOLKK Theatre Talk New Show rest[less]
GOLKK Theatre have a new show, rest[less], which is set to play at the Resolution 2019 Festival at The Place, London on 31st January 2019. I caught up with company members Olaf and Kristin to find out more about this new work. So, a new year and a new show for GOLKK! Can you tell... Continue Reading →
Interview: Tom Hartwell Talks New Show Before 30
Tom Hartwell is at it again. After a hit run at the Camden Fringe with Flood and bagging equally favourable coverage prior to that with Contactless and You Tweet My Face Space, he returns to the stage as writer and star of new show Before 30. The show is set to play at Waterloo East... Continue Reading →
Interview: David Coverdale Talks Debut Play To Anyone Who Listens
David Coverdale debuts a personal, heartfelt play about family and communication at the Camden Fringe with To Anyone Who Listens. The show plays at the Hen and Chickens 17th - 19th August, so I caught up with David to talk all things To Anyone Who Listens and theatre... To Anyone Who Listens is your debut play... Continue Reading →
Interview: Molly Gearen Talks King’s Shakespeare Company’s The Comedy Of Errors
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 →
Interview: 7th Sense Theatre Company Talk New Show Memory Soldier
7th Sense Theatre Company bring a moving, gritty new drama to the Camden Fringe this year with Memory Soldier, a play which looks at the impact of PTSD not just on those returning from war, but their loved ones too. Memory Soldier will play at Camden People’s Theatre 13th - 15th August so I caught... Continue Reading →
Interview: K. B Morris Talks New Show O.L.D: Online Dating
K. B Morris brings a modern tale to the Camden Fringe this year with O.L.D - a show which dives into online dating, modern relationships and London living. The show plays the Camden Fringe at The Water Rats 25th - 26th August so I caught up with Morris to talk all things O.L.D: Online Dating... Continue Reading →