In London’s West End 2019: West End Bares 2019

LONDON – After nine spectacular sold out shows raising over £300,000 for the Make A Difference Trust, West End Bares, theatre’s hottest annual fundraiser, returns for its 10th birthday with a one-off celebratory performance on Sunday 13th October at Troxy with 1500 tickets now on sale. Based on the original concept ‘Broadway Bares’ by legendary Broadway and West End director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: West End Bares 2019

Preview: M1 Patch! 2019 by The Theatre Practice

The Theatre Practice’s M1 Patch! A Theatre Festival of Artful Play returns for its second edition this June. Running for 3 months at the home of The Theatre Practice on Waterloo Street, a lengthy lineup of activities are set for this year’s edition, kicking off with an overnight camp in the theatre in June, and following up with a series of workshops, performances and more … Continue reading Preview: M1 Patch! 2019 by The Theatre Practice

In London’s West End 2019: Dark Sublime at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

LONDON – Written by Michael Dennis and directed by Andrew Keats, watch as Trafalgar Studios plays host to Dark Sublime this June to August. The story follows Oli, who arrives at the door of Marianne, a fading jobbing actress. He’s impatient to make an impression, to make a friend. Marianne knows about waiting – for her turn at something more substantial than a half-remembered role on a cult … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Dark Sublime at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Incursion – A Double Bill by Sisu and The Bread and Roses Theatre

LONDON – This July, Sisu and The Bread and Roses Theatre present The Incursion, a brand new double bill of one act plays written and directed by Olivia Catchpole and Madeleine Carter, playing at The Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham, London. In Gnawings we meet a strange family sitting at the dinner table. How important are the things we do not say? What if we leave them … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: The Incursion – A Double Bill by Sisu and The Bread and Roses Theatre

Review: Colours by Split Theatrical Productions

Finding the answer to life in plane sight. Inspired by the theme of religion and reflection on time, the universe and the divine in T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, Colours deviates from Split’s usual themes of education and adolescence to take on a far darker topic – airplane disasters. Written and directed by Split artistic director Darryl Lim, we enter the Centre 42 Blackbox and are greeted by a team of … Continue reading Review: Colours by Split Theatrical Productions

Theatre of the United Kingdom 2019: New Summer of Circus Season Swings into Worthing

Worthing – Joy comes in a great many forms, one of which is Worthing Theatres’ annual Summer of Circus season, bringing a series of free outdoor performances by renowned circus companies, a wide range of workshops for all ages and skill levels, and a variety of gripping indoor productions to the seaside town’s Pavilion Theatre from 8th June to 26th August. The thrilling circus season will be launched … Continue reading Theatre of the United Kingdom 2019: New Summer of Circus Season Swings into Worthing

Touring the UK 2019: Boeing-Boeing 2019/20 UK Tour

LONDON – Things are about to get plane crazy in the UK as Marc Camoletti’s smash hit Broadway/West End comedy Boeing-Boeing goes on tour around the country this year! In this new production directed by Guy Unsworth and presented by Dan Looney, adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment, Tom Lister (Emmerdale) and Daniel Casey (Midsomer Murders) headline the cast as Bernard and Robert respectively, as the play … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: Boeing-Boeing 2019/20 UK Tour

In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

LONDON – This August, Announcement Productions is set to present Actually at Trafalgar Studios, the first Anna Ziegler play presented in London since the award-winning Photograph 51 in 2015. Directed by Oscar Toeman, Actually explores race, truth and sexual consent with a narrative centring on university students Amber (Yasmin Paige) and Tom (Simon Manyonda) when they hook up at a party and spend the night together. They may have agreed on the … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

Review: Civilised by The Necessary Stage

An audacious celebration of the Singapore Bicentennial and our post-colonial hangups in true TNS fashion.  From the very moment the Singapore Bicentennial was announced, fiery controversy was sparked as the sheer audacity of such an event was called into question. After all, which country actually celebrates the anniversary of their colonisation? It is from this central question that The Necessary Stage’s newest production seems to be … Continue reading Review: Civilised by The Necessary Stage

Preview: How I Learned To Drive by Wag the Dog Theatre

Wag the Dog Theatre is back this June for their annual mainstage production. Once again playing at the Drama Centre Black Box, this year, they’re presenting Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive. Having premiered in March 1997, How I Learned to Drive is set in rural America in the 1960s, and exploring the life of L’il Bit, a teenage girl as she comes … Continue reading Preview: How I Learned To Drive by Wag the Dog Theatre