LONDON – Through three generations of women who have lost someone close to them, Killing It is a dark and funny exploration of the very modern pressure to make grief useful. When a young man goes missing at sea, his girlfriend does what the traditions of her culture demand and turns her loss into a stand-up show. His mother takes comfort from her YouTube audience, … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Killing It by Ameena Hamid Productions Ltd (Preview)

LONDON –  Hong Kong has been convulsed by an ongoing protest movement which has increasingly been seen as a last stand for its semi-autonomy from China since March 2019; a year which also saw the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Solidarity movements have formed across the globe, including repeated gatherings … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Invisible Harmony 无形的和谐 and Freedom Hi 自由閪 by Papergang Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Crying in the Wilderness Productions(CITWP) have announced Conundrum, their debut production as Associate Company at the Young Vic, written and directed by CITWP Artistic Director Paul Anthony Morris. In Conundrum, Fidel embarks upon a transformational journey to review his past and search for answers about his life. After enduring lengthy periods of Selective Social Mutism, an anxiety disorder that paralyzes his ability to communicate, Fidel resolves … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Crying In The Wilderness’ Conundrum at the Young Vic (Preview)

LONDON – Specialists in Anglo-Japanese stage adaptations, Whole Hog Theatre return after their hugely successful Princess Mononoke to present The Garden of Words. Based on the stereotype-defying film by world-renowned director Makoto Shinkai (your name.), The Garden of Words is a modern Tokyo tale inspired by ancient Man’yōshū poetry. This subtle drama explores invisible disability, loss of human connection in a digital world and challenges us to consider the moral line between … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Garden of Words by Whole Hog Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Following a sell-out run in 2017, the gripping revival of Karoline Leach’s passion-fuelled thriller, Tryst, returns to the reinvented Chiswick Playhouse under the direction of Phoebe Barran. Actor Fred Perry will reprise his acclaimed role alongside Scarlett Brookes in this stylish adaptation. Based on a true story, this tense thriller focuses on the serial fraudster, George Love, who encounters a naïve and vulnerable … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Tryst at Chiswick Playhouse (Preview)