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In a first ever collaboration, English National Opera and the Unicorn join forces in presenting Dido, a contemporary staging of Purcell’s powerful and emotionally charged masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas, for young audiences. Belinda is the only child of Dido. A teenager like any other, in any big city. We watch through her eyes as her... Continue Reading →
Blackeyed Theatre's production of Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four is currently touring the UK. I caught up with the Sherlock himself, Luke Barton, to find out more about the tour and how it feels to play such an iconic character. Can you tell me a little bit about Sign of Four? The Sign of... Continue Reading →
Inspired by the story of businesswoman Gina Moffatt, who started up her own floristry business while in Holloway Prison, Funeral Flowers made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival last year to critical acclaim, and now arrives at London’s Bunker Theatre for a limited run. Angelique is a 17-year-old girl who dreams of being a florist.... Continue Reading →
Spun Glass Theatre presents an immersive treasure hunt show, This Noisy Isle, taking audiences on a journey through a strange, magical new world at Brighton Fringe 2019. Inspired by The Tempest, this classic play is adapted to help make concepts of human displacement and the challenges faced by migrants to the UK accessible to a... Continue Reading →
In Loyal Company will embark on an extensive UK tour this year and make a highly anticipated return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe following a sell-out run in 2018. Based on the incredible true story of Arthur Robinson’s experiences as a Prisoner of War during World War II, this poignant tale of survival and sacrifice... Continue Reading →
Pleasance has announced more than 100 shows which have been added to its Edinburgh line-up. This roster of shows joins the 20 recently announced shows supported by the Pleasance Futures programme, including this year’s winners of the Charlie Hartill Special Theatre Reserve Fund and Comedy Reserve Fund, marking Pleasance’s commitment to nurturing talent and supporting... Continue Reading →
Exchange Theatre return to London this June with their tenth anniversary revival of Jean-Paul Sartre’s rebellious and highly political play The Flies. Sartre’s thriller re-imagines the Greek tragedy of Electra and Orestes, exploring the complexities of human values in a period of political turbulence. A company priding themselves in their international and multi-cultural heritage, Exchange... Continue Reading →
Underbelly has announced 86 new shows joining its Fringe programme. Exploring everything from mental health, millennials’ issues, sibling competition, addiction and current state of politics to dinosaurs, 19th century palaeontology, ancient Troy, novels of Jane Austin, Mary Shelley and Brothers Grimm and, of course, the ultimate quest to find the love of your life, Underbelly’s... Continue Reading →
After the success of their 2018 HighTide: Edinburgh programme, HighTide have now partnered with Assembly to present Disruption, their programme of contemporary new writing exclusively at Assembly Roxy. The six pieces chosen demonstrate HighTide and Assembly Festival’s shared vision for new writing as a space of political, contemporary and provocative work, created by new, diverse... Continue Reading →
