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Shotgun Carousel's latest immersive experience Red Palace opens at the Vaults next month. I spoke with writer Cressida Peever to find out more. Can you tell me about Red Palace? Red Palace is an immersive fusion of theatre, cabaret and circus. Produced by Shotgun Carousel, it combines their signature sass and spectacle with the gothic... Continue Reading →
Following a successful run at the King's Head Theatre earlier this year, one-man tragi-comedy Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked is set to embark on a national tour this autumn. I caught up with star Linus Karp again to find out more. For those people who haven't seen Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked, what can... Continue Reading →
To say Rachel is having a bad time of late would be an understatement. Just six weeks after the death of her father she’s jilted at the altar on her wedding day, and as a result is forced to move back to the family home in Oxford with her mother, Eleanor, a renowned artist. The... Continue Reading →
From the award-winning Anna Jordan (Killing Eve, Sid Gentle Films Ltd; Succession, HBO), written between the Brexit vote and Trump’s Presidential victory, We Anchor in Hope captures a moment of deep uncertainty in recent history and the characters’ lives when local pub, The Anchor, closes for good. Chaos is in the air, and yet life... Continue Reading →
Producer Karl Sydow (The Last Ship, Dance of Death, Red Joan) and Director Federico Bellone (Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins in Milan, new production of Dirty Dancing and upcoming revival of Sugar both in the West End) announce the development of a brand new musical, The Impossible Man, based on the true story of... Continue Reading →
Audiences have just two weeks left to catch the world’s biggest selling magic spectacular, The Illusionists – Direct From Broadway, which returned to London’s West End this summer with a brand new show. The strictly limited season runs until Sunday 1st September at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The all-star line-up includes The Showman James More, The... Continue Reading →
It has been announced that YouTube star, filmmaker, author, vlogger and 2018 Strictly Come Dancing finalist Joe Sugg will make his stage debut in London’s brand-new smash hit musical comedy Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre from 9 September. He will join the West End cast in the role of Ogie, taking over from Blake Harrison,... Continue Reading →
Written by Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy tells the story of a young girl named Lottie. The daughter of German migrants who suffered terribly during the war, Lottie is an outcast at school, with no friends other than her classmate Jeremy, a fellow outsider. Following the death of her mother, Lottie develops a fascination... Continue Reading →
Two Pleasance shows appear on this year’s exciting shortlist for the Total Theatre Awards which recognise artists and companies leading innovative work beyond the classical canon and new writing. the accident did not take place (YESYESNONO in association with Pleasance) and Tricky Second Album (In Bed with My Brother) are both shortlisted for Total Theatre... Continue Reading →
