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Eccentric, scandalous, provocative, exuberant and funny as ever, Jean Paul Gaultier is shaking up London with his stunning new creation, Fashion Freak Show. The production, an explosive combination of a revue and fashion show, will play Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall from Tuesday 23 July for 13 performances only Fashion Freak Show is currently enjoying... Continue Reading →
Following rave reviews at the Edinburgh Festival, Funeral Flowers arrives at the Bunker Theatre later this month. I spoke with writer and performer Emma Dennis-Edwards to find out more about the inspiration behind her latest play. How did you first get into the arts? My Mum has always worked full time; therefore I went to... Continue Reading →
Elijah W. Harris is a London-based actor and writer working in film and theatre, and is currently playing the role of Josh in the UK tour of Rotterdam, which arrives at Kingston's Rose Theatre this weekend. Tell us about Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a play about a couple navigating their relationship when one of them, Adrian, comes... Continue Reading →
A bridge between reality and fiction, Edith Alibec’s multi award-winning adaptation of Aglaja Veteranyi’s autobiographical book, Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta, comes to the Gate Theatre. A fascinating and endlessly imaginative show, it follows a family of circus artists who flee the Communist regime in Romania during the 1960s in search of... Continue Reading →
Theatre Royal Bath Productions today releases production images for The Omission of the Family Coleman, the award-winning absurdist comedy by Claudio Tolcachir, in a new version by Stella Feehily and directed by Laurence Boswell. The play has its UK premiere at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio where it runs until Saturday 27 April with opening... Continue Reading →
The hosts of the next Waitress London Cast Album Karaoke Night have been announced today. Marisha Wallace, who plays Becky in the show, will host the post-show event alongside West End legend and Olivier-winning actress Ruthie Henshall (Evita, Chicago) on Wednesday 10 April. Audience members can sign up before the show for the chance to... Continue Reading →
Founded more than 50 years ago, Drama Studio London delivers courses designed to give aspiring actors the best preparation for a professional career, and boasts past alumni including the likes of Emily Watson and Forest Whitaker. This summer, DSL’s first group of BA graduates are set to enter the theatre industry and so I caught... Continue Reading →
In the lead up to Dementia Action Week 2019, The Dot Collective will celebrate the one hundred trillion synapses that form memories in the human brain, transforming the Old Vic Workrooms into an immersive world of memory and experience. Inspired by workshops with dementia groups during Dementia Action Week in 2018, One Hundred Trillion brings... Continue Reading →
With only two seasons left before Ovalhouse moves into its new home in Brixton, their 2019 summer season is packed full of extraordinary artists making bold new plays with three full length shows and four FiRST BiTES. For the first time, Ovalhouse has programmed an incredible showcase of six new plays by their Young Associate... Continue Reading →
