News: New dates announced for West End transfer of The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which was scheduled to begin performances this autumn, has been postponed. The acclaimed production will now open at the Duke of York’s Theatre in 2021, with previews beginning from 23 October 2021, playing for a limited run. Whilst government recently made the welcome announcement that performances can resume indoors, they can do so... Continue Reading →

September 3, 2020 0

News: Golden Toad Theatre launches West End-led music video for Errol’s Garden

Following their recent collaboration with West End stars, Courtney Stapleton (Six) and Joe Griffiths-Brown (Hamilton), Golden Toad Theatre are thrilled to reveal their finished music video, starring green-fingered children from across the country. Encouraged to sing along and share photos and drawings of their garden creations, children have mucked in to bring the musical of... Continue Reading →

September 3, 2020 0

Review: Cheer the F**k Up, Jack Rooke

Writer, comedian and campaigner Jack Rooke has certainly made a name for himself in recent years, what with his hit Edinburgh shows, Good Grief and Happy Hour, and BBC 3 television series Happy Man, which have focused on grief and mental health. And now Rooke brings his experiences to the literary world with his new... Continue Reading →

August 27, 2020 0

Review: Silent Night, Nell Pattison

The second book in the Paige Northwood series, Silent Night is a chilling mystery which begins when students at a school for the deaf go on an overnight trip to the snowy woods with their teachers. By the time morning comes a teacher’s body is found in the woods and a student is missing. As... Continue Reading →

August 11, 2020 0

News: Actress Phina Oruche announces second children’s book tackling racism

Phina Oruche (Anthony and Taken Down, BBC; Footballers’ Wives, ITV) has turned her hand to a different kind of storytelling during the Covid-19 lockdown. The result is a series of children’s books aimed at inspiring and educating her young son. The second book in the series, Jacopo Jacopo on Lockdown, explores the difficult and timely... Continue Reading →

July 16, 2020 0

News: The Da Vinci Code to make stage premiere in 2021

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s blockbuster novel that captivated the world, is to become an epic stage thriller. It will make its World Premiere on a UK Tour in 2021, opening at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley on Saturday 3 April 2021, and touring throughout the year. The curator of the Louvre has been brutally... Continue Reading →

June 26, 2020 0

News: Seen from Here, a collection of lockdown stories, on sale now

Seen from Here: Writing in the Lockdown is a collection of stories, flash fiction, poems, autofiction and conceptual writing gathered during the April and May Covid-19 lockdown, bringing together UK-based writers, poets, performance makers and artists. Published in a PDF format by Unstable Object, an imprint launched by Etchells and Horvat for this occasion, the... Continue Reading →

June 12, 2020 0

News: Online production of Sebastian Faulks’ Birdsong announced

There will be a fully cast, abridged virtual production of Rachel Wagstaff’s highly acclaimed adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’s best-selling novel Birdsong, streamed online on 1 July 2020, the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Told using video technology, live performance, sound design and music, all weaved together to create a unique portrayal of one... Continue Reading →

June 8, 2020 0

Review: Breaking Through The Wall, Audrey Freudberg

The benefits of art have been well-known for some time now. Art can help to stimulate the imagination; reduce stress, anxiety and depression; and it can also help you to process trauma. In Breaking Through The Wall, writer and artist Audrey Freudberg has used art as part of her healing process after she was sexually... Continue Reading →

June 8, 2020 0

News: Actress Phina Oruche launches debut children’s book, Jacopo Jacopo Football Star

Phina Oruche (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed, The WB; Footballers’ Wives, ITV; Hollyoaks, Channel 4; Taken Down, BBC), whose show Identity Crisis was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and on UK tour, has graced our screens for years – now she has turned her hand to storytelling. During the Covid-19 crisis, Oruche has... Continue Reading →

May 13, 2020 0

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