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2020 certainly wasn't the year we were expecting, but despite many theatres sadly having to remain closed due to the pandemic we've still been able to get our theatre fix thanks to online productions. I've rounded up just a few of my favourites from the past nine months. What A Carve Up! Barn Theatre, Lawrence... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for A Christmas Carol, which is now playing at the Bridge Theatre. A Christmas Carol didn’t just invent Christmas as we know it. It’s also scary, joyful, spooky, hilarious, furious, beautiful, and a triumphant declaration that even the hardest hearts can melt. Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran and Eben Figueiredo... Continue Reading →
The Bridge Theatre has announced its programme planned for November 2020 – January 2021 beyond the current rep season of one-person plays. Simon Russell Beale, Patsy Ferran and Eben Figueiredo will play all the parts in a new version of A Christmas Carol, devised and directed by Nicholas Hytner. Yolanda Mercy returns with more performances... Continue Reading →
As part of the current season of one-person plays, The Bridge is presenting the now sell-out runs of David Hare’s Beat the Devil and Inua Ellams’ and Fuel’s production of An Evening with an Immigrant. Today additional performances will go on sale for both as the season is extended to 7 November 2020. Next month... Continue Reading →
Spring is finally here, the nights are getting longer and the days hopefully warmer. It’s hard to believe it’s April already but there are lots of exciting things coming up this month! First up later this week is a trip to the Soho Theatre to see Mouthpiece. This story of an unlikely friendship won rave... Continue Reading →
