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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 →
Currently running at the Pleasance, Bobby & Amy has won a prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Award. Having won a Fringe First with her previous work Rainbow, Emily Jenkins’ powerful new play is a dark comedy about friendship, heartache and the repercussions of foot-and-mouth disease, which asks what happens when our way of life is threatened... Continue Reading →
The first image featuring the cast of What’s In A Name? has been released before they hit the road this September in the new touring production of the international hit comedy. The witty and razor-sharp production, which opened to critical acclaim at the Birmingham REP in 2017, hilariously captures a particularly awkward family dinner party.... Continue Reading →
Theatre Royal Bath Productions has released production images for the premiere of William Boyd’s The Argument, directed by Christopher Luscombe. The Argument is a darkly comic play that delves into what it is to dispute with those we love and offers a biting take on human dynamics, starring Felicity Kendal, Sarah Earnshaw, Esh Alladi, Rupert... Continue Reading →
Based on the true story of Irene Danner-Storm, The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memoir tells the riveting and powerful story of a Jewish acrobat who hid in a German circus during WWII to escape the concentration camps. Hard-hitting and inspiring, this historically researched and poignant one-woman theatre and puppetry production embarks on a UK... Continue Reading →
Theatre Centre, the UK’s leading producer and pioneer for thought provoking theatre in schools, is excited to tour the world premiere of The Border by Afsaneh Gray, winner of the 2018 Brian Way Award. This outrageous Brechtian parable highlighting the absurdity of borders will tour extensively to both schools and theatres to engage audiences across... Continue Reading →
Following its successful London transfer to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Other Palace, Nigel Slater’s Toast announces its full cast for its UK tour, which launches at Huddersfield’s Lawrence Batley Theatre on 19 August, where the play’s writer Henry Filloux-Bennett has recently been appointed Chief Executive, and will conclude at the Crewe Lyceum on 7 December.... Continue Reading →
A major new photography exhibition by world renowned photographer Simon Annand will present rare images of the privacy actors experience backstage in the half hour before performing on the stage – the intense transformation from everyday life that is completely hidden from the audience. To celebrate their 25th anniversary as a prestigious multi-arts organisation, The... Continue Reading →
This autumn, Blackeyed Theatre will be embarking on a nationwide tour of its latest production, a new adaptation of Jane Eyre. I caught up with writer Nick Lane to find out more about his adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic. How did you first get into writing? I guess you’d say it was a combination of... Continue Reading →
