RED BUS LONDINIUM

Welcome to Red Bus Londinium, celebrating the wonderful diversity of London’s theatre scene from the intimacy of a pub theatre to the extravagance of the West End. You will also find ideas on how to afford the theatre, so it can be enjoyed by all.

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  Review: Ilford Boy, Donmar Warehouse ★★★
  Review: Danny Lee Wynter’s Ilford Boy at Donmar Warehouse: is a family drama with real feeling but cluttered by too many stories.
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  Review: RENT, Tom Stoppard Theatre ★★★★
  Review: RENT, Gaten Matarazzo’s West End debut movingly honours Larson’s AIDS-era New York and its community.
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  Interview: Mark McAuley on Diary of a Mad Man
  Interview: Mark McAuley discusses Gogol, social media and directing himself in Diary of a Mad Man at Old Red Lion, Islington.
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  Interview: Carolyn ML Forsyth on Talawa at 40
  Interview: Talawa Executive Director Carolyn ML Forsyth on 40 years, the founders’ legacy, Talawa Iconic, keeping Black British theatre open and how you can help.
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  Review: The Cherry Orchard, Harold Pinter Theatre ★★★★
  Review: Conor McPherson’s translation is an approachable introduction to Chekhov’s play that still poses relevant questions about society
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  Voila! Festival Interview: Stephanie Chu, Producer of July 15th to …
  Voila! Festival Interview: Stephanie Chu talks about bipolar disorder and physical theatre in July 15th to … at Theatro Technis.
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  Voila! Festival Interview: Sarah Hyojin Kim, on Blessed Forgetful
  Voila! Festival Interview: Director Sarah Hyojin Kim talks about grief, memory and migration in Blessed Forgetful at The Playground Theatre.
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  Review: Affluenza, Riverside Studios ★★
  Review: Affluenza at Riverside Studios, Noah Schnapp stars in a frustrating play that squanders the real Ethan Couch case.
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  Interview: Hannah Cox and Angus MacKechnie on Jacksons Lane
  Interview: Hannah Cox and Angus MacKechnie tell us about Jacksons Lane’s next chapter and the future of contemporary circus
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  Review: Space Hamlet, Cockpit Theatre ★★★★
  Review: Space Hamlet at The Cockpit is a celestial sci-fi smash that is feverishly funny and unexpectedly moving
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  Review: Aggy, King’s Head Theatre ★★★★
  Review: Aggy at the King’s Head: a thoughtful play on race, gender, class and creativity and the artist as product.
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  Review: London City Ballet Double Bill – Firebird ★★★★
  Review; London City Ballet’s Firebird double bill at Sadler’s Wells pairs Tetley’s lovingly revived 1981 classic with Neumeier’s Covid-born Ghost Light.
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  Grimfest Interview: Alice Mayer on Hourglass
  Grimfest Interview: Alice Mayer talks dating, death and spiders ahead of Hourglass, her darkly comic one-woman show at Bread and Roses, Clapham.
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  James Hameed to perform in RepresentAsian
  News: James Hameed (the voice of Paddington) will perform in RepresentAsian on 9th November
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  Voila! Festival Interview: Briana Croitoru
  Voila! Festival interview: Briana Croitoru talks about her one-woman show My Mother Tongue Wants to Disown Me that explores identity, language and belonging