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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  Shoreditch Town Hall turns 160
  News: Shoreditch Town Hall celebrates 160 years with 16 Acts, a one-night-only variety show of cabaret, clowning, drag and spoken word.
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  Interview: Ugly Bucket on Stuffed
  Interview: Ugly Bucket on food poverty, clowning and why STUFFED says it all again at New Diorama Theatre, London.
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  Review: The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre  ★★★★
  Review: The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre Girl meets girl, meets Ghost, meets Chinese Mum, in London
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  Review: The Children, Lyric Hammersmith ★★★
  Review: The Children Meera Syal leads Lucy Kirkwood’s nuclear drama revival, pleasant company but squandering its big idea.
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  2026 Halloween Events Round Up
  Round up: A Red Bus Londinium round up of Halloween events for those too old to Trick or Treat.
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  Review: Brown Suite, Richmond Theatre ★★½
  Review: Blacbrik’s full-length dance show, Brown Suite, at Richmond Theatre has heart and James Brown’s soul, but the story is a little unclear
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  Review: DEEPFAKE, Sadler’s Wells East ★★★
  Review of Jess & Morgs’ DEEPFAKE at Sadler’s Wells: clever live video and dance on politics and truth, but needs trimming.
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  Interview: Brigitte Aphrodite on A Message for the Future
  Interview: Brigitte Aphrodite of Crescendorious on punk, access and play in A Message for the Future, a UK tour for babies.
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  Review: Flamenc Oh!!, Peacock Theatre ★★★½
  Review: Flamenc Oh!!, Yllana pits flamenco against modern music in a dance comedy at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre
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  Review: Thelma and Louise, Young Vic ★★½
  Review: Thelma & Louise: A New Musical at the Young Vic boasts strong performances but loses the glorious scale of the film
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  Review: Caroline – A New Musical (streamed from New Wolsey Theatre) ★★★½
  Review: Caroline – a new musical brings Britain’s pirate radio revolution to the stage, packed with 1960s hits. Reviewed via a digital stream.
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  Review: Bloodsport, Stratford East ★★★★
  Review: Michelle Dockery stars in Ava Pickett’s fierce Essex-set Helen of Troy, cleverly using myth to examine modern misogyny and violence.
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  Interview: Cassie Bradley on My Name is Rachel Corrie
  Interview: Cassie Bradley discusses playing Rachel Corrie in Greenwich Theatre’s solo revival, ahead of press night on 2 October 2026.
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  Interview: Roustabout on Not Now, Bernard
  Interview: Roustabout Theatre’s Not Now, Bernard adaptation blends speech, mime and Makaton, touring venues from Bath to London until February 2027.
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  Review: The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media), New Diorama ★★★
  Review: The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media) is fiercely ambitious media, strongest when letting individual testimony speak