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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  Camden Fringe: Four Face Theatre on Making Mates, a Play About Four Mates Trying to Make a Play
  Camden Fringe interview: Four Face Theatre on Mates, a meta-comedy about four friends trying, and failing, to make a play.
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  Camden Fringe: Kaleidoscope Collective Arts launches with Biscuits for Breakfast
  Camden Fringe interview: Kaleidoscope Collective Arts on food poverty, working-class access to theatre, and their Hackney Foodbank partnership.
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  Camden Fringe: Bunmi Aworanti and Tolu Idowu on the Games We Play in Love
  Camden Fringe interview: Love vs Fear’s Bunmi Aworanti and Tolu Idowu on mobile games, Nigerian mothers and audience choice.
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  Pride, National Theatre (Dorfman) ★★★★
  Review: Pride at the National Theatre’s Dorfman. Warchus and Beresford bring LGSM’s 1984 story to the stage at the National: joyful, moving, occasionally overstuffed with plotlines.
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  Review: Good For Her!, The Other Palace ★★★
  Good For Her! at The Other Palace ★★★ Mollie Semple’s solo show puts the version of ourselves we usually hide on stage, and dares us to admit we’d recognise her. Uncomfortable, sharp in places, though the ending didn’t quite land for me.
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  Review: Here Comes J. Edgar!, King’s Head Theatre ★★★★
  Review: Bryan Batt stars as J. Edgar Hoover in a comedy musical exploring power, blackmail and hidden love at King’s Head.
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  News: Newcomer Benjamin Cain to debut in Private Peaceful UK Tour
  News: Newcomer Benjamin Cain takes on Tommo in Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful this autumn, touring the UK (including Wilton’s Music Hall in London).
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  Interview: Lee Farman on Ten Years of Watford Fringe
  Interview: Watford Fringe chair Lee Farman reflects on ten years of community, growth and Watford’s often overlooked creative energy scene.
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  Review: Abigail’s Party, Richmond Theatre (and on tour) ★★★★
  Review: Tamzin Outhwaite’s Beverly oozes flirtation, condescension and disdain in this touring revival of Mike Leigh’s 1970s suburban satire
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  Camden Fringe: Ruby Thomas on Bringing Elizabeth Barrett Browning to the Stage
  Camden Fringe Interview: Aside Hustle’s Ruby Thomas on blending physical theatre with Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry, letters and debut production.
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  Review: Avenue Q, Shaftesbury Theatre ★★★★
  Avenue Q review: this puppet musical revival revisits housing stress, job hunting and loneliness, and show the stress of being a twenty-something is still relevant.
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  Review: Local, Finborough Theatre ★★★
  Review: Liz Richardson’s solo Cumbria memory-play is strongest on family and loss, though its most interesting ideas about identity deserve more room to breathe.
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  Camden Fringe: Wasteland, post-apocalyptic comedy, returns for a third year
  Camden Fringe interview: Wasteland Improv’s Pete Leaman talks Camden Fringe, Mad Max-inspired dark comedy and building an entire post-apocalyptic world from a single audience suggestion.
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  Camden Fringe: Lieve de Putter on giving Echo, Cassandra and Helen their voices
  Camden Fringe interview: Lieve de Putter on giving Echo, Cassandra and Helen their voices in her one-woman play Echoes
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  Review: Tender, Bush Theatre ★★★½
  Review: Tender at the Bush Theatre, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Ash is utterly riveting, delivering diary-like narration with a natural charm and flair that is entirely believable.