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.
- News: Intermission Youth to stage Julius Caesar Remixed
News: Intermission Youth’s Julius Caesar Remixed opens at Omnibus Theatre. Director Stephanie Badaru was in the Intermission Youth’s first cohort.
- Lambeth Fringe Interview: Sining Gui on 10 loves
Interview: Sining Gui on 10 Loves, a two-hander about love, class and labour, where couples must prove affection ten times daily.
- Interview: Sînziana Cojocărescu on The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media)
Interview: Sînziana Cojocărescu on The First Year, BÉZNĂ Theatre’s new investigation into Gaza media coverage, opening now at New Diorama.
- Interview: Alexander Sage Oyen on Moment by Moment
Interview: Alexander Sage Oyen talks about Moment by Moment, John Cardoza’s end-credit song, and the film’s upcoming London premiere at Genesis Cinema.
- Review: Private Peaceful, Wilton’s Music Hall ★★★★
Review: Private Peaceful, Benjamin Cain enacts a huge repertoire of characters alone on stage in this Michael Morpurgo WWI vigil
- Review: Electra / Persona, National Theatre ★★★
Review: Electra/Persona at the National Theatre is a showcase of its two stars’ talent, but does not sufficiently justify the union of the two pieces.
- Interview: Shannon Damery on Code Tea Party
Interview: Shannon Damery talks about Code Tea Party, a dark comedy on caregiving that debuts at the Lambeth Fringe
- Interview: Paul Bradshaw on tell me straight and aggy
Interview: Paul Bradshaw’s plays, “tell me straight” and “aggy,” explore queer London life and challenge notions of authenticity in art.
- Review: The Pass, Pearly Queen Theatre ★★★½
Review: The Pass at the new and intimate Pearly Queen Theatre immerses audiences in footballer Jason’s emotional journey, exploring sexuality and isolation.
- Interview: Eirini Konstantinidou on Mara
Interview: Eirini Konstantinidou talks about MARA, a solo psychological thriller with its world premiere at the Hen and Chickens Theatre in October.
- Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Legacy, Sadler’s Wells ★★★★½
Review: Currently at Sadler’s Wells, sixty-eight years old and Alvin Ailey’s Amercian Dance Theatre still feels relevant and fresh. Revelations proving a transcendent centrepiece.
- Review: Darkling, Bush Theatre ★★★★
Review: Linnea Berthelsen is fiercely brave in Darkling, a devastating Bhopal disaster one-woman play by Titas Halder at Bush Theatre.
- Review: For Colored Girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, Yard Theatre ★★★★
Review: The Yard Theatre production is a welcome opportunity to see Ntozake Shange’s seminal For Colored Girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
- Review: Tartuffe (remixed), Marylebone Theatre ★★★½
Review: Tartuffe (Remixed) modernises Molière’s play, exploring faith and manipulation in a Nigerian/ Jamaican family context and showcasing talented new actors from the Intermission charity.
- Interview: Space Hamlet
Interview: the Space Hamlet team on futurism, Vikingness and whether Bowie would like this glam-rock puppet show