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Now playing at New Wimbledon Theatre, Sunny Afternoon remains a real pleasure for Kinks fans and a reminder of why the show swept up a cluster of Olivier Awards when it first arrived in 2015, including Best New Musical, Outstanding Achievement in Music, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical. It may…
Dreams, despair and fried dumplings: Caribbean roots and broken systems collide in this rich, heartfelt study of a psychological care system creaking at the seams. The Bush Theatre and Belgrade Theatre in Coventry are co-producers in the world premiere of After Sunday, the debut of Bush Writers’ Group alum Sophia Griffin. Directed by Corey Campbell, Daniel…
Written by Graham Warrener, The Ecstasy of Hedy Lamarr is currently playing at the New Wimbledon Theatre as part of its fifth New Premieres season. Billed as “a tale of beauty, brains and Bluetooth”, The Ecstasy of Hedy Lamarr is an accomplished two-hander that follows how a teenage Austrian Jew rose to fame in Hollywood…
The Bush Theatre has another hit on its hands with Not Your Superwoman, now playing to sell-out audiences at its Shepherd’s Bush home. Surely a West End transfer awaits, if the schedules of Bridgerton’s Golda Rosheuvel and Black Panther star Letitia Wright can be aligned. Writer Emma Dennis-Edwards and director Lynette Linton have crafted a…
In Tentacle Tribe’s Prism, presented by Breakin’ Convention, currently playing at Sadler’s Wells East, five dancers turn light, colour, and motion into a mesmerising language of movement. The choreographers, Emmanuelle Lê Phan and Elon Höglund first met in Cirque du Soleil almost two decades ago and have shaped this shared dance language over years of…
The Gardening Club is currently playing a sell out run at the New Wimbledon Theatre as part of its fifth New Premieres season. Stirring much excitement in Edinburgh, where Act One was launched, such is the interest that an additional one-off performance (with additional online option) has been added in the main Wimbledon space in November. Set…
Black Power Desk, an original musical highlighting 1970s Black British protest, is making its world premiere at new South London venue, Brixton House. A sharp, soulful snapshot of its time, it is political yet deeply personal, with music that pulses with the heartbeat of the 1970s. The audience is invited into the action (with requests…
How to Be a Dancer in 72,000 Easy Lessons, currently playing at Sadler’s Wells East is a semi-autobiographical piece examining choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan‘s life and career through a series of memories and vignettes. Each element in this carefully chosen collection of life and career milestones stacks up like pages in a well-worn book or brushstrokes…
The Bush Theatre in Shepherd’s Bush places reflecting the diversity of its community at the very heart of its work and does so with remarkable success. Each visit offers something new to learn and reflect upon, making every production a meaningful experience. Since the pandemic, the theatre’s dedication to nurturing its Young Company has only…
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