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Birds of Paradise theatre are a Scottish touring group with disabled and non-disabled actors and a disability-led managing team. This structure brings a backdrop of authenticity to Don’t.Make.Tea. at the Soho Theatre which, while it is a farce, touches on some very real modern issues. The audience did not always find the play easy. You…
Tender love story Shifters by Benedict Lombe has been a sell-out success at the Bush Theatre and it seems hard to believe we might not see it in another incarnation soon. The Bush, under the artistic direction of Lynette Linton is going from strength to strength and Shifters is another triumph for them. Des(tiny) (Heather…
Power of Sail at the Menier Chocolate Factory examines and explores the limits of free speech. Even if we have the right to say anything do we have the right to say it anywhere? And what are the implications of that choice? Former protégé scholar Baxter Forrest (Giles Terera) alludes to Popper’s paradox that in…
Just For One Day at the Old Vic revisits the seminal Geldof fundraising concert of 1985, the events that led up to it and all that came after. It is estimated that Live Aid was shown live in 150 countries and although I managed to live in one of the few places not showing it,…
At the MacGregor Plantation the Old South is alive and well. The heat in the air, the cotton fields and the power of the whip. Yet nothing is quite as it appears… or maybe it is. The most Tony Nominated play of all time (described as iconic, controversial, ground-breaking) comes to London. Jeremy O.Harris’s play…
The King and I (touring) is now playing at the Dominion Theatre where it offers a traditional staging of this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Led by Helen George (of Call the Midwife fame) and Darren Lee (an experienced “King”), the performance ably presents the story. All of the cast are strong singers. There is, however,…
Lemn Sissay, Lyric Hammersmith, Frantic Assembly, Kafka: this play had excellent credentials and there was every reason to hope for a profound and interesting show. Unfortunately, directorial choices had the cast hollering and the audience left feeling battered by the one-note performances. Any nuance of dark and light was gone with moments which might have…
It may be only February, but now is the time to grab the seats you want at the English Ballet nutcracker. Book now for Southampton and London
Lyric Hammersmith has announced its 2024/25 season and tickets go on sale Monday 19th February at 11 am. Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan directs Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Olivier Award-winning play, Our Country’s Good. With Timberlake Wertenbaker revisiting the piece for this brand new production. Lorraine Hansberry’s American classic A Raisin in the Sun is directed by Lyric…
London Theatre Week is here! Tickers for over 60 London shows are on offer from just £15 for a limited time only. Long-running shows such as Les Misérables are included as well as newer ones such as Stranger Things (both at £35). https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/whats-on/london-theatre-week
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