Man in the Rain post-show video and photos: Theatre as therapy, Shakespeare for the soul
I first met actor Tony Bell twenty years ago thanks to Propeller Theatre, the hugely successful all-male Shakespearean ensemble. He now returns to the stage in a deeply personal, self-penned solo show.
The Forsyte Saga post-show video and photos: How to breathe theatrical life into a literary mammoth
If not through the 1932 Nobel Prize-winning nine-novel literary classic, many audience members will be familiar with John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga through its serial TV adaptations. The stage premiere gives it a new twist.
Wiesenthal post-show video and photos: Remembering the Holocaust and hunting Nazis
Eleven million people died during the Holocaust, six million of them Jews. Simon Wiesenthal survived and then dedicated the rest of his life to preserving the memory of, and seeking justice for, those who did not.
Jupiter’s Ghost post-show video and photos: What happens when the line between AI and human blurs?
Two of the most urgent issues facing the world today - climate change and the dizzying acceleration of Artificial Intelligence - collide in Jupiter's Ghost, Tani Gill's dystopian drama with dance, which premiered at London's Cockpit Theatre.
Marie Curie post-show video and photos: Where’s the science in musical theatre?
Before chairing this discussion for Marie Curie at Charing Cross Theatre, I was racking my brains trying to think of other musicals about science. Films and plays aplenty. But musicals?
Drag Baby post-show video and photos: Celebrating queer families in Pride month
There were multiple art-imitating-life revelations and resonances during the post-show talk for Grace Carroll's new play Drag Baby, about a drag queen considering sperm donation for an ex-girlfriend.
Kunstler post-show video and photos: Getting justice for war protestors
The timing of this overdue European premiere of Jeffrey Sweet’s 2013 biographical play about the American civil rights lawyer William Kunstler (1919-1995), best known for his defence of Vietnam War protestors in the 1960s, is remarkable.
Remembrance Monday post-show video and photos: Could you ever forget your own love story?
When you find 'the one', can you ever know how long you have? Will your time together be long or short? What will be the first and last thing you remember about it?
Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England post-show video and photos: Are all football plays really about male mental health?
Remember how exciting it was when England made it to the men’s Euro 2020 final (in 2021 due to Covid). Remember the bloke who got so excited he lit his bum on fire?! His incendiary social media fame has inspired a hit stage play
Breeding post-show video and photos: How much does adoption discriminate?
It's been an extraordinary eight-year journey for Breeding, Barry McStay's comedy-drama about a gay couple's struggles with adoption, with many midwives helping the play's rebirths along the way.
