Horne’s Descent post-show video and photos: Are we destined for heaven or hell?
Are we all headed straight to heaven or hell? Is there anything we can do to change direction? To alter who we truly are ? These are some of the big questions at the heart of Nina Atesh's new play Horne's Descent.
The Valley of Fear post-show video and photos: Investigating the case of Sherlock Holmes’ enduring legacy
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, with his ever-loyal sidekick Dr Watson, holds the Guinness World Record as the most portrayed human literary character in history. What's the enduring appeal? And what are the challenges of adapting Sherlock anew?
Lear’s Shadow post-show video and photos: How to adapt Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy as a monologue
How do you reimagine a 3,700-line play with 20+ named characters and a normal performance time of up to four hours into a 70-minute monologue?
Exhibitionists post-show video and photos: A celebration of gay life where no one dies
It was a shared love of 1930s screwball comedies that brought Shaun McKenna and Andrew Van Sickle together. And a realisation that so many of the dramatists of the time were secretly gay that sparked the idea to collaborate.
Double Act post-show video and photos: How much would you laugh on your last day?
How often do you have a word with yourself? We're all familiar with the concept of an inner voice, chipping in with sometimes decidedly unhelpful suggestions.
Phantasmagoria post-show video and photos: How worried are you about divides in politics today?
I started my post-show talk for Kali Theatre's premiere of Phantasmagoria by asking the audience about their thoughts on politics today, including: are you feeling largely optimistic or pessimistic about the future?
Venom post-show video and photos: Remaking Medusa for middle age and #MeToo
My admiration for Emma Burnell knows no bounds. I followed her as a political journalist for years before becoming friends through MyTheatreMates. I've been amazed to watch her turn her hand to playwriting, producing, directing and now performing.
The Changeling post-show video and photos: Who’s mad here? All of us!
In Lazarus Theatre's new reimagining of Jacobean drama The Changeling, adapter/director Ricky Dukes has taken his usual scalpel to the original text. In this case, losing the entire subplot set in an asylum.
Flowers for Mrs Harris post-show video and photos: What’s your version of Ada’s Christian Dior dress?
What do you covet so much that you would work yourself, save and sacrifice for years, just for the chance of making the prized possession yours?
Am I Irish Yet? post-show video and photos: Irishness is Ireland’s greatest export ☘️
Dr Theatre came to the rescue at the White Bear Theatre for the London run of Am I Irish Yet?, the acclaimed one-woman show written and performed by Kate Kerrigan
