The UK government's current coronavirus advice is that, with theatres, the show should still go on. I was certainly glad One Jewish Boy, British dramatist Stephen Laughton's brilliant play, written as a response to rising anti-semitism, did last night.
#MR.SIMONSAID (cancelled)
Thomas Holloway's #MR.SIMONSAID - an 'unsettlingly well-observed', yet darkly humorous, exploration into the greyer areas of sexual harassment - gets its London premiere at Tristan Bates Theatre. I'll chair a press night post-show Q&A.
Love, Loss & Chianti post-show video and photos: Can poetry and theatre help deal with grief?
Poet Christopher Reid wrote A Scattering after the death of his wife, actress Lucinda Gane, in 2005. Actor Robert Bathurst came across the book while he was grieving for a fatally ill friend. The aim to stage it became a labour of love.
Can I Help You? post-show video and photos: What’s the lasting legacy of the late Philip Osment?
Actor, director and prolific playwright Philip Osment passed away last May at the age of 66 after a long respiratory illness. His final play, Can I Help You?, is now receiving its London premiere at Omnibus Theatre care of Playing ON, the company he co-founded to give voice to marginalised communities.
The Last of the Pelican Daughters (cancelled)
After their acclaimed West End debut with Education Education Education, The Wardrobe Ensemble return to London with their latest acclaimed devised show, following an Edinburgh Fringe sell-out and UK tour.
Macbeth post-show video and photos: Is ‘The Scottish Play’ really cursed?
Are you superstitious? The most famous theatrical superstition is, of course, the one about "The Scottish play". Do the cast of Lazarus Theatre's new ensemble production believe in curses?
The Psychic Project (postponed)
If you love Derren Brown, and magic and mind-reading generally, The Psychic Project, David Narayan's show based on the true story of the Cold War's psychic spies, is a must-see.
Angels of the North (cancelled)
The world premiere of Angels of the North, the new comedy by John Godber (Bouncers, Up 'n' Under), is set around the 2019 general election as the Labour Party's 'red wall' collapsed. I'll chair a Q&A with Godber and guests as part of a fundraising evening for the National Youth Arts Trust charity.
In Search of a White Identity (postponed)
As part of the industry-invite, opening night performance of In Search of a White Identity, the first new play developed and produced in association with The Actors Centre, I'll chair a discussion about both the play and the theatre's future plans.
Sinners post-show video and photos: Why did Brian Cox want to direct a play about stoning women?
I saw Brian Cox and his wife Nicole Ansari acting alongside one another in the premiere of Tom Stoppard's 2006 play Rock 'n' Roll. It was wonderful to talk to them about working together onstage again in a very different capacity of a very different play.









