James Riordan and Raymond Keane on Not a Word / MimeLondon 2025
Celebrating those who ‘took the boat’, a forgotten class of Irish emigrants who helped build countries that were not their…
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Estelle Charlier and Martin Kaspar Orkestar on La Manékine / MimeLondon 2025
Created by Estelle Charlier and Romuald Collinet in 2003, La Pendue create distinctive puppetry performances that tackle complex narratives. Based…
Sutara Gayle aka Lorna Gee on The Legends of Them
Coming to the Royal Court after a critically-acclaimed, sell-out Brixton debut, Hackney Showroom’s The Legends of Them is written and…
Jason Barnett on The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Jason Barnett plays the booze-swigging Stephano in Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest which marks Sigourney Weaver’s West…
Ényì Okoronkwo on King James at Hampstead Theatre
Rajiv Joseph’s play-within-a-play, King James, follows two Cleveland Cavaliers supporters Matt and Shawn as their story intersects with the career…
Ece Temelkuran, Leyla Nazli and Lerzan Pamir on Women Who Blow On Knots
Arcola’s co-founder Leyla Nazli has adapted Ece Temelkuran’s celebrated novel Women Who Blow on Knots for the stage, presenting a…
Zakiyyah Deen on Why A Black Woman Will Never Be Prime Minister
Created out of frustration with the lack of attention towards Black women’s maternal health, writer and performer Zakiyyah Deen’s debut play, Why…
Joanna Carrick on The Ungodly at Southwark Playhouse
Joanna Carrick’s play The Ungodly receives its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse where it opens tomorrow. Set on the Stour…
Leander Deeny on Abigail’s Party
Mike Leigh’s cult-classic comedy has returned in a co-production between ETT, Northern Stage, Rose Theatre, and Colchester Mercury Theatre. Now…
Denzel Westley-Sanderson on Coming to England
Coming to England, a new stage adaptation based on Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book, began a national tour last month at…