Review: ROMANS, A NOVEL, Almeida Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Sep 18, 2025
Alice Birch’s Romans, a novel is an expansive portrait of literary masculinity through the ages. With an ever-shifting form, an array of subtle references, and an intricate, thought-provoking script, this is a play that many will find difficult and impenetrable. At its core, however, it’s a truly perceptive piece that understands masculinity like little else.
Cast Set For Alice Birch’s ROMANS, A NOVEL at the Almeida Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2025
The full cast has been announced for Alice Birch’s new play Romans, a novel, a monumental, kaleidoscopic portrait of masculinity from the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring how male narratives have shaped the world we know.
Review Roundup: THE OTHER PLACE at The National Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2024
See what the critics are saying about The Other Place at the National Theatre. Read what critics had to say and read the top reviews for the play by Alexander Zeldin and learn more about the production.
Review: THE OTHER PLACE, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Oct 9, 2024
The Other Place brings thousands of years of history and all the power of theatre to bear on its dissection of the dynamics of grief, transgression and despair.
Photos: THE OTHER PLACE at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2024
Ahead of opening night this evening, the National Theatre has released all new photos from the world premiere of The Other Place! Get a first look at the new production.
Photos: In Rehearsal for THE OTHER PLACE At The National Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2024
The National Theatre, in association with A Zeldin Company, has released first look rehearsal images for the world premiere of The Other Place, a new play directed and written by Alexander Zeldin (The Confessions, Faith, Hope and Charity) with music by Yannis Philippakis (Foals), inspired by Sophocles' classic story Antigone.
Review: THE CONFESSIONS, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Oct 24, 2023
A unique production from a unique playwright / director has its faults, but far outweighs them with its warm truths and redemptive conclusion
Forced Entertainment Return To Home Manchester With OUT OF ORDER
by Julie Musbach - Oct 22, 2019
Sheffield's award-winning Forced Entertainment return to HOME following their debut at the Manchester arts centre in 2017 with Real Magic performing Out of Order, which plays for three performances, Wednesday 13 - Friday 15 November 2019.
Forced Entertainment To Present Work Across The UK In 2019
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2019
Forced Entertainment has today announced the UK premiere of Out Of Order at Southbank Centre, where they are an Associate Company, in October, before visiting HOME Manchester and ACCA in Brighton. To Move In Time, a Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment production, in collaboration with performer Tyrone Huggins (Black Men Walking, Opening Skinner's Box), will play at Summerhall in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.
Forced Entertainment to Present OUT OF ORDER and THAT NIGHT FOLLOWS DAY
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2018
Forced Entertainment has today announced a brand-new production, Out of Order, premiering in Frankfurt in April this year. Also today it has been announced that the company are to become a Southbank Centre Associate Company and return to the venue after more than a decade, having last performed there in 2007 with And On The Thousandth Night as part of SPILL Festival, and with seminal piece Bloody Mess at Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown. In December 2018 they will present their first work as an associate company, a new version of Artistic Director Tim Etchells' That Night Follows Day. As a new Southbank Centre associate company, Forced Entertainment will work with the multi arts organisation to research, develop and premiere work.
Forced Entertainment to Bring REAL MAGIC to HOME Manchester
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 29, 2017
Sheffield's award-winning Forced Entertainment makes its HOME debut in association with Contact with three performances of its acclaimed production Real Magic, which has wowed audiences across Europe, including the Edinburgh Festival, La Bastille in Paris, and the Festspiele's Theatreffen in Berlin. The production runs Today 29 November - Friday 1 December 2017.
Forced Entertainment to Bring REAL MAGIC to HOME Manchester
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2017
Sheffield's award-winning Forced Entertainment makes its HOME debut in association with Contact with three performances of its acclaimed production Real Magic, which has wowed audiences across Europe, including the Edinburgh Festival, La Bastille in Paris, and the Festspiele's Theatreffen in Berlin. The production runs Wednesday 29 November - Friday 1 December 2017.
PS122 and La MaMa to Present REAL MAGIC as Part of COIL 2017
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2016
As part of the twelfth edition of COIL festival, Performance Space 122 and La MaMa co-present the U.S. premiere of Real Magic by UK theater group and recent International Ibsen Award-winners, Forced Entertainment.