Dean Street News

Soapbox Gallery, the intimate Prospect Heights' performance space that grew out of the studio of sculptor Jimmy Greenfield, will present three nights of live streaming performances, each dedicated to adventurous electronic looping sounds paired with video narratives, The Sonic Vision Looping Festival, August 26 - 28 at 8 PM.

Moment of Grace, written by Bren Gosling and produced by Backstory Ensemble in association with The Actors Centre and The National HIV Story Trust, will debut online at The Actors Centre from 7.30pm on Friday 31 July. The production will stream until 9 August.

The Soho Theatre has announced  Soho Six, Record Verity Bargate Award submissions, plus new on-demand plays and masterclasses.

Production photos have been released for seeds, currently on tour of the UK.

Fifth Word has announced the full cast for their forthcoming UK tour of Lava, the bold new writing company's latest production with co-producer Nottingham Playhouse. Kacey Ainsworth is most well known as long-running character Little Mo in Eastenders. More recently, the award-winning actress has starred in ITV's Grantchester and on stage as Mrs Lovett in the Liverpool Everyman's production of Sweeney Todd where she received rave reviews for her performance. Dan Parr more recently performed in Road at the Royal Court Theatre, London and at Leeds Playhouse's pop-up theatre.

Judith Jacob (Dark Heart, ITV; The Five, Sky One) will star alongside Penny Layden (Belgravia, ITV; Macbeth, National Theatre) in the new UK tour of seeds. Two mothers united in sorrow, unable to escape the tragedy of knife crime, try to protect their sons - one in life, and one in death.

This latest play from bold new writing theatre company Fifth Word and co-producer Nottingham Playhouse focuses on the stages of grief and the ways we find to cope, exploring love, friendship and human connection. Written by James Fritz, the play is set in the aftermath of a natural disaster which has struck London.

Soho Theatre announces the celebrated performance artist and their Artist in Residence for 2019, Lucy McCormick, will return to Soho in February 2020 for a second run of Post Popular following the initial dates in December 2019. Tickets are available from: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/lucy-mccormick-post-popular/.

The purchase of the former EMD Cinema - previously Granada Cinema - on Hoe Street, Walthamstow, comes a third into Waltham Forest's year as the Mayor's first ever London Borough of Culture. The site is known for staging some of the biggest names in the industry, including The Beatles, Duke Ellington, Rolling Stones, The Who, James Brown, The Ronettes, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison. For one day only (21 May), it will open its doors once again for a series of behind-the-scenes public tours.

Harry Lister Smith (acclaimed UK breakthrough film God's Own Country and A Woman of No Importance in the West End) is today announced as final casting in TUMULUS, a fast-paced thriller transferring to Soho Theatre from 16 April to 4 May.

Luke Wright, Poet Laureate, is his first ALL NEW poetry show in three years ... and a bid for poetry's top job?

Ian Hallard (The Boys in the Band, Vaudeville and Park Theatre) and Ciaran Owens (Candide, RSC) are to star in the transfer to Soho Theatre of Christopher Adams's play, TUMULUS, a fast-paced noir-style murder mystery thriller set against the backdrop of London's gay scene.

Executive Chef Steve Mangelshot of wagamama is in our 'Chef Spotlight.' The restaurant recently opened a new location in the Murray Hill neighborhood of New York City.

Danielle Walker: Bush Rat takes on the tricky task of examining a largely happy family for comic material and, aside from a few references to the strange ways of Outback Australia, inevitably comes up short.

BRIC, celebrating 40 years as the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, presents Penelope Umbrico: MONUMENT, an exhibition in the Gallery at BRIC House exploring the monolithic state of our current technologies in relation to their obsolescence. Starting with the idea that all technologies are in effect “black boxes” to most users who engage with them, Umbrico will present a major installation and other works that will act to demystify them. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be a 20 foot long wall of broken semi functional LCD TVs that reveals their insides while serving as a platform for video programing and/or a backdrop for performances. The exhibition will be on view from November 29, 2018 – January 20, 2019 with an opening reception on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 from 7-9pm.

The Majestic Theater in Gettysburg, PA is proud to announce the 3rd annual National Theatre Live Festival! National Theatre Live is a groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre live from the London stage to cinemas around the world. The Majestic is the only theater in America to feature a festival with these 6 PLAYS in 3 DAYS! Back by popular demand you can purchase a full Festival pass for $125 to see all 6 shows in the 3 days, or you can purchase individual show tickets: Adults $25, Students $12.

Ardent Theatre Company today announce Ardent8, a year-long programme that offers artistic support to eight recent graduates who have found it difficult to make the leap from the regions to London. The inaugural ensemble are Sophie Coulter, Angela Crispim, Clare Hawkins, Henry Holmes, Nathan Linsdell, Jamie Parker, Garry Skimins and Sam Weston. The ensemble will perform the world premiere of Sacrifice written and directed byAndrew Muir at Soho Theatre, Upstairs from 31 July - 4 August 2018.

The Coney Island Ritual Cabaret Festival marks International Culture Lab's (ICL) third consecutive year probing the fantastical dancing partnership of ritual and entertainment on Coney Island USA's (CIUSA) burlesque stage. (March 2017: Coney Island Butoh and Theatre Festival; March 2016: Coney Island Butoh and Beyond Festival.)

Following their sell-out run at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe, Sh!t Theatre announce a full UK tour for their unique love letter to Dolly Parton following the announcement of a month long run at London's Soho Theatre.

The VAULT Festival 2018 opens next week, running from 24 January through to 18 March. During the three months, three hundred shows will be staged, including new thriller and queer noir play Tumulus. Actor Ian Hallard fills us in on rehearsals so far, looks back on a busy year, and even further back to a performance of his we will (sadly) never see: King Kong!