Brooklyn Rep will present Death Karaoke, three twisted short plays from London cabaret star Charlie Wood at The Divine. With direction by Charles Quittner, Len Blanco, and Pooja Sivaraman.
All new production photos have been released from The Hamlet Project. This polyphonic production, directed by Sinead Rushe, sees the titular role portrayed by three actors. Check out the photos here!
RADA and Trish Wadley Productions have announced Sinéad Rushe's polyphonic production of The Hamlet Project will have a week of previews at RADA to pilot a new RADA Residencies programme.
A biracial actor stands in the harsh glare of the spotlight, about to recite the St Crispin’s Day speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V, clad in a bulletproof vest. Her gaze defiant, she unfurls the flag of St George’s Cross. English Kings Killing Foreigners is a play largely about probing the complexities of that image.
Realfake Theatre has announced that following a critically acclaimed short run at Camden People's Theatre in 2024, English Kings Killing Foreigners now transfers to Soho Theatre for a five-week run.
Sometimes the Brechtian veers into the over-literal, but there is still clarity and catharsis to be found in a child's newfound understanding of life and loss.
Full casting and creative team have been announced for the UK premiere of Michinari Ozawa's award-winning Our Cosmic Dust, opening at Park Theatre. Learn more here!
Now at its second run and presented in an updated version, Cutting the Tightrope puts together a list of brilliant playwrights (Hassan Abdulrazzak, Mojisola Adebayo, Phil Arditti, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Nina Bowers, Roxy Cook, Ed Edwards, Afsaneh Gray, Dawn King, Ahmed Masoud, Joel Samuels, Sami Abu Wardeh) to tackle the line between entertainment and engagement. From programmes built on fake promises to selective outrage, they pull no punches.
Cutting the Tightrope; a collection of short political plays in response to warnings that artists shouldn't be political will be performed at the Arcola Theatre from 26th November - 7th December 2024
Following its successful run at Riverside Studios last autumn, Sinéad Rushe's polyphonic production of Othello will be available to stream exclusively on Original Online this September.
Cast announced for CUTTING THE TIGHTROPE: THE DIVORCE OF POLITICS FROM ART.
A series of rapid political responses, Cutting the Tightrope: the divorce of Politics from Art brings together award-winning playwrights with radically different voices to form an urgent response to the creeping repression of the arts.
REALFAKE Theatre and Camden People’s Theatre have announced the premiere of English Kings Killing Foreigners which will be performed at Camden People’s Theatre from 23rd April - 11th May.
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the company of If It Please You, a night of glam, high camp and drag inspired by Shakespeare. Learn more about the event and how to attend here!
Its strength is obviously in its joyous and uncompromising queer nature. McDougall casts it entirely gender-blind, making it a piece where gender doesn’t matter, even though its role is at the very core of it. They turn it into an exploration of the performative quality of identity with plenty of tongue-in-cheek moments that tug at the artifice of drama.
Shakespeare's Globe today has announced a series of exciting one-off events for September and October, featuring the likes of Stephen Mangan and Mark Rylance. Learn more about the events here!
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of As You Like It, directed by Ellen McDougall. Learn more about the cast here!
The Greeks seem to be trending at the moment. Last year TikTok went mad for Madeline Miller’s book Song of Achilles, Ivo van Hove brought his mash-up of myths to the Barbican at the start of the month, and the Almeida’s latest project is being compared to a Greek masterpiece. London seems to be in a blood-thirsty mood these days and now the Kiln joins in.
Annabelle Comyn directs Nina Bowers (Cassandra), Daon Broni (Aegisthus), Jim Findley (Tyndareus), Kate Stanley Brennan (Cilissa), David Walmsley (Agamemnon) and Eileen Walsh (Clytemnestra).
With Chinonyerem Odimba and Ben and Max Ringham's Black Love currently running at the theatre, Kiln Theatre, in a brand-new partnership with the Abbey Theatre, today announces the full cast for Marina Carr's Girl on an Altar. Annabelle Comyn directs Nina Bowers (Cassandra), Daon Broni (Aegisthus), Jim Findley (Tyndareus), Kate Stanley Brennan (Cilissa), David Walmsley (Agamemnon) and Eileen Walsh (Clytemnestra).
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