The OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have revealed their 2026 nominations, highlighting the best in independent theatre. The awards showcase a range of emerging and established talent in the Off-West End scene.
Recently, on the north coast of Ireland, I had lunch in a seaside bar. Outside, the wind howled, sunshine and rain were locked in a battle for supremacy and the sky was too big. I knew that feeling, as I had grown up by the sea with sandhills at the top of the road. It was ‘other’ to the adult version of me, but familiar to the childhood person. I’ve always understood that these edges are liminal spaces in which things change quickly and much (too much) is contingent.
In a world that can feel increasingly disconnected, The Sea Horse is a timeless and deeply human exploration of two people navigating the stormy waters of their past to find a safe harbour together.
Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, has negotiated two landmark theatre agreements, believed to be the first union agreements in the world to require sustainability standards on theatre productions.
This new play brings the issue of mediating relationships in a changing, hybrid world to the fore without losing drama's essential components of character, plot and pace.
The Show Must Go Online today announced the full cast for their upcoming livestreamed performed reading of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. This is the third instalment in their Month of Marlowe series, preceded by Edward II (9 June) and Dido Queen of Carthage (16 June) and followed by the Marlowe Lives Cabaret (30 June).
As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union, debut playwright Alex Hayward and director Rachael Bellis (Antigone, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich), in association with White Bear Theatre, present two different yet unique visions of Brexit Britain.
Those in power make the laws to suit their pockets. Ordinary people are worse off. The leadership are at a crossroads with the will of the people, though they think they are correct. Sound familiar? That's right it's a Greek tragedy (with an 80's twist).
Those in power make the laws to suit their pockets. Ordinary people are worse off. The leadership are at a crossroads with the will of the people, though they think they are correct. Sound familiar? That's right it's a Greek tragedy (with an 80's twist).
A fine production that grapples with the play's tricky structure to bring home Brecht's political points with a relevance for today that can hardly be missed.
The world is under the threat of fascism and war is looming ever closer. Liberalism and socialist ties are condemned by those in power. How did we get here? Aequitas takes Brecht's Fear and Misery of the Third Reich and applies it to our modern global society, taking a look at the lives of average people and the reasons they comply with those in power. Set in the near future, this piece imagines what the world might become if we continue to repeat our mistakes.