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Book Review: 100 THEATRES: PORTRAITS OF THE PLAYHOUSE


by Louise Penn - March 22, 2024

The book showcases a variety of venues worldwide, from ancient to modern, from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York. Paul Tracey's paintings capture the spirit of the playhouse in all its grandeur and mystery. It is all about the images, with the briefest of text...

Review: CLUEDO 2, Theatre Royal Brighton


by Caroline Cronin - March 20, 2024

Written by BAFTA Award winners Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, this play can be viewed as a standalone...although if you're a fan of the board game, there are enough in-jokes to keep you satisfied....

Review: A SONG FOR ELLA GREY, Liverpool Playhouse Theatre


by Sarah OHara - March 18, 2024

Pilot Theatre, the company behind the critically acclaimed Noughts & Crosses, return with their latest production, A Song For Ella Grey, which is a unique and engaging retelling of the ancient Orpheus Myth....

Review: RICHARD, MY RICHARD, Shakespeare North Playhouse


by Sarah OHara - March 13, 2024

One of the best plays you will see this year, Richard, My Richard is an outstanding first production from Philipa Gregory....

Review: BEN & IMO, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon


by Kat Mokrynski - March 11, 2024

Written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Erica Whyman, Ben & Imo tells the story of the composition of Benjamin Britten’s (Samuel Barnett) Gloriana with musical assistant Imogen Holst (Victoria Yeates) over a period of nine months in the coast town of Aldeburgh. The play is based on Ravenhill’s BBC...

Review: A FAMILY BUSINESS, Omnibus Theatre


by Kit Bromovsky - February 26, 2024

In a world shadowed by the persistent threat of nuclear war, A Family Business presented by China Plate and Staatstheater Mainz, delivers a poignant and immersive exploration of the human narrative behind the struggle for nuclear disarmament. ...

Review: DISCO PIGS, Alphabetti Theatre


by Bryony Rae Taylor - February 22, 2024

Enda Walsh’s abrasive, poetic two-hander, Disco Pigs is a bullet-train ride of extremes. Two 17-year-olds, Pig (Ben Gettins) and Runt (Amy McAllister) are best friends born just seconds apart in the same hospital. Hurling their angst at each other (and the audience) for just under an hour, the pair ...

Review: U.ME: THE COMPLETE MUSICAL, BBC Sounds


by Cheryl Markosky - February 21, 2024

The Pandemic and its consequences, especially on 20- and 30-somethings, are explored in the BBC's world premiere of U.Me: The Complete Musical....

Review: DEATHTRAP, The Mill at Sonning


by Mica Blackwell - February 19, 2024

From the man behind Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin's Deathtrap has scared and intrigued audiences since premiering in 1978. One of Broadway’s most successful plays and even spawning a film adaptation, The Mill at Sonning's latest production directed by Tam Williams proves why it s...

Review: HAUNTED SCOUSE, Liverpool's Royal Court


by Sarah OHara - February 19, 2024

Following the success of plays including Yellow Breck Road and Ellen and Rigby, writer Gerry Linford returns to Liverpool’s Royal Court with the heartwarming comedy-drama Haunted Scouse....

Past Shows

Happy Funeral
Happy Funeral
30/12 - 31/12/2021


A musical comedy that tells the story of three sisters, Maggie (played by Bethan Fflint), Kate (played by Alison Hellings) and Desi (played by Pippa ...

Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn
21/12 - 31/12/2021


The Market Theatre, Hitchin are delighted to present NELL GWYN a one-hander play about the life of the famous actress and mistress to Charles II. ...

Too Late
Too Late
21/12 - 31/12/2021


A psychological thriller with scary moments along the way, set in an Edwardian house in London. Its not possible to give too much information without ...

Dick Whittington - A Childrens Pantomime


The Market Theatre, Hitchin are delighted to present their first ever virtual christmas show for children.Dick Whittington is our version of another timeless Classic. This ...

Videos


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Film Shed (3/6 - 5/12)
OVO in UK Regional OVO
Utilita Arena Birmingham (4/25 - 4/28)
A Midsummer Night's Dream in UK Regional A Midsummer Night's Dream
Everyman Theatre (3/21 - 3/30)
West End Magic in UK Regional West End Magic
Palace Theatre Paignton (8/10 - 8/10)
The TigerFace Show in UK Regional The TigerFace Show
Rondo Theatre, Bath (5/9 - 5/9)
Don't. Make. Tea. in UK Regional Don't. Make. Tea.
Soho Theatre (3/26 - 4/6)
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