By William Shakespeare Viola is washed ashore in Illyria after surviving a shipwreck. Believing that her twin brother, Sebastian, has drowned, she disguises herself as a young man called Cesario in order to find employment. She soon becomes a servant to Duke Orsino, who is...
Who falls down the stairs whilst carrying their hamster's cage? Lianne. Lianne is angry that her boyfriend Dan is now spending more time with Squeak their hamster than her, mainly, because she is dead. Dan is just angry. Mandy and Roger mean well.. Squeak is romantic, tragic and...
Dylan Ward is autistic. He has his own way of thinking and his own way of doing things, but no one seems to understand him. How do you navigate a world which operates on a completely different wavelength to the one that you’re on? Following its hugely successful and critically...
A MUSICAL ABOUT THE WITCH HUNTS OF SCOTLAND Book & Lyrics by Heather Gourdie, Music & Lyrics by Jack Elston Heather has always been told she is descended from the legendary Scottish witch, Isobel Gowdie. However, her understanding of the story is challenged when Isobel herself...
Leilani, a lone traveller, seeks sanctuary on a distant Caribbean island. Things take an unexpected turn when she encounters Ariel, the island’s enigmatic sole resident, who appears to have a hidden motive. What begins as a fragile connection slowly becomes something darker and...
By Tennessee Williams The Two-Character Play is an intimate two-hander about a brother and sister bound together by love, but also by circumstance and a past trauma that has slowly cut them off from the outside world. Their relationship is tender and fierce, but also codependent...
Affliction and Pestilence are running amok across the land, with bodies piling up quicker than the departure of their last exhaled breath. Amongst them hill dead fleshes, a dark aged romance stirs between Corvin, a body collector, and Mortalia, a holy man’s daughter. Narrated...
Teenage Hugo had no idea that howling at the moon like a wolf would turn him into the black sheep. The brutal punishment that followed from his family became a shame he vowed to keep to himself. Adult Hugo, far removed from his dark childhood, now lives a quiet life with his...
'It confuses me, sometimes. I just wanna be and say and do without having to go in the maze where people wave madly at each other and smile, while following their own secret routes.' Frances and Jonah are the happiest they've ever been. With changing friendships, doubt-inducing...
A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS & LOST HEARTS Starring Robert Lloyd Parry "Sometimes, you know, you see him, and sometimes you don't. It’s just as he pleases. I think: he's there, but he has some power over your eyes...” M R James first wrote his ghost stories to perform to friends in...
OPEN ACCESS DAY For centuries, access to the Old College Library's collections, including its legendary historical, esoteric, and folkloric tomes, has been restricted. Following recent criticism from governmental, journalistic, and other quarters, we are pleased to announce a...
“Every asset must be profitable, even a child”. Euthanasia has just been legalised for terminal mental illness. The nation is facing unprecedented economic uncertainty. And the Evans family are close to ruin. When desperation hits, they must consider where they’re investing...
Written & Directed by Ella Kendrick On Christmas Eve, bartenders Kat and Tom endure a night of bad music, difficult guests and endless Pornstar Martinis. When a male guest harasses Kat, tensions rise, forcing them to confront gender dynamics in hospitality and their impact on...
Mirror Up Productions host their latest scratch event for new writing with a dynamic collection of work-in-progress pieces. Hosted by Jamie Sefton & Alex McKeon
By Alice Hoskyns & Olivia Marcus Alice and Liv have very different perspectives on things, being a foot apart in height. But now, they finally have something in common: their dead Dads!!! This is a comedy about losing the main man in your life when you are not one, and how the...
“It is difficult composing endings. Beethoven and Wagner could do it. Only great composers can do it. I can do it too.” It wasn’t just Richard Strauss’s death-embracing 'Four Last Songs' which fit this theme in the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s final Prom of the season, as Franz Schube…
New play that veers off in an unfortunate direction and loses much of its punch as a consequence…
At first glance, Night City appears like your classic boy meets girl – specifically, rideshare driver meets waitress, and takes her to see the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace in the morning light. What emerges from these foundations, however, is an unflinching love letter to London, and a candid illus…
A visually compelling Don Giovanni from Royal Ballet & Opera, with a superb set by Es Devlin and memorable star turn by Aigul Akhmetshina as Donna Elvira.…
What did our critic think of MERE MORTALS at Sadler's Wells?…
What did our critic think of INTERVIEW: 'IT MAKES ME FEEL LUCKY TO JUST BE HERE,' THE WEST END CAST OF INTO THE WOODS at Noël Coward Theatre?…
Adapting classical theatre for a new audience is an exciting task and Darren Raymond has relocated Molière’s farce to a Nigerian-Jamaican family living in England. We are all preparing for Adanna and Sinclair’s impending nuptials, with relatives from both sides gathering at her childhood home. …
Presented as part of a rep season, Flywheel's take on the Chekhov classic works well enough to honour its source…
What did our critic think of PREVIEW: INTO THE WOODS, LAUNCH EVENT at Noël Coward Theatre?…
The climate crisis abuses us of the notion that we’re invincible, and ultimately forces us to reckon with exactly how much time we have left on Earth. On a much smaller scale, the same can be said of getting older.…
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“I sat up there and even then I could hear the air crackling. I knew then. There was something about you.” A body has been found on the school grounds. Claire and Mary make a pact. Lights out; they get to work. The night ahead will challenge their resolve and force them to...
Inspired by true events, the five-star smash hit play Spare Room follows Jodie as she takes the plunge and applies for a room in a house share. Confronted with the unexpected world of chunder charts, STIs and tangible testosterone, this wasn’t the fresh start Jodie imagined...
By Agnes Perry-Robinson We’ve all been stuck at dinner with someone who won’t stop talking. One more drink. One more opinion. One more thing they have to say. It’s Alma’s birthday, and her sister Billie has brought her new boyfriend to dinner. Initially, he seems perfect. But as...
Banker by day, comedian by night. One absurdly true story. Jerry Topitzer led a secret double life: Wall Street banker by day, goofball comedy performer by night. As an idealistic graduate, he’d taken a temporary job to tackle a mountain of student debt and through accidental...
Written by & starring Lucy Idil Jordan This high-stakes excavation deconstructs the psychological toll of a life spent "masking" across continents and cultures. Having navigated a career in secondary education and unionism, Lucy trades the high-pressure school bell for the...
Join Durham University's premier sketch comedy troupe on their expedition for a laugh. A whole lot of laughs. Hot off their Derek Award win for best sketch show at Edinburgh Fringe last year, the troupe that brought you Ambika Mod, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar and many more are...
Moving into a new home should be a fresh start. But with a newly pregnant girlfriend, insufferable in-laws and an unwelcome next door neighbour, this man’s fresh start comes with bin bags flooding the streets. Will he finally be able to move on from a childhood in care he so...
By Joanna Orlowska Off Script is a solo drama about a migrant journalist reporting live from an anti-immigration protest in London. As Anna delivers the carefully prepared broadcast, the language she is expected to use begins to collide with her own story — of migration...
Pearls Recommended is a witty romantic drama about two characters' struggle between duty and desire as they navigate debutante culture in the American South. This one-act play follows the characters of Anne, a 21-year-old aspiring novelist, and Charlie, her best friend and heir...
490 BC. The first ever marathon. One runner, with one goal: to reach Athens and claim victory over the Persians. Can Pheidippides fulfil his destiny and become the legend he knows he’s born to be? This one-man show explores the place of peace in a society built around war, and...
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