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A radio station for young people! Why do we need that?Caroline dreams of something more than stacking shelves at the local greengrocers. Her days are...
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 03, 2026
Joe Penhall's incendiary play, Blue/Orange, was garlanded with awards after its 2000 debut at the National Theatre, winning the Olivier, Critics' Circle and Evening Standard awards for Best New Play in 2001. It has been revived many times and endures as its themes remain both prescient and urgent. ...
by Louise Penn - May 02, 2026
Ana Inés Jabares-Pita's set feels familiar and clearly defines time and place: The Departure remains in the 1960s; Making Arrangements moves into the 1970s, where a woman could choose to live independently; Four Sisters is in the materialistic 1980s, where 'greed is good'.
The changes of style in ...
by Gary Naylor - May 01, 2026
Emeka Agada's new play has much to say, but would benefit from an edit down to an hour...
by Clementine Scott - April 30, 2026
A few scenes into Emily Lim’s version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Globe stage undergoes a transformation. Austere statuary gets wheeled away, the columns are swathed in plastic flowers, and Michael Grady-Hall as Puck blows bubbles to make more flowers emerge from the floorboards. The effec...
by Sarah OHara - April 30, 2026
Written by Aron Julius and directed by Mark Womack, Conteh is a powerful and emotive drama about the life of one of Liverpool’s sporting icons. Julius stars as boxer John Conteh, who at 24 years old became the light heavyweight champion of the world. Julius’ script tells Conteh’s story, both i...
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 01, 2026
Following a sell-out run at Theatre Royal Bath, David Hare's play, Grace Pervades, is a love letter to theatre, following the professional and personal partnership of legendary Victorian theatrical duo Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. Together they performed over 27 years, changing the face and sta...
by Franco Milazzo - April 30, 2026
A band of bohemians pitching up in Kensington would normally have the locals reaching for a bottle of smelling salts. Happily, the only thing being upended here is expectation, as Lost Estate’s Chat Noir slips its latest slice of elegant decadence discreetly into this West London enclave....
by Cheryl Markosky - April 30, 2026
At the end of Mass, currently celebrating its world stage premiere at London's Donmar Warehouse, my visibly moved son says, 'That's the best play I'll see this year.' And he's absolutely right. Director Carrie Cracknell's incredible interpretation of American actor-turned-writer Fran Kranz's stage s...
by Cindy Marcolina - May 01, 2026
Ghosts, death, and the local fauna join the living in a house in the middle of the woods. When Luka takes his girlfriend to his childhood home to spend her birthday relaxing in solitude, she’s suddenly met with the weight of Luka’s family dynamics. Secluded in the damp darkness of the trees, Luk...
by Cheryl Markosky - April 29, 2026
Heartsink, a bittersweet medical comedy by Unequal Productions that's premiering at Riverside Studios, is a little gem. In only 85 minutes (no interval) writer Farine Clarke, a former GP, deftly deals with weighty issues such as an overstretched NHS, technology versus humanity, racism, assisted dyi...
Past Shows
Get ready for a wickedly funny night at the theatre as Joe Orton’s scandalous dark farce Loot bursts onto the stage.A bank robbery, a family...
A nightmare is about to break free…Herbert grew up in the Metropol. The eerie old cinema was his playground and prison – a place where...
Back in the 80s, Di, Viv and Rose are university housemates. Energetic and idealistic, they become friends – but where will life take them after...
Meet Gail, Hobby and Salty – three year 11 students about to leave their school days behind them, fighting their anxieties with imagination and theatre.As...
“When you have one of the first brains of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite...
The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson and Lydia MonksDid you ever go to SilversandsOn a sunny summer’s day?Then perhaps you saw the mermaidWho sang in...
The world premiere of a chilling and creepy tale of Essex witch huntsEssex, 1645. Blood runs cold with dread.After the tragic death of her husband,...
An entertaining premiere capturing the true spirit of Essex and its people.Its 1908 and Joannas planning to provoke the attention of Southend and the whole...
A brand new musical celebrating the very best of EssexWhat happens when an unposted love letter meant to be sent between a passionate young couple...
A world premiere of a witty and joyful family storyMaggie and Gordon first met in 1971 dancing to the sound of Rod Stewart. Now in...
Shakespeares darkest and spookiest thrillerBattles. Murder. Ghosts. And desireThree witches on a heath have a disturbing prophecy for a victorious warrior. Macbeth will be king...
Queens Theatre Hornchurch in partnership with the National Theatre presentA musical adaptation of William ShakespearesAs You Like ItAdapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie WooleryMusic and...
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