Nicholas Colett brings to stage stories of his father’s service on the destroyer escort; HMS Vanessa that had made him reconsider his father’s life – and their relationship. Directed by Gavin Robertson, together with a dramatic soundscape and music from the 1940’s, form...
Nominated for a Standing Ovation Award, Fever and Fire is a captivating one-man show written and performed by Adam Preston, telling the life story of Britain’s foremost naval hero. The show is based on deep research, breathing new life into an epic tale and delving into Nelson’s...
The Tabard welcomes Ann Cusack (A League of Their Own, Better Call Saul) and Elizabeth McGovern (Downtown Abbey, Ragtime) to a special musical show, What We Know Now, blending original songs with much-loved classics. Directed by the Tabard’s Artistic Director, Simon Reilly, with...
BAFTA award-winning Dame Siân Phillips leads audiences on a captivating journey through the drama, wit, and spirit of Ancient Greece, in two unforgettable performances presented together for the first time. Firstly, in Women & Troy, she is joined by Rachel Donovan (The Crown...
When sixteen-year-old Abi tracks down the man she believes to be her father, she sets in motion a chain of revelations that will force two families to confront the past they thought they had buried. A compelling new play about family secrets, absent fathers, motherhood, memory...
Johnny Ball presents Laughs, Maths and Stories that Must Be Told Join Johnny Ball for an entertaining journey through the wonderful world of mathematics. Best known for creating and presenting more than 20 television series, including Think of a Number and Think Again , Johnny...
Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022). At the start of Seething Lane, Pepys is again looking for signs of corruption in and outside of the Court, but when violent death raises its head, he realises it is folly to t…
Directed and adapted by Benedict Andrews, this new play is based on both Sophocles' story of Electra from Greek mythology and Ingmar Bergman's celebrated 1966 film Persona – exemplifying The National Theatre's commitment to re-examining classic stories in new forms. Creating a charged dialogue tha…
In Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 Modernist classic Persona, an actress named Elisabeth breaks down mid-performance, becomes mute, and goes on to develop a strange codependent relationship with her nurse, Alma. Much ink has been spilled over the film and its varied psychological readings, but Australian wr…
Alan Menken is an incredibly well renowned composer whose music has the power to transport an audience back to childhood effortlessly. From the moment the first notes of Beauty and the Beast’s ‘Be Our Guest’ encompassed the Royal Albert Hall, it was clear that the evening was going to be a joy…
What should have been a provocative journey into the ethics of AI becomes a shallow rumination on selfishness. As the work has been translated from Korean, we could suggest a margin for error when it comes to semantics and musicality. This, however, doesn’t excuse the shortfalls of the material. T…
The beauty of the BBC Proms is that you don’t always know what you’re going to get - and sometimes the most unlikely event can become one of your absolute favourites. This was the situation in which I found myself at the Royal Albert Hall last night when Altın Gün took to the stage to celebrat…
This year’s Proms season has been awash with commemorations of America’s 250th anniversary, the entire season beginning with Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” - and that piece featuring at several other points in various ways across the festival. So it was about time that there …
Much like Georgie Dettmer’s blockbuster debut play Are You Watching?, her sophomore effort Wanton begins and ends with childhood, and the messages women receive from a distressingly early age. A group of primary school girls do cartwheels and put on costumes in the playground – except most of th…
Yes, yes: ask the average person about Frankenstein and they will speak at length about the book and the films but, if it wasn't for the theatrical adaptations, Mary Shelley's gothic classic would arguably just be collecting dust in your local library.…
This celebration of the scores and songs from the James Bond's film franchise leaves us stirred, not shaken, with a surprise appearance from Lulu.…
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Join beloved broadcaster and entertainer Johnny Ball for an evening of laughter, stories and songs from a remarkable career spanning more than six decades. From RAF recruit and Butlins Redcoat to television favourite and stage creator, Johnny shares hilarious anecdotes and...
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