THE PLAYGROUND THEATRE

by Clementine Scott - November 17, 2025

You’d be hard pressed to find a more striking opening outfit in a play than #FATKARY: The Corrido of a Tragic Ex-Fat Woman. Performer and writer Caridad Gómez dons a fat suit exaggerated to comical absurdity, her face mostly covered in the manner of a lucha libre fighter and her body obscured by wha...

by Gary Naylor - October 04, 2025

Fragmented and frightening, the commitment of the work carries the production...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2025

Voila! Theatre Festival - London's biggest panlingual theatre festival - will return to the capital with its largest programme to date. Learn more and see how to attend!...

by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2025

Now in its 20th year, Camden Fringe has announced a programme of more than 400 shows playing across 40 venues this summer. Learn more about the full lineup here!...

by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2025

Maria Vigar and Theatre Lab Company have released production images for Maria Vigar’s powerful new play, Love In A Foreign Land which opened at The Playground Theatre on 26 March. Check out photos of the production....

by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2024

Discover the VOILA THEATRE FESTIVAL take place in London next month, showcasing a diverse range of performances across multiple venues. ...

by Cindy Marcolina - October 04, 2024

Tim Edge’s sophomore project is described as a nail-biting show that uncovers the dark truths of vicious competition and ferocious career moves. The production over-promises and under-delivers. It’s not only plagued by a debilitating case of women-written-by-a-man, it’s also predictable and formulai...