Lippy: coming to Wandsworth Arts Fringe & Brighton Fringe

Rachel Causer’s new show started life at Theatre N16’s Maiden Speech Feminist Festival 2017 as (Re)Play, but now gets a run at both Wandsworth Arts Fringe and Brighton Fringe under the new title of Lippy; directed by Georgie Staight, it is brought to the stage by Word of Mouth Theatre. Rachel has been in awe of funny […]

Paper Creatures: “Everyone’s going through something”

Last year, Paper Creatures Theatre made their debut at Camden Fringe with Tom Hartwell’s Flood, garnering a host of four- and five-star reviews. They are making their return as part of The Bunker Theatre’s BREAKING OUT season this summer, bringing new drama Section 2 to the stage. Cam is the Golden-Boy. He likes fruit, rugby, […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s April 2018

A couple of days to recover from March, and then straight back on it… Lots and lots opening in London again this month! The Blue Elephant Theatre welcomes The Tell Tales, At the Heart of Things and Bailamos Opa! – plus Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident, Shadwell Opera Double Bill: Diary of One Who […]

Bat Out Of Hell: 2018 preview

Meat Loaf musical Bat Out Of Hell returns to London for a new West End run in a couple of weeks’ time, making a new home in the Dominion Theatre. Since premièring at the Manchester Opera House just over a year ago, the show has enjoyed stints at London’s Coliseum (where it extended its summer […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s March 2018

First off, you’ll notice that (unlike February) I’ve had a little bit of time to raise the logo stakes slightly – so it’s slowly getting there… Lots of different things opening across the country this month. In London there are a lot of fringe & Off West End productions coming for you, such as Glass […]

‘The Party Somewhere Else’ Festival announced

Nottingham-based collective The Party Somewhere Else have announced the full programme for their inaugural festival, which will take place at the Nottingham Playhouse from 20-24 March 2018. The group is made up entirely of female creatives (from actors to directors, designers to dramatherapists), and they have put together a series of performances and workshops that […]

Happy Idiot: “Having that fine line between the comedy and drama all the time”

Lady Chatterley’s Lover is perhaps best known for being banned for obscenity in the UK (and several other countries), until Penguin successfully managed to publish it in the early 60s. D.H. Lawrence’s novel quickly sold millions of copies, and since then it has spawned various screen, stage and radio adaptations – including Happy Idiot‘s parody […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s February 2018

Missed what January had to offer? Have a quick skim over the first post if you like, and then see what’s happening in the shortest month of the year. No time to revamp the logo, so for now you’ll still have to bear with my ‘interesting’ design… There’s another slew of openings and early previews […]

Vault Festival 2018: preview

It’s that time of year again: the annual VAULT Festival is nearly upon us, and looks set to be bigger & better than ever! There’s a lot to love about what goes on at this event, with an incredible range of theatre, comedy, music & refreshments on offer every day for eight weeks. If you’ve […]

Globe 2018: “Who’s there?”

Ever since Emma Rice’s shocking and premature resignation prior to her final two seasons at Shakespeare’s Globe, there has been suspense and anticipation over what will happen next. Michelle Terry was named as Rice’s successor in July, and this morning announced an extensive inaugural summer season. The Globe also teased its new branding, with both […]