Great Yorkshire Fringe 2018: launch gala

Though it may not be the first place you think of when you hear that the Great Yorkshire Fringe is launching its latest programme, Leicester Square Theatre last night played host to some of the selection of comedians who will feature in this year’s 10-day-long event. The MC for the evening was Yorkshire’s own Ian Smith, who […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s July 2018

Actually my calendar isn’t as bad as it might look, should you happen to glance upon it. Yes, the weeks are rather stacked, but I have given myself a nice little break away from London too – and I actually have a whole week where I’m not obliged to do any reviews myself! So there […]

Play by Candlelight: preview

Only a handful of this year’s summer season plays have made their way onto the Globe stage so far, but already Michelle Terry is looking indoors to her first winter season as artistic director. “Join us this winter as we explore stories from the past, the ghosts of then, and the storytellers from yesteryear, and […]

Section 2: “It holds a mirror up to society”

In a week’s time, Paper Creatures Theatre will take to the stage as part of The Bunker’s latest venture: Breaking Out. The season will see six companies perform pieces of new writing over the course of eight weeks. This is exactly the kind of arena for a company like Paper Creatures Theatre – they made […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s June 2018

For once in my life, my intention to have a quieter month might actually pay off! There are still quite a few reviews coming your way, but they’ll be concentrated in clusters – as well as some more contributions from new Mind the Bloggers – so I can take a bit of time to rest […]

Section 2: “It’s a human story”

It’s now just under a month to go until the BREAKING OUT season begins at The Bunker Theatre, so I took the opportunity last week to meet with two of the cast of Paper Creatures Theatre’s Section 2 to follow on from my interview with Jon & Peter. This time I had the pleasure of […]

On The Night: “We never do things easy”

Ryan Penny (founder of Falling Pennies Theatre Company) doesn’t do things by halves. In 2016 his fledgling company had two productions running concurrently at different London fringe theatres (Beetles From The West at the Hope and Remedial Remedies at Upstairs at the Gatehouse), plus he had also taken part in the Plymouth Half Marathon during […]

BREAKING OUT: preview

This summer, The Bunker Theatre’s artistic director Joshua McTaggart is introducing a brand new initiative that focuses on ‘The Company’: BREAKING OUT. Over the course of four weeks, six emerging theatre companies (narrowed down from over 45 applications) will perform their latest work twice a week – from plays, to musicals, to interactive experiences, there […]

Never Mind The Blog… Here’s May 2018

An exciting couple of months coming up on the fringe – this month I’m checking out Theatre N16’s new venue for a couple of shows, for one thing, and next month The Bunker Theatre will be a bit of a hotbed for new writing. By now, you won’t be surprised that there’s a lot coming […]

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 […]