Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show 2019

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show is in its 15th year (2005 was its debut), making it something of an Edinburgh Festival Fringe institution. It has made the move to the slightly larger venue of Pleasance Forth this year along with continuing company members Billy Knowelden, Claira Watson Parr, Thomas Willshire & Rosie Edwards, joined by […]

Before 30: “Writing a play is cheaper than therapy”

Last year, writer and actor Tom Hartwell brought his latest play to the stage at Theatre N16; a solo show about the modern generation entering their thirties, Before 30 made it to my top shows of 2018. It came back for a brief run at Waterloo East Theatre earlier this year, and is now making […]

Mind the Advent 2018

This year I decided that I should celebrate all my favourite people, places & things from theatre in 2018 – as there has been a considerable amount going on! #MindtheAdvent Day 1: Looking back to my recent adventures on #MTBChallenge18! Including @TheWiderEarth, @oldvictheatre, #MistyThePlay & @The_Globe… https://t.co/qwBIfBuEiY pic.twitter.com/bSDPpNEaH5 — Mind the Blog (@Mind_the_Blog) December 1, […]

Day 4: Throwback Thursday

As it’s Thursday today, the classic Twitter hashtag #tbt is out in full force – and I’ve got a little nostalgic, I have to say. Just for a bit of a change, I thought I’d go right back down memory lane and pick out some of my favourite moments of the past four years – […]

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show 2018

Not content with performing full-length play Neverwant, the hardworking Bite-Size team can also be found in the QueenDome at Pleasance Dome most mornings with a selection of short new pieces of writing. And, as an extra incentive to get out & about a bit earlier in the morning, they’ll even provide you with a breakfast […]

Bite-Size Plays Presents: Neverwant

Ever dreamed of a world where technology has developed so far that it can anticipate your every need – before you even know it yourself? Perhaps you’d like your ideal partner designed for you, rather than go through the messy business of human interaction. The only drawback is that love is outlawed, and even mentioning […]

Before 30

Following on from hit plays Flood and Contactless, Tom Hartwell returns with a brand new one-man show, Before 30; it stars Hartwell himself, and is on a strictly limited run at Theatre N16. Charting a year in the life of a man on the cusp of losing his twentysomething status, Before 30 gets to grips […]

Section 2: “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, […]

Flood

Newly formed Paper Creatures Theatre are making their debut at this year’s Camden Fringe with a new play by up and coming writer Tom Hartwell. The company was founded by actors Jon Tozzi and Nathan Coenen, and aims to promote new writing in the productions they put on (to find out more, do read this excellent feature from Millennial […]

Contactless

Contactless debuted as a 15-minute short play at Falling Pennies’ new writing showcase On The Night in June 2016, and writer Tom Hartwell has now extended it into a full-length play, which had a short run at Islington’s revamped Hen and Chickens recently. It tells stories of something that should be familiar to most Londoners: […]