Why don’t we see more working-class stories onstage? How do you balance writing with a day job in theatre marketing? We caught up with playwright Tom Lodge as his new two-hander Like You Hate Me readies for its premiere at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre care of Fight or Flight Theatre company. Time to get booking!
‘It’s so disappointing to see flagship theatres programming almost exclusively male seasons’: Playwright Tabitha Mortiboy on The Amber Trap
Tabitha Mortiboy’s The Amber Trap is the fifth female-led play from Damsel Productions, which is dedicated to presenting work written and staged by women. We talk to Mortiboy about why companies like Damsel are so necessary to redress gender imbalance and how her play considers power structures… and stalking. Time to get booking!
Tony’s Last Tape Q&A video: Paying tribute to Tony Benn, from ‘most dangerous man’ to ‘national treasure’
Many in the audience at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre knew and were influenced by Tony Benn and were happy to share memories and thoughts on what he would think about the play as well as today’s political situation.
NEWS: Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show transfers from Paris to London
Eccentric, scandalous, provocative, exuberant and funny as ever, internationally renowned designer Jean Paul Gaultier is shaking up London with his stunning new creation, Fashion Freak Show.
FEATURED SHOW: Reviews are in for Liane Grant’s ‘compelling’ & ‘bold’ debut play Half Me, Half You
Liane Grant’s ‘hard-hitting’ new play Half Me, Half You anticipates the long-term consequences of today’s political climate in the US and UK. We’ve rounded up review highlights.
‘Like Benn, it is passionate, funny & touchingly sentimental’: Director Giles Croft on Tony’s Last Tape
Director Giles Croft chatted to Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon about his production of Tony’s Last Tape, which returns for a London season at the Omnibus Theatre from 2 to 20 April 2019.
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Liane Grant’s new play Half Me, Half You premieres at Tristan Bates
Liane Grant’s provocative new political play Half Me, Half You has now commenced its UK premiere season at London’s Tristan Bates Theatre, where it continues until 6 April 2019. Scroll through our gallery of first-look production photos – and then get booking!
Bunker Artistic Director offers personal help to anyone struggling to see Killymuck & Box Clever! PLUS first look production images
Chris Sonnex, the Artistic Director of The Bunker, took to Twitter this week to passionately encourage audiences to see benefits-class double-bill Killymuck and Box Clever, and to offer support to anyone who may have difficulties getting a ticket for the production. Check out what he has to say, and the first images of the show, then book your tickets!
Undetectable Q&A video: Tom Wright, Rikki Beadle-Blair & guests on chemsex & the gay community
Why is intimacy so hard? In the bedroom, when can drugs be a help and when a hindrance? How much should we reveal to a new partner? What new demons do today’s young gay men carry with them into relationships? After the fun we had last month with My Dad’s Gap Year at the Park Theatre, […]
WATCH: Eileen Page rules as Eleanor of Aquitaine, ‘Queen of England & once of France’
We continue our Featured Content series around Eleanor of Aquitaine: Mother of the Pride, now released on audio care of Tara Theatre and B7 Media. Watch these video snippets of 92-year-old Eileen Page’s ‘herstoric’ and regal performance in the one-woman play that she’s made her own – and then get ordering!