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FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: True-life transition tale Call Me Vicky gets its world premiere

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True-life transition tale Call Me Vicky, officially received its world premiere last night (21 February 2019) at London’s Pleasance Theatre. We’re looking forward to Terri Paddock’s post-show Q&A with the company and other Mates’ reviews. In the meantime, here are some first-look photos of the production. Time to get booking!

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‘Jonathan Hansler brings Michel de Montaigne to life’: THE FIRST MODERN MAN – Hen & Chickens Theatre

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It’s no easy feat performing a one-man show. But jam-packed into one hour, The First Modern Man tells the tale of French Renaissance philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne. Set in de Montaigne’s library, this is a ‘break the fourth wall,’ kind of play.






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‘The alternative was unbearable’: Mark Marczyk on revolution, Balaklava Blues and Counting Sheep

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“Revolution is action. Revolution is choice.” Discover how Mark and Marichka Marczyk took that spirit of revolution, and all that comes with it, and channeled it into creating VAULT Festival hits Counting Sheep and Balaklava Blues.






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PHOTOS: If you stare into the abyss with Let’s Summon Demons, can you come back?

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Is a Ouija board the closest you’ve gotten to crossing to ‘the other side’? Check out our gallery from new immersive show Let’s Summon Demons, which is written and performed by former witch Katy Schutte and coming to VAULT Festival from 13 to 17 March 2019. Time to get booking… if you dare!






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NEWS: Full cast is announced for Three Sisters at the Almeida Theatre

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Following Rebecca Frecknall and Patsy Ferran’s Critics’ Circle Award-winning collaboration on Summer & Smoke at the Almeida Theatre, the director and actress will join forces on Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters in a new adaptation by Cordelia Lynn (8 April to 1 June 2019, press night is 16 April), for which full casting is announced today.






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‘Athol Fugard is top dog in the history of South African drama’: Director Janet Suzman on A Lesson from Aloes

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Why do we go to the theatre? Why isn’t South African master Athol Fugard seen more often here? How do you get an actor who can do a convincing Afrikaaner accent? We caught up with multi-award-winning actor turned director Janet Suzman about A Lesson From Aloes, revived for the first time in London next week at the Finborough Theatre. Time to get booking!






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NEWS: Olivier Award-winning comedy Stones in his Pockets returns to London at Rose Theatre Kingston

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Marie Jones’ award-winning tale of Hollywood coming to Ireland, Stones in his Pockets, will receive a brand new production at the Rose Theatre Kingston this spring. The show, directed by Lindsay Posner, runs from 28 February to 9 March 2019 at the west London venue before heading off on a UK tour.






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NEW: Gwendoline Christie leads the cast of Nicholas Hynter’s immersive production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre

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Gwendoline Christie, Oliver Chris, David Moorst and Hammed Animashaun lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom in Nicholas Hytner’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream which has its first performance in the Bridge Theatre’s immersive format this summer on 3 June 2019.






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GALLERY: Take a look at these awesome images of groundbreaking Goze-inspired show, Flight Paths

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If your day is lacking a little awe, take a look at these production images from Flight Paths. The gallery of images depicting the show which fuses circus with narrative, music and the performers’ personal stories is awesome. Explore the gallery then book your tickets for this touring show!