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‘Relevant and hard-hitting’: PENETRATION — Cockpit Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer30th September 2021Leave a Comment

As a piece of theatre, Carolyn Lloyd-Davies’ consent drama Penetration left me feeling vaguely unsatisfied – but hear me out, because that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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PHOTOS: Behind the scenes in rehearsals for Penetration at The Cockpit Theatre

In Featured Shows, Features, London theatre, Native, News, Other Recent Articles, Photos by Featured Content20th September 2021

It’s nearly time for the world premiere of Penetration by Carolyn Lloyd-Davies which runs at The Cockpit Theatre from 22 September to 9th October 2021. My Theatre Mates was invited behind the scenes to take a look at the company in rehearsals for this new provocative play which deals with the issue of consent.

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‘Powerful, funny & thoroughly engaging’: NAKED – Cockpit Theatre (Online review)

In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Tom Bolton22nd November 2020Leave a Comment

NAKED is a powerful, funny and thoroughly engaging piece of physical theatre. It is the first show from performers Luke Vincent and Paige-Marie Baker-Carroll of the NAKEDpresents queer collective.

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‘All his work is relevant & touches almost everyone’s own experiences’: David Tudor talks to us about John Mortimer and The Dock Brief

In Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays by Featured Content15th March 2020

Theatre veteran and The Dock Brief director David Tudor tells us about working with John Mortimer, why his writing is timeless and what he’s learned over the years.

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‘It really is beautifully realised’: MEDUSA – Cockpit Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Stephanie Ressort4th March 2020Leave a Comment

By focusing on her specific story, and unravelling the sense of the universal within it, ‘Medusa’ provides a timely mirror on the world we live in.

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NEWS: John Mortimer’s bittersweet comedy The Dock Brief returns at Cockpit Theatre

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Video by Featured Content28th February 2020

John Mortimer’s hilarious tale of an unsuccessful barrister and an unsuccessful criminal, The Dock Brief, will receive a revival at the Cockpit Theatre later this spring. Time to get booking!

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‘His power is absolute, there’s no hope of fighting’: Director Asya Sosis explores the dark themes in Dragon

In Featured Shows, Features, London theatre, Native, Plays, Video by Featured Content11th December 2019

Asya Sosis directs a new production of 1944 Soviet satire Dragon for two performances only this weekend, hot on the heels of the UK’s general election. In the piece, a brave knight’s attempts to kill an evil dragon are met with hostility by the very people he’s trying to liberate. Here, Sosis explores the darker themes in Eugene Schwartz’s play. Time to get booking!

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PHOTOS: The ten-strong cast of Dragon are getting a workout in rehearsals

In Featured Shows, Features, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays by Featured Content28th November 2019

You’ve got to get active if you want to slay a fire-breathing beast. The ten-strong ensemble cast for Dragon look like they’re in full workout mode in rehearsals.

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NEWS: Ten-strong cast announced for Soviet-era political satire Dragon

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases25th November 2019

Who’s the hero? Who’s the tyrant? Who’s the oppressed? The ten-strong cast has been announced for rarely-seen Soviet Russian political satire Dragon.

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‘This is a play from Soviet Russia but it’s surprisingly anti-Soviet’: Ukrainian director Asya Sosis on reviving tyrannical allegory Dragon

In Featured Shows, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays by Featured Content21st November 2019

How well do you know Soviet-era Russian plays? Following her reinvention of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Flight, Ukrainian-born Gamayun Theatre founder Asya Sosis directs a new reimagining of rarely-seen Soviet political satire Dragon. She told us more about its significance. Time to get booking!

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NEWS: Gamayun Theatre presents outlawed Soviet satire Dragon at Cockpit Theatre in December

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content6th November 2019

What does it take to kill a dragon? British Ukrainian company Gamayun Theatre presents a timely new production of rarely-seen Soviet Russian political satire Dragon for two performances only at London’s Cockpit Theatre on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December 2019.

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‘Full of passion & fury’: My Other Self: The Evolution of Shakespeare’s Richard III – Cockpit Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Stephanie Ressort23rd August 2019Leave a Comment

All or Nothing Repertory Theatre Company’s My Other Self: The Evolution of Shakespeare’s Richard III weaves together elements of Henry VI Parts 2 and 3 and Richard III to show the influences and events that shaped Richard into one of Shakespeare’s most fascinating villains.

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‘Twisting, thought-provoking play’: THE WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS – Cockpit Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Stephanie Ressort22nd August 2019Leave a Comment

The Werewolf of Washington Heights is a play by Christie Perfetti Williams that was first staged in the US in 2017.

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‘Michael Morpurgo’s story spoke to me about music’s power to save lives’: Olivia Wormald on making her debut in The Mozart Question

In Children's theatre, Features, Festivals, London theatre, Native, Plays by Featured Content9th August 2019

Recent Mountview graduate Olivia Wormald makes her professional debut this month in a regendered stage adaptation of The Mozart Question, Michael Morpurgo’s 2007 children’s book which she herself read as a child. We talked to her about inspiration and how music can save lives. Time to get booking!

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PHOTOS: Experience Alpha Who?’s ‘painting in movement’ live at Camden Fringe

In Dance, Features, Festivals, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content4th August 2019

A central feature of Matt Franco’s solo piece Alpha Who? is panoramic scenography that responds to the performer. Learn more about this how this “painting in movement” is created, check out our gallery of stunning photos – and then experience it live at Camden Fringe, where the production runs at the Cockpit Theatre from 7 to 9 August only. Time to get booking!

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CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Michael Morpurgo’s The Mozart Question is re-gendered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse

In Children's theatre, Festivals, London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content3rd August 2019

The Mozart Question, a virtuosic monologue based on former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo’s 2007 children’s book, comes to Camden Fringe in a regendered production, running from 13 to 18 August 2019 at Highgate’s Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Time to get booking!

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CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Matt Franco explores gender identity & vulnerability in Alpha Who? at the Cockpit

In Dance, Festivals, London theatre, Native, News, Photos, Plays, Press Releases, Video by Featured Content25th July 2019

Alpha Who?, created and performed by Matt Franco, explores what it means to be a man today at this year’s Camden Fringe, where it runs for three performances only from 7 to 9 August 2019 at London’s Cockpit Theatre. Time to get booking!

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‘Like most parents/carers, I’m bombarded by big questions’: Miranda Duffy on how Rox, Paper & The Scissors helps teach kids about Trump & Brexit

In Children's theatre, Festivals, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays by Featured Content16th July 2019

How should adults answer kids when they ask about big world problems: Donald Trump, Brexit, Hong Kong, Iran? Gone to the Dogs Productions founder Miranda Duffy had an idea while watching her children play a heated round of rock-paper-scissors. Time to get booking for this Camden Fringe show!

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Camden Fringe News: Rox Paper & The Scissors teaches children about democracy

In Children's theatre, Festivals, London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Video by Featured Content5th July 2019

If you want to laugh or cry at the state of our politics, imagine how confusing it must be for children. Gone to the Dogs Productions’ mission is to help educate the younger generation about democracy and it’s bringing its new stage show to Camden Fringe.

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‘There is a palpable excitement about being able to keep the mobiles phones ON’: Kelly Wilson on Much Ado About Not(h)ing

In Australia, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Photos, Video by Featured Content20th June 2019

How did real life tragedy spark a new 21st century, social media-embracing adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, now with added brackets, Much Ado About Not(h)ing? Creator Kelly Wilson tells us all about it. Book your tickets now!

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