Hit Martin Luther King play Dream of a King is about to head off on a mini-tour of London before taking this insightful tale to the Brighton Fringe. Take a look at writer/performer Christopher Tajah taking on the role of the iconic civil rights leader, then book your tickets!
GALLERY: Peek into the rehearsal room for the long-awaited revival of My Brother’s Keeper?
A bed-ridden father and a family suffering a lot of tension – that’s what we see in these candid, behind the scenes images from rehearsals for Tinted Frame’s revival of Nigel Williams’ My Brother’s Keeper?. Take a look at these candid shots then book your tickets for this tense family drama that runs at Playground Theatre from 26 February to 23 March 2019.
NEWS: Shakespeare returns to Alexandra Palace with Headlong co-production of Richard III
Far from a winter of discontent, March 2019 is the spring of excitement, as Alexandra Palace mounts its first ever co-production, staging Shakespeare’s Richard III with Headlong, Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate Northampton and Oxford Playhouse. The history play runs in the newly restored London venue from 13 to 31 March.
‘A thought provoking and intense piece of theatre’: What’s being said about Sunrise for the Blind on Twitter?
“Fantastic”, “excellent”, “wicked” – all words that have been used by audiences who have seen Sunrise for the Blind at the Tristan Bates Theatre and have leaped onto social media to share their thoughts about the production. Take a look at the buzz building around the show, then book your tickets for the final few days of the play’s London run.
NEWS: Martin Luther King drama Dream of a King returns for London tour and Brighton Fringe
Following a successful run at The Playground Theatre in January, Christopher Tajah’s hit one-man play about Martin Luther King, Dream of a King, returns to the stage this spring. A tour of London in February and March will take it to Drayton Arms Theatre (26 February-2 March 2019), Waterloo East Theatre (12, 13, 19 & 20 March) and Bridge House Theatre (21-24 March), before it heads to the Brighton Fringe from 20-22 May.
‘Family dynamics don’t change from one era to the next’: Andy de la Tour on starring in My Brother’s Keeper? at Playground Theatre
As Nigel Williams’ tale of a troubled sibling relationship, My Brother’s Keeper?, receives its first major London revival since its 1985 premiere, Andy de la Tour tells us about how the play has stayed fresh and relevant, and playing a father who’s suffered a stroke. Read his interview, then book your tickets!
‘The ignorance & lack of empathy towards the working class is unacceptable’: Lee Lomas tells us about bringing working class story Sunrise for the Blind to London
Lee Lomas comes from the growing breed of performers who is not content to wait for auditions to come around. He’s taken it on himself to step up and create the work he wants to star in and see more of. His latest production, Sunrise for the Blind, comes to Tristan Bates Theatre later this month. Read what he has to say about the show and working class representation on stage in our interview
NEWS: Andy de la Tour stars in first London revival of My Brother’s Keeper at Playground Theatre
First seen at Greenwich Theatre in 1985, Nigel Williams’ incisive, funny and affecting play about broken sibling relationships, My Brother’s Keeper, receives its first major revival at London’s Playground Theatre later this month. Andy de la Tour leads the production that runs from 26 February to 23 March 2019.