Rehearsals are underway for the world premiere of Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout, the first-ever play written about the Hitler Youth and Boy Scouts exchange in the 1930s. Sneak a peek inside rehearsals as the cast prepare for Edinburgh Fringe. Time to get booking!
‘My grandparents were both part of the Hitler Youth’: German actor Simon Stache on appearing in Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout
German-born actor Simon Stache draws on his own family’s history for the premiere of Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout, inspired by an incredible, and never before dramatised, exchange between the Hitler Youth and the British Boy Scouts. We caught up with him as the show prepares for London previews and Edinburgh Fringe. Time to get booking!
‘Half of the Hitler Youth who visited Tamworth did not survive the war’: Glenn Chandler on the real-life ‘spyclists’ who inspired The Good Scout
When Glenn Chandler came across an old newspaper article about the Hitler Youth’s ‘peace and friendship’ cycle tours to England, he had to find out more… and dramatise the story as an urgent reminder in the face of 21st-century fascism. We caught up with him ahead of The Good Scout’s London previews and Edinburgh Fringe premiere.
NEWS: Glenn Chandler’s The Good Scout is first-ever play about the true Hitler Youth & Boy Scouts exchange
Taggart writer Glenn Chandler’s latest stage play is inspired by the incredible true story of the Hitler Youth ‘spyclists’ in England. It premieres at next month’s Edinburgh Fringe after previews this month at London’s Above the Stag Theatre. And then another London transfer?
PHOTOS: ZooCo’s Sirens are ready to challenge the myth & rewrite history
ZooCo’s Sirens are ready to raise their voices at Greenwich Theatre this week, challenging long-held myths and rewriting history. Leave your gender expectations at the door and check out our gallery of brand-new production shots. Time to get booking – the show has four London performances only from 20 to 23 June!
VIDEO: Watch what’s been happening as Zoo Co’s Sirens hits the road & comes to London
After award-winning success at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe – where Mate Laura Kressly raved about this “wonderfully welcoming” show – Zoo Co’s Sirens launches a UK tour this month, including dates at London’s Greenwich Theatre. How have preparations been going?
NEWS: Zoo Co’s award-winning, BSL inclusive Sirens launches summer tour
Zoo Co’s award-winning Sirens, the creatively captioned and BSL inclusive show giving ancient Greek mythology a modern feminist twist, launches a UK tour this month including dates at London’s Greenwich Theatre from 20 to 23 June 2019. Time to get booking!
FEATURED SHOW: More ★★★★★ reviews are in for EdFringe hit Kids Play in London premiere
It was an award-winning hit at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe and, like last year’s Lord Dismiss Us, Glenn Chandler’s latest stage offering, KIDS PLAY, has transferred to London’s Above the Stag and scooped up another round of raves. We’ve rounded up selected review highlights below. Time to get booking – especially if you want to join MyTheatreMates co-founder Terri Paddock for next Tuesday’s post-show Q&A!
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Definitely not for children! Glenn Chandler’s Kids Play gets London premiere at Above the Stag
It’s nearly time. KIDS PLAY, the tense twisting-and-turning two-hander by Taggart creator Glenn Chandler, officially gets its London premiere tomorrow (20 September 2018) at Above the Stag Theatre. Hot off the camera, check out our gallery of brand-new production shots – and then get booking!
‘TV now is run more by accountants & marketing executives’: Kids Play’s Glenn Chandler on why he returned to theatre after Taggart
After phenomenal success with the world’s longest-running detective series, Taggart, Glenn Chandler has been writing, directing and producing for the stage with gusto. For his latest, KIDS PLAY, he wants you to go in knowing as little as possible about the plot… but we have lots to tell you about Glenn and his inspiration! Check out our interview below – and then get booking!
REHEARSAL PHOTOS: Glenn Chandler’s Kids Play aims for ‘as many twists as a Taggart plot but about sex, not murder’
After a sell-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Taggart creator Glenn Chandler’s new, award-winning stage play KIDS PLAY transfers to London’s Above the Stag Theatre this week, for a strictly limited season, with a new cast. Despite the title, this is very much not a children’s show! Time to get booking!
NEWS: Taggart creator Glenn Chandler’s latest EdFringe hit Kids Play transfers to Above the Stag with new cast
After a sell-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Taggart creator Glenn Chandler’s new, award-winning stage play KIDS PLAY transfers to London’s Above the Stag Theatre this week, for a strictly limited season, with a new cast. Despite the title, this is very much not a children’s show! Time to get booking!
‘Intriguingly promising piece’: LUCILLE & CECILIA – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★
Gleeful physical comedy features in Lucille & Cecilia, a patchy but intriguingly promising piece from new company Bang Average Theatre at C Aquila. (Picture: © Bang Average)
‘Effortlessly recreates the ’80s Scottish school experience’: SQUARE GO – Edinburgh Fringe
Writers Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair have strong Edinburgh records, and they join together at Summerhall for a play which generates serious late night energy.
‘Fairly crackles with fun & excitement’: A GOOD ENOUGH GIRL? – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★
Scene Change Productions, Greenwich Theatre and Nutshell Theatre’s co-production A Good Enough Girl? is enjoyable, involving and deceptively important production.
‘A story that bubbles with laughter one minute & tension the next’: REVELATIONS – Edinburgh Fringe
It’s a story that sweeps you up in a mixture of warmth, humour and tragedy.
‘Intriguing production’: GANYMEDE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★
Ganymede, TypeCast Productions’ reworking of Shakespeare at Paradise in Augustines, is an intriguing production that uses the spirit of the Bard to cast light on contemporary concerns.
‘A lucid & involving production’: TWA – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★
Twa, the collaboration between writer Annie George and visual artist Flore Gardner at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, is a lucid and involving production.
‘Appealingly winsome piece of theatre’: HYMNS FOR ROBOTS – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★
Hymns For Robots, Noctium Theatre’s portrait of electronic music innovator Delia Derbyshire, is an appealingly winsome piece of theatre.
‘Emotional force as well as a certain charm’: THE WWI WARDROBE PROJECT – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★
The WWI Wardrobe Project has emotional force as well as a certain charm as Immersive Response’s production seeks to make 1917 more immediate.