Martin McDonagh is a good writer. I have to state this because based on this production of A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre audiences may not be so convinced.
‘McDonagh’s plot is its own hired assassin’: A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER – Bridge Theatre
I’m fairly sure the land on which the Bridge Theatre was built was once a plague pit, but I’m beginning to wonder if the place isn’t itself cursed. How else can it commission a play by Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri writer Martin McDonagh that is, not to put too fine a point on it, as enjoyable as passing A Very, Very, Very Painful Stool? For an hour and a half.
‘Less twisted & funny than simply tiresome and tedious’: A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER – Bridge Theatre
Very very very feeble: Martin McDonagh’s latest play, A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre, is poorly written, self-plagiarising and lacks imagination.
NEWS: Casting update for Martin McDonagh’s A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre as rehearsals begin
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Martin McDonagh’s A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre, previewing at the Bridge Theatre from 12 October 2018 with an opening night on 24 October. The 12-week run will conclude on 6 January 2019.
NEWS: Further casting is announced for Martin McDonagh’s A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre
Johnetta Eula’Mae Ackles, Elizabeth Berrington and Phil Daniels will join the previously announced Jim Broadbent in the world premiere of Martin McDonagh’s A Very Very Very Dark Matter.
Rasheeda Speaking Q&A livestream: How we talk to & about ‘other’ people isn’t black & white
What a provocative play and post-show discussion! Are we all racist? How different are racial relations in 21st-century America versus Britain? How do we get more unheard voices onstage? Can white men tell valid stories about minority groups? Should they?
‘Gradually ramps up the tension to great effect’: RASHEEDA SPEAKING – Trafalgar Studios ❤❤❤❤
With many moments that hit a powerful punch, Rasheeda Speaking is a powerful and thoughtful piece of drama, designed to make audiences re-evaluate their own attitudes. Well worth paying a visit to the Trafalgar Studios for.
‘Kindness & compassion towards each other is fundamental’: Interview with… Rasheeda Speaking director Jonathan O’Boyle
Ahead of the UK premiere this month at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios, Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon catches up with director Jonathan O’Boyle, whose other recent work includes Dear Brutus, Pippin and Hair. Got your tickets yet?
PHOTOS: In the rehearsal room with the ERA 50:50 supporting stars of Rasheeda Speaking
The Rasheeda Speaking cast – three women, one man – are big supporters of Equal Representation for Actresses (ERA 50:50), indeed Elizabeth Berrington is one of the campaign’s co-founders. We love the pics of the company wearing their ERA 50:50 badges with pride – and can’t wait to see how the themes tie in to Joel Drake Johnson’s tense workplace drama. Check out rehearsal photos below – and then get booking!
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri, writer, director & cast for the UK premiere of Rasheeda Speaking
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 25 April 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the American playwright Joel Drake Johnson – as well as director and stars – about the UK premiere of his acclaimed play Rasheeda Speaking at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios. Got any questions?
WATCH: Tanya Moodie, Elizabeth Berrington & Jonathan O’Boyle on Rasheeda Speaking’s UK premiere
“Dangerous, incredibly current and really provocative.” Watch the brilliant new show trailer below to find out what else stars Elizabeth Berrington and Tanya Moodie and director Jonathan O’Boyle had to say about the upcoming UK premiere of American playwright Joel Drake Johnson’s tense workplace drama Rasheeda Speaking. And then get booking!
NEWS: Sheila Reid & Bo Poraj join cast of Rasheeda Speaking at Trafalgar Studios
Full casting has now been announced for the upcoming UK premiere of American playwright Joel Drake Johnson’s four-hander Rasheeda Speaking, presented by Troupe at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios 2. Got your tickets yet?
NEWS: Tanya Moodie & Elizabeth Berrington star in UK premiere of Rasheeda Speaking
Elizabeth Berrington and Tanya Moodie star in the UK premiere of Joel Drake Johnson’s tense workplace drama Rasheeda Speaking.