Following cancellation after cancellation of festivals for early-career creatives to showcase their work, the OFFIE award-winning ChewBoy Productions is curating ChewFest, a week-long event of celebrations, experiments and brand-new, never-before-seen work at London’s Lion and Unicorn Theatre from 23-28 May 2022. Get booking now!
NEWS: Somewhere to Belong, a heart-warming piece about loving more than one gender, comes to Lion & Unicorn
Performer and writer Kim Scopes’ fun and exciting new play Somewhere to Belong, looking at the challenges of stereotypes about the bi community in a new way, will run at London’s Lion and Unicorn Theatre from 27 to 31 July 2021 (Press Night is 28 July).
‘A visual language that suggests promise’: TWO WORLDS NO FAMILY – Lion & Unicorn Theatre
The Lion and Unicorn Theatre hosts Draft99 Theatre and their production of Ben Reid’s new LGBTQ+ play Two Worlds No Family.
‘A sharp & intriguing journey’: AAAAA [FIVE A] – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★
In AAAAA writers David Brady, Jack Albert Cook, Gabrielle Nellis Pain and Kim Scopes weave a sharp and intriguing journey into how the world might look to someone who finds themselves grasping onto the fragile thread between life and death.
‘I realised that a jellicle show was what the world wanted’: Linus Karp brings his Cats movie inspired show to the Lion & Unicorn Theatre
We chatted to Linus Karp about his show How To Live A Jellicle Life: Life Lessons From The 2019 Hit Movie Musical ‘Cats’ which will be playing at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre from 1-5 June 2021.
WATCH: Actor Alex Walton tells us about Delivery, his character’s plight and harrowing research
‘How can I be a father, what with everything that’s happened?’ As Delivery comes to the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, leading man Alex Walton shares his thoughts on the play about a paratrooper preparing for parenthood. Watch what he has to say, then book your tickets.
‘I’ve looked into some dark recesses on this journey’: Playwright Andy Walker on creating Delivery
How do you go from the trauma of the Falklands War to sex-obsessed slugs via being a new father? Playwright Andy Walker explains all in his interview below. Have a read, then book your tickets for Delivery.
‘Provocative, emotional, gritty & thought-provoking’: AT LAST – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★
At Last is provocative, emotional, gritty and thought-provoking – the qualities you wish for from every play you ever watch.
‘Are you ready for the truth?’: AT LAST – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★
At Last, what happens when an Island puts up the barriers and withdraws from the rest of the world? Playwrights James Lewis and Alexander Knott’s new play allows a terrifying glimpse into the way an event such as that could become a reality.
NEWS: Delivery brings tale of parenting paratrooper to the Lion & Unicorn
Can a former paratrooper shake off the horrific consequences of war and become a loving dad? That’s the question posed by new comic drama Delivery, which comes to the Lion and Unicorn Theatre next month. Book your tickets now!
CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Clowns rebuild the world in Fools of the Apocalypse
What would happen if the world ended and the only two people left to rebuild it were a pair of clowns? Scram Collective’s new Camden Fringe show Fools of the Apocalypse offers the answer. Time to book your tickets!
‘Such an absorbing 70 minutes of theatre’: HEDGEHOG – Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Insightful, relatable and beautifully performed, let’s hope, unlike the eponymous hedgehog, Hedgehog has a long life ahead.
‘We need to talk about everything’: Jack Albert Cook on creating his new play Fast Love
How did an Adele song and a playwright’s own mental health experiences come together to inspire Fast Love, a new piece of writing about a 25-year-old struggling to cope? Jack Albert Cook explains all below. Read his interview then book your tickets!
Best of the Blogs: From Brexit via Plenty to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Amidst editor Lisa Martland’s seven Top Picks from the last week of theatre are Libby Purves’ description of her blissful time at Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre and Aleks Sierz’s thoughts on the Kiln Theatre’s new opening, Samuel Adamson’s take on A Doll’s House in Wife.
FEATURED SHOW: The ★★★★★ reviews are in for ‘Brilliant’ Hedgehog at Lion& Unicorn Theatre
“Hedgehog is exquisitely written, viscerally performed, and splendidly staged.” Critics and audience have fallen for BoxLess Theatre’s coming-of-age tale and its central character Manda. Find out why in the reviews below, then book your tickets for the final week of performances!
‘Raw approach pays off’: HEDGEHOG – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★
Coming of age plays very often travel through similar storylines and themes. Hedgehog takes a raw approach to this epiphany.
FIRST LOOK: Take a peek at the view from the edge of the dancefloor with images of BoxLess Theatre’s Hedgehog
Drinking, dancing, matching outfits and small puppet people, these production photos give a hint at what to expect from BoxLess Theatre’s Hedgehog, which is already turning heads at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre. Take a look, then book your tickets.
NEWS: Jack Albert Cook makes Lion & Unicorn debut with first full-length play, Fast Love
Associate Artist, Jack Albert Cook, makes his Lion and Unicorn Theatre debut in July, when his tale of mental health within the gay community, Fast Love, runs at the Kentish Town venue. Book your tickets now
FIRST LOOK: Check out the shellfish-tastic production images from hit show Blue
A cuddly lobster, shadow puppets, stars, glitter – they’re all here in the production images of Sycorax Collective’s hit one-woman show Blue. Take a look, then book your tickets!
WATCH: Hit the dancefloor with this new trailer for BoxLess Theatre’s Hedgehog
The new trailer for BoxLess Theatre’s Hedgehog takes you onto the dance floor and inside the mind of lead character Manda, who’s not, despite her best efforts, having a good time. Check out the trailer, then book your tickets!
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