After my Q&A at Feel, the first production at the newly relaunched Lion & Unicorn Theatre, earlier this year, I’m delighted to return for this next in-house production from the same team.
NEWS: Proforca follows Feel with the premiere of At Last at Lion & Unicorn
Proforca Theatre Company reunites the team behind its acclaimed hit Feel for the premiere of At Last, which opens the autumn/winter season at London’s newly relaunched Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Plan ahead and get booking!
‘Fantastic piece of writing’: HEDGEHOG – Lion & Unicorn Theatre
The writing is brilliant, the production is brilliant and it is brilliantly performed. I would love it if Hedgehog at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre were picked up a venue like The Bush and given a chance to find a bigger audience at a theatre where you can’t hear bar chatter through the floor.
‘Leaves you feeling uplifted’: MAMA G’S STORY TIME ROADSHOW – Lion & Unicorn Theatre & Touring ★★★★★
Welcome to the stage Mama G the fantastic Pantomime Dame one person show, all the glitz and glamour that encompasses the character are here in the fabulous storytelling show.
‘So few people get told that it’s okay to be yourself’: Robert Pearce on how & why he created panto dame Mama G
“The only thing you need to improve is your trust that you are fabulous!” That’s the message at the heart of Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow, the one-Dame show that comes to the Lion & Unicorn Theatre from 21 to 26 May 2019. Read what performer Robert Pearce told us about creating the character and spreading her important message, then book your tickets!
PHOTOS: Peek into the glamorous world of Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow
Boas, beehives, blusher and… glove puppets. Discover the world of Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow with these fantastic production images, the book your tickets for this celebration of being who you want to be.
WATCH: Enter the glitter-filled, twerking world of Mama G with the trailer for her Story Time Roadshow
If daily life has you hankering for a touch of sequins, a ruffled feather boa and a lot of sparkly, judgement-free love, check out this trailer for Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow, then book your tickets to see Mama G in person.
FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★ reviews are in for ‘unflinchingly beautiful’ Like You Hate Me
“Like You Hate Me is the love affair we’ve all had and never quite got over,” says Plays to See (and occasional guest Mate) Emma Burnell. What have others been saying about the premiere of Tom Lodge’s two-hander? We’ve rounded up highlights from our favourite reviews and tweets. Time to get booking – must finish this Saturday!
Terri trips: Like You Hate Me at the Lion & Unicorn, The Amber Trap at Theatre503
My recent theatre trips have included Like You Hate Me and The Amber Trap, two world premieres with women at their core. Here’s a round-up of my on-the-night reactions to each.
Video & photos: ‘The chemistry is quite startling’ in Like You Hate Me premiere
Preparations are underway for the premiere of Tom Lodge’s Like You Hate Me – and these sneak-peek rehearsal shots are making us wonder whether the set is going to be very limited indeed… or if these are women with a shared no-furniture fetish! Don’t worry: the audience at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre definitely get seats. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Panto dame Mama G brings her Story Time Roadshow to London’s Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Mama G, the fabulous panto alter ego of actor Robert Pearce, will spread her message of love and acceptance of all at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre this spring, when she brings her own show, Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow to London in May. Book your tickets now!
‘Plays are like selection boxes of a writer’s anxieties’: Tom Lodge on his new two-hander Like You Hate Me
Why don’t we see more working-class stories onstage? How do you balance writing with a day job in theatre marketing? We caught up with playwright Tom Lodge as his new two-hander Like You Hate Me readies for its premiere at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre care of Fight or Flight Theatre company. Time to get booking!
Women without chairs: Check out these Like You Hate Me rehearsal photos
Preparations are underway for the premiere of Tom Lodge’s Like You Hate Me – and these sneak-peek rehearsal shots are making us wonder whether the set is going to be very limited indeed… or if these are women with a shared no-furniture fetish! Don’t worry: the audience at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre definitely get seats. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Lion & Unicorn associates Fight or Flight debut Tom Lodge’s Like You Hate Me
Fight or Flight Productions, one of the recently appointed associate companies at the relaunched Lion & Unicorn Theatre, brings its new writing debut, Tom Lodge’s Like You Hate Me to the north London venue next month.
Launch Q&A video: What’s different about the Lion & Unicorn Theatre under its new Proforca management?
How can a 60-seat black box studio above a pub stand out amongst nearly 100 Off-West End and fringe theatres in London? THIS is how. There was palpable excitement in the room on last night at Proforca Theatre Company’s industry relaunch of the Lion & Unicorn Theatre, with a very warm reciprocal embrace for the company’s […]
New Q&A: Join Terri to launch the new Lion & Unicorn Theatre on 12 Mar, quiz the theatremakers
As part of her ongoing event series, on Tuesday 12 March 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will be at the opening of the relaunched Lion & Unicorn Theatre to quiz the team of theatremakers about their exciting plans. Got any questions?
FEATURED SHOW: Feel at The Space & touring, ★★★★★ reviews are in!
Just a few more chances to see Proforça Theatre Feel and spin-off monologues Feel More at The Space. And the reviews, including from our Mate Marika Visser, say you definitely should. We’ve rounded up review highlights below! Good news too: more chances to see this thrilling new writing beyond this weekend…
‘We wanted to create a piece of work that would grow the company’: Proforca director David Brady on the evolution of Feel, Feel More & Beyond Feel
How has a piece for four actors expanded into a universe of new writing and performing opportunities? We catch up with Proforça Theatre Company artistic director David Brady as he prepares to bring his “All the Feels” season – comprising Feel and spin-off monologues Feel More and Beyond Feel – to The Space ahead of a short tour and transfer to the company’s brand-new home at the relaunched Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Time to get booking – and submitting!
NEWS: Proforca takes over Lion & Unicorn Theatre to relaunch as hub for new fringe talent
Proforca Theatre Company will soon have a permanent home of its own. It takes over Lion & Unicorn Theatre in March.
FEATURED SHOW: What have people been saying about Sholom Aleichem in the Old Country?
Saul Reichlin performs his new one-man show Sholom Aleichem in the Old Country, featuring characters from the master Jewish storyteller. Find out how Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof became the milkman! What a perfect prologue to the Menier Chocolate Factory’s forthcoming revival of the musical. Scroll down to see what others have been saying about Saul and Sholom – and then get booking!
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