Jude Christian’s new production of Shakespeare’s least reputable play, Titus Andronicus, has an all-female cast telling us immediately that perceptions of power will be tested to destruction. The presence of a guillotine on stage strongly suggests they will also be chopped up into little pieces.
NEWS: More details announced for National Theatre’s new season as the venue opens up for daytime visitors
The National Theatre has announces further details for its upcoming productions Trouble in Mind, Wuthering Heights and Small Island, as well as the return of daytime opening for visitors.
NEWS: Full cast is announced for Wise Children’s production of Wuthering Heights
Wise Children has announced the full cast and further tour dates for the world première production of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, the show is a co-production with the National Theatre, Bristol Old Vic and York Theatre Royal.
‘Absurd & often poignant gig’: Life: LIVE! – Battersea Arts Centre
Lucy McCormick’s show Life: LIVE! is a powerful social commentary that prompts rethinking on the expectations we have of those in the spotlight.
NEWS: Battersea Arts Centre launches spring season with new Pay What You Can pricing model
Battersea Arts Centre announces a season of groundbreaking and playful work (April to July 2021) which explores fresh ways of living differently and sharing experiences.
‘Work that is socially & politically vital’: POST POPULAR – Soho Theatre
Comedy and vulgarity join forces as Lucy McCormick chronicles history’s strong women in Post Popular at the Soho Theatre.
‘I could have stayed all night’: EFFIGIES OF WICKEDNESS – Gate Theatre
What an achievement Effigies of Wickedness is. I adored it. It lifted me, and it broke me. It’s a godsend, a wondrous co-production between the Gate and the English National Opera.
What’s made Victoria’s Top Ten London shows for May 2018?
I’m loving the line-up for May so I’ve all my fingers crossed that you’ll find something in this list for you too.
‘Substance as well as style’: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BETTIES – Southwark Playhouse
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties at the Southwark Playhouse was as funny, uplifting and as life-reaffirming as I’d hoped – a glorious blend of cabaret, drag and theatre that, alone, would have made for a great night out.
‘Universal relevance’: COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BETTIES – Southwark Playhouse ★★★★
In Jen Silverman’s play Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties, staged at the Southwark Playhouse, there are five characters who all have the same name, but are different as can be.
NEWS: EdFringe hit Lucy McCormick: Triple Threat gets London premiere
Edinburgh Fringe hit Lucy McCormick: Triple Threat gets its London premiere at Soho Theatre, where it opens in March.
Edinburgh Fringe: Lady Rizo/Lili La Scala
From the moment she processes onto the stage, fairy-lit umbrella held aloft, in what can only be described as a ‘gown’, to the strains of Yair Evnine’s electric cello, you know you are in the presence of Fringe royalty.