Therapy is inherently dramatic. After all, it’s all about character – and it has the aim of producing a recognisable change. But who is most affected by the process: client or therapist? Georgina Burns, a graduate of Hampstead Theatre’s Inspire course for emerging playwrights, examines the issues in her debut play, Ravenscourt.
What cancer taught me about living with uncertainty
Here I am, a freelancer with no active paid projects at the moment, and a very uncertain pipeline, and I’m feeling happy and grateful with life.
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Philip Osment’s last play Can I Help You?
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock heads to London’s Omnibus Theatre tomorrow (6 March 2020) for the premiere of Can I Help You?, the final play by pioneering British theatremaker Philip Osment. Got any questions?
“We are a global community and one I think which is very much at a turning point right now”: Beverly Andrews on Annawon’s Song
Playwright Beverly Andrews tells us about how she discovered the plight of Native American servicemen, her own Native American ancestry and why she’s excited about staging her play, Annawon’s Song, at VAULT Festival. Read her interview then book your tickets!
WATCH: First look at new trailer for Edinburgh Fringe hit It’s Beautiful, Over There
Discover more about Stephanie Greenwood’s one-woman show about grief and storytelling It’s Beautiful, Over There with its new trailer. Take a look then book your tickets!
‘A gob-smacking vitality & originality’: SCENES WITH GIRLS – Royal Court Theatre
Scenes with Girls at the Royal Court is like an exciting blast of fresh air blowing through the often stale world of contemporary new writing.
NEWS: Annawon’s Song explores the often unseen casualties of conflict at VAULT Festival
Playwright Beverley Andrews shines a light on less obvious casualties of war in new play Annawon’s Song, which runs as part of VAULT Festival next month. Book your tickets now!
NEWS: Very Rascals brings tale of grief It’s Beautiful, Over There to London
Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, Stephanie Greenwood’s autobiographical one-woman show It’s Beautiful, Over There will receive a London run at the Tristan Bates Theatre in February. Book your tickets now!
FEATURED SHOW: Take a look at the ★★★★ reviews for one-man drama Impact
“Stunningly intelligent,” “captivating and compelling”, “stunningly original” – Check out the reviews from an ealier run of solo drama Impact, which comes to London’s Hen & Chickens theatre this week, then book your tickets now.
WATCH: Meet the characters from new drama Impact in its new trailer
How does tragedy affect a man? Get a flavour for new drama Impact with this latest trailer for the show coming to the Hen & Chickens theatre later this month. Book your tickets now.
NEWS: Impact brings a story of the effects of a tragedy to the Hen and Chickens
Impact, which comes to London’s Hen & Chickens theatre later this month, delves into the world of male mental health by exploring what happens when you witness an incident big enough to make the national headlines. Book your tickets now.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Peek into the rehearsal room for new psychological thriller Mites
An isolated woman, a pest controller and a talking cat… but which is which? We think we’ve got one character sussed! Take a look at these candid images from the rehearsal room of new darkly comic tale Mites for a hint of what to expect from James Mannion’s latest play, then book your tickets!
NEWS: Absurdist tale of control and manipulation, Mites comes to Tristan Bates Theatre
Bleakly comic, psychological thriller Mites, which tells the story of a vulnerable woman, a pest controller and a talkative feline, will receive its world premiere at London’s Tristan Bates Theatre this autumn. Time to book your tickets!
‘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!
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
PHOTOS: Alastair Hill & David Kerby-Kendall mirror each other in 20:40 rehearsals
In new two-hander 20:40, Alastair Hill and author David Kerby-Kendall are onstage together as the same man at two different points in his life. Sneak a peek into their preparations ahead of the play’s premiere at the Omnibus Theatre next month. Time to get booking!
‘I used my personal experience as a starting point’: Michelle Payne brings Sad About The Cows to the Tristan Bates Theatre
This week playwright, director and performer Michelle Payne brings her one-woman show Sad About The Cows to Tristan Bates Theatre.
‘Men are generally SO bad at expressing their emotions’: David Kerby-Kendall on writing & starring in 20:40
After years of writing success, including adaptations of David Walliams’ children’s novels, David Kerby-Kendall returns to acting to star in his new two-hander 20:40, coming to London’s Omnibus Theatre for 12 performances only next month. He told us more about his inspiration for the piece. Time to get booking!
NEWS: David Kerby-Kendall’s premiere 20:40 shows one man’s mental health fight over 20 years
20:40, David Kerby-Kendall’s new play looking at one man’s mental health over twenty years, gets its world premiere at London’s Omnibus Theatre, running for 12 performances only from 4 to 16 June 2019, with a press performance on 6 June. Time to get booking!
‘Practically bursts with creative talent’: 100% CHANCE OF RAIN – Chickenshed Theatre
This time around Chickenshed’s inclusive theatre company is exploring mental health in new show, 100% Chance of Rain.