Raw, insightful and brutally honest, Tom Ratcliffe’s play Circa returns to London following its premiere at The Vaults Festival in 2016.
‘You can glimpse the seeds of a less ambitious but arguably better play’: CIRCA – Old Red Lion Theatre
Return of Tom Ratcliffe’s play Circa about gay life in today’s Britain: but it’s better at generalisation than at being specific.
Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for March
Here is LLLC’s guide to some of the best theatre productions opening in the capital in March.
‘Presented with charm, creativity & gentle humour’: IN SEARCH OF APPLAUSE – Old Red Lion Theatre
Maroussia Vladi’s In Search of Applause is an intriguing one-woman show, a quiet and reflective piece about what drives us to make the decisions we do (or not), presented with charm, creativity and gentle humour.
‘An essential piece of theatre done stunningly well’: RATTLED – Old Red Lion Theatre ★★★★
Something that always impresses me is when a play manages to get the line between tragedy and comedy exactly right; Rattled is disturbing and gripping, but it’s also very, very funny.
‘Has an extra frisson’: IN SEARCH OF APPLAUSE – Old Red Lion Theatre ★★★
Written and performed by Maroussia Vladi, In Search Of Applause examines the choices a young woman makes regarding fulfilment and ‘happiness’ – from her initial idealism to ‘lying in the bed she’s made’.
‘Likeable, intelligent & witty’: RATTLED – Old Red Lion Theatre
Inspired by a mother’s true account, Rachel Harper’s one-woman play Rattled is a short but punchy production tackling the sensitive topics of childhood trauma and postnatal mental health.
‘It’s a play about life, connection & what it means to be human’: Tom Ratcliffe’s debut play Circa heads to the Old Red Lion Theatre
Writer Tom Ratcliffe spoke to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about his debut play Circa at the Old Red Lion Theatre.
‘Telling a moving & vital story’: Writer Rachel Harper brings her play Rattled to the Old Red Lion
Writer Rachel Harper spoke to Love London Love Culture about her new play coming to the Old Red Lion Theatre from the 12 February 2019.
Anomaly Q&A video: How would you react if your family got caught up in a #MeToo scandal?
There’s a staggering amount of up-and-coming talent on display with the world premiere of “post-Weinstein, post-Spacey drama” Anomaly, now running at London’s Old Red Lion Theatre.