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‘Bursts onto the stage’: NO ONE – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan20th January 2023Leave a Comment

No One at the Omnibus Theatre bursts onto the stage with a scene in a club, complete with a live DJ, which quickly descends into a fight. Then we jump to a police station and investigation into a missing girl and the violent attack of a man. It sounds dark, but how it is performed brings a humorous touch.

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‘Has some interesting things to say about some of life’s struggles in an unfair society’: SAD – Omnibus Theatre ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan27th April 2022Leave a Comment

Gloria has taken refuge in her attic, distracting herself from the dark winter months and grief by playing punk and dictating entries for her memoir into her laptop.

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‘Big decisions were driven by this constant fear of missing my fertile window’: Writer & director Simona Hughes on the inspiration for About 500

In Featured Shows, Features, Festivals, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Online shows, Plays by Featured Content4th February 2022

About 500, which takes its title from the number of ovulations a woman is likely to have in her life, finally gets its live premiere this month, rescheduled after two Vault Festival cancellations. Writer and director Simona Hughes took time out of rehearsals to tell us more about the show and its journey.

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NEWS: Twice-cancelled Vault show About 500 gets premiere at Union & Omnibus Theatres

In Featured Shows, Festivals, London theatre, Native, News, Online shows, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content1st February 2022

About 500, Simona Hughes’ acclaimed play about women’s infertility, finally gets its live premiere this month with limited dates at London’s Union and Omnibus Theatres. Time to get booking!

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INTERVIEW: Actor Edd Muruako on the ‘outlandish but extremely plausible’ new play Very Special Guest Star

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Other Recent Articles, Plays by Kirsty Herrington8th December 2021Leave a Comment

Edd Muruako is starring in Tom Wright’s new play “darkly comedic and wildly sexy” Very Special Guest Star, which is currently playing at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, south London, until 12 December 2021. I caught up with Edd to find out more.

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‘The cast contrast & balance each other’: SMALL CHANGE – Omnibus Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly24th September 2021Leave a Comment

Both Barrels Theatre’s revival of Peter Gill’s 1976 Small Changes looks back to postwar Cardiff through the eyes of two Catholic, working-class families.

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‘There is great power & passion’: THE HUMAN CONNECTION – Omnibus Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon27th June 2021Leave a Comment

Formed of two contrasting plays by Eugene O’Hare, The Human Connection makes for fascinating viewing but can lose direction in places.

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‘It is a real battle of words’: WE WERE HAVING A PERFECTLY NICE TIME – Omnibus Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon5th October 2020Leave a Comment

Pedro Leandro’s short play at the Omnibus Theatre, We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time, is sharp and pacy – but is in need of further development.

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‘Porn, power & patriarchy’: Director Grace Duggan on why the play Wood will survive the lockdown

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Plays by Emma Clarendon21st July 2020Leave a Comment

Emma Clarendon chats to director Grace Duggan about lockdown and the postponed production of Wood.

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‘She is likeable, forthright & hilarious’: IN CONVERSATION WITH MIRIAM MARGOLYES (Online review)

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Online shows, Opinion by Louise Penn12th July 2020Leave a Comment

Raising funds for her beloved Omnibus Theatre (a treasure based in a former public library on the edge of Clapham Common), Miriam Margolyes proves to be every inch the entertainer and raconteur in her In Conversation With.

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‘A powerful exploration of Covid-19 & racism’: WE R NOT VIRUS – Omnibus Theatre (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan28th June 2020Leave a Comment

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, hate crime targeted at East and South-East Asians has tripled. We R Not Virus is a series of monologues, films and poetry responding to that.

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‘Suffering & hope beautifully portrayed’: CAN I HELP YOU? – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Debbie Gilpin11th March 2020Leave a Comment

Can I Help You? is a sensitively and engagingly performed play that tells an all-too-familiar tale of the battle for hope when all seems lost.

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New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Philip Osment’s last play Can I Help You?

In Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays, Sticky by Terri Paddock5th March 2020Leave a Comment

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?

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‘Taut, economic, highly effective’: THE APOLOGISTS – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Carole Woddis5th March 2020Leave a Comment

A 65 minute tour de force, The Apologists certainly deserves a longer life than the few performances at Omnibus.

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‘Has a gravitas that pulls the audience in’: FLIGHTS – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Michael Davis19th February 2020Leave a Comment

In Flights, which is written by John O’Donovan and directed by Thomas Martin, a protracted period of grieving is examined for the first time, leading to an uncomfortable night of self-examination.

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Showcases incredible playwriting talent’: THE GLASS WILL SHATTER – Omnibus Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Stephanie Ressort31st January 2020Leave a Comment

There are no superfluous gimmicks in The Glass Will Shatter, this is a piece where all the creative elements come together to amplify the whole.

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‘Brings back all the magical memories of the tale’: THE LITTLE PRINCE – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Amy Toledano14th December 2019Leave a Comment

The Little Prince is a beautiful show for all ages, with a heart-warming message about friendship and love that will make anyone nostalgic for being a child.

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‘A modern, unique & taboo love story’: FIJI – Omnibus Theatre ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Amy Toledano22nd November 2019Leave a Comment

What Is It? Fiji is inspired by true events that occurred in Germany in 2001. It is a modern, unique, and taboo love story of two people with a very peculiar type of… lust.

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‘It’s my belief that the best modern playwrights are American’: Cameron Corcoran on creating Lone Star Diner

In Interviews, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays by Featured Content3rd September 2019

Female liberation, the American Dream, US playwrights, hopelessness, self-betterment and more – Lone Star Diner playwright Cameron Corcoran covers a lot of ground as he tells us about his new play. Read his blog, then book your tickets!

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NEWS: Tale of female liberation and the American Dream, Lone Star Diner, comes to Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Featured Content28th August 2019

Modern America, misogyny, money making and muffins – they can all be found at the Lone Star Diner, the new play from Cameron Corcoran that brings the US to the Omnibus Theatre next week. Book your tickets now.

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