In The Collab writer Lauren Morley has created a piece totally on the pulse of the young people who live by their likes and engagements. Ella seeks that million followers and the validation that comes with it.
‘A refreshingly unsensational play about consent & coercion’: THE COLLAB – The Space ★★★★
Written in response to revelations about social media influencers, and playing in the aftermath of the Heard/Depp trial by TikTok, Lauren Morley’s The Collab is a refreshingly unsensational play about consent and coercion.
‘Who is entitled to sexual confidence? How to express desire?’: Lauren Morley on her new play The Collab, premiering this week
Lauren Morley’s new play The Collab, inspired by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing and YouTube sex abuse scandals, premieres this week at London’s The Space care of Aequitas Theatre. Lauren took a break from rehearsals to tell us more about the piece, political theatre, feminism and online consent.
NEWS: Aequitas premieres Lauren Morley’s The Collab at The Space, 31 May-11 Jun
Aequitas Theatre returns to the stage this month with the world premiere of Lauren Morley’s topical new play The Collab, about the grey areas of online consent. It runs at The Space in London from 31 May to 11 June 2022.
‘Lots of fun!’ REVENGE: The Horror Cabaret – Pleasance Theatre
A fun-filled hour of horror-themed musical theatre numbers comes wonderfully unstuck as its creator can’t bring herself to share the spotlight with the other cast members.
NEWS: Cabaret fusion Revenge plays for one night only at London Horror Festival
As part of the London Horror Festival 2021, Revenge: The Horror Cabaret will scare audiences for one night only at north London’s Pleasance Theatre on Thursday 21 October 2021.
NEWS: Dream Lover, inspired by serial killer Dennis Nilsen, debuts at Clapham Fringe
Dream Lover, Jane Elia’s new play inspired by the crimes of London serial killer Dennis Nilsen, premieres this month as part of the Clapham Fringe festival at London’s Bread & Roses Theatre.
‘The whole cast is impressive’: A LITTLE PRINCESS – Drayton Arms Theatre ★★★★
A Little Princess has not only been been adapted for the stage with intelligence, love, and respect but it has also been gently nudged into the 21st century too.
PHOTOS: A Little Princess is charming audiences at Drayton Arms this Christmas
You can catch Rebel Theatre’s “charming presentation” Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic A Little Princess at Drayton Arms Theatre this weekend. It’s the perfect alternative to pantomime for all the family this Christmas… as these new production shots prove. Have a look at our full gallery – and then get booking!
‘A charming presentation of a Victorian classic’: A LITTLE PRINCESS – Drayton Arms Theatre
Over the years, I have come to the conclusion that the litmus test of a good Christmas show is not whether the grown-ups are enjoying the writing or the acting or the storyline, but how the children are responding.
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes of Rebel Theatre’s new adaptation of A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic A Little Princess gets a brand-new re-imagining care of Rebel Theatre this Christmas. What has adapter and director been getting up to with the cast in rehearsals? Have a look at our behind-the-scenes gallery – and then get booking for the production’s festive season from 10 December 2019 to 5 January 2020.
‘We wanted to remove some of the colonial undertones’: Rachael Bellis on updating children’s classic A Little Princess
A Little Princess, the classic children’s novel by The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, gets a Christmas run at London’s Drayton Arms Theatre, in a brand-new stage version adapted and directed by Rachael Bellis.
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes for Aequitas Theatre’s UK premiere of e-baby
How much do you know about gestational surrogacy? Jane Cafarella’s comedy-drama e-baby explores a relationship between a would-be mother and her surrogate. Sneak a peek inside rehearsals as Aequitas Theatre prepares for the UK premiere, which runs 19 to 30 November 2019 at Brockley Jack Theatre. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Classic tale A Little Princess, in a brand-new adaptation, comes to Drayton Arms Theatre for Christmas
A Little Princess, the classic children’s novel by The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, gets a Christmas run at London’s Drayton Arms Theatre, in a brand-new stage version adapted and directed by Rachael Bellis.
NEWS: Aequitas presents UK premiere of Australian hit e-baby at Brockley Jack Theatre
e-baby, Jane Cafarella’s 2015 comedy-drama about surrogacy, gets its UK premiere in a brand-new production at London’s Brockley Jack Theatre. Presented by Aequitas Theatre, it runs from 19 to 30 November 2019.
‘I’m such a political nerd, I think Antigone was inevitable’: Aequitas director Rachael Bellis on setting Sophocles in the 1980s
Aequitas Theatre Company follows its take on Brecht’s Fear and Misery in the Third Reich with a new version of Sophocles’ Antigone, opening this week at London’s Bread and Roses Theatre. In our interview, director Rachael Bellis explains why she loves political theatre… and why she’s swapped Trump’s America for Thatcher’s Britain for her new production. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Aequitas Theatre relocates Greek tragedy Antigone to Thatcher’s Britain & miners’ strike
Aequitas Theatre Company explores unjust laws and their consequences in Sophocles’ timeless Greek tragedy Antigone. Their brand-new production, relocating the action to 1980s Britain, running from 4 to 22 September 2018 at London’s Bread and Roses Theatre.
‘Leads us down the path taken by a once great nation’: Fear & Misery of theThirdReich – Brockley Jack Theatre ★★★★
With some super performances, smart direction and staging, this is a production that is well worth seeking out.
PHOTO: First look at Aequitas Theatre’s modern #MAGA take on Brecht’s Fear & Misery of the Third Reich
From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America? Aequitas Theatre’s modern update on Bertolt Brecht’s 1944 classic Fear and Misery of the Third Reich has just started performances at London’s Brockley Jack Theatre. Sneak a peek at our the production shots before it opens to critics – and then get booking!
FEATURED SHOW: Why is Aequitas Theatre’s revival of Fear & Misery of the Third Reich so timely?
A warning from history? Aequitas Theatre relocates Bertolt Brecht’s 1944 modern classic Fear and Misery of the Third Reich in the near future for a timely revival, starting performances this week at London’s Brockley Jack Theatre, where it’s running until 3 February 2018.