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‘Witty & entertaining watch’: RIDE – Charing Cross Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by Emma Clarendon2nd September 2022Leave a Comment

There is plenty to be enjoyed about the musical Ride at London’s Charing Cross Theatre. In particular – the quality of Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams’ book and music and lyrics which has a delightful spark and charm about them that really make an impact.

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NEWS: Gear up for the world premiere of new British musical RIDE at the Charing Cross Theatre

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Featured Content15th August 2022

Award-winning new musical RIDE, charting one woman’s radical act and exploring the lies we tell to escape ourselves, gears up for its first full production at London’s Charing Cross Theatre from 25 August to 17 September 2022 (press night is 31 August).

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‘Powerful mix of passion & intelligence’: ONE JEWISH BOY – Old Red Lion Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz21st December 2018Leave a Comment

The new play One Jewish Boy about anti-semitism is viscerally powerful and raises some troubling issues about insidious racism.

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FEATURED SHOW: Alkaline at the Park Theatre, ★★★★★ reviews – & a tweet from Mark Gatiss – are in!

In Features, Native, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Featured Content16th July 2018Leave a Comment

If Mark Gatiss tweets his love for your show, you must be doing something right! Just opened on Friday (13 July 2018), the world premiere of Alkaline has already garnered some great reviews as well as praise from Gatiss as well as other big hitters. We’ve rounded up these top tweets and some of our favourite review highlights below. Time to get booking!

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‘There are some great performances’: ALKALINE – Park Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon16th July 2018Leave a Comment

Alkaline is a tale of friendship, love and change, looking at what happens when relationships cling on by a thread and if they are worth fighting for.

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SHOW PHOTOS: Two couples, a dinner party, an uninvited guest in Alkaline premiere

In Features, Native, Photos, Plays by Press Releases15th July 2018Leave a Comment

Donald Trump wasn’t the only show in town this past Friday the 13th. In Finsbury Park, pluck. productions new play Alkaline, exploring how a friendship is affected by a religious conversion, premiered at the Park Theatre. Have a look at our gallery of production shots – and then get booking!

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‘Creating a detailed and often humorous world’: ALKALINE – Park Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz14th July 2018Leave a Comment

Director Sarah Meadows and designer Georgia de Grey have created a detailed and often humorous world in Alkaline in at the Park Theatrewith a cast that is agreeably bright and pretty convincing

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‘Engaging & thought-provoking’: ALKALINE – Park Theatre ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon14th July 2018Leave a Comment

Sensitively directed by Sarah Meadows, Alkaline at the Park Theatre offers a balanced look at different attitudes towards faith and religion.

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‘There are decisions you make as a producer it’d be better not to know about as an actor’: Interview with pluck. co-founder & Alkaline star EJ Martin

In Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content9th July 2018Leave a Comment

After the critically acclaimed run of Birthday Suit at the Old Red Lion Theatre in 2017, pluck.productions are bringing their latest show to the Park Theatre this July. Alkaline is a play about faith, friendship and fear. Where does our duty lie? And do we ever dare to be different? Time to get booking!

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PHOTOS: Sneak a peek into rehearsals for pluck’s world premiere of Alkaline

In Features, Native, Photos, Plays by Featured Content8th July 2018Leave a Comment

We’re counting down to the opening of Stephanie Martin’s Alkaline, the latest play premiere from plucky new writing theatre company, pluck. productions. What happens when religion gets in the way of friendship? Ahead of performances starting this week at London’s Park Theatre, sneak a peek into the rehearsal room with director Sarah Meadows and the cast – and then get booking!

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PHOTOS: What can you expect from Alkaline? Take a look at these previous pluck shows for a clue

In Native, News, Photos, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content13th June 2018Leave a Comment

Alkaline is the latest play premiere from plucky new writing theatre company, pluck. productions. Have you seen one of their previous shows, including, most recently, the three-time Offie-nominated Birthday Suit? If the photos of past shows are anything to go by, this next one is sure to be slick, exciting and ruddy good! Check out our archive galleries below – and then get booking!

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NEWS: Offie-nominated Sarah Meadows directs the world premiere of Alkaline at the Park Theatre

In Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content6th June 2018Leave a Comment

After the critically acclaimed run of Birthday Suit at the Old Red Lion Theatre in 2017, pluck.productions are bringing their latest show to the Park Theatre this July. Alkaline is a play about faith, friendship and fear. Where does our duty lie? And do we ever dare to be different? Time to get booking!

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‘Interesting piece of writing on a little-discussed topic’: YOU – Vault Festival

In Festivals, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly20th February 2018Leave a Comment

Mark Wilson’s two-hander You is constantly shifting with Kathryn O’Reilly and Stephen Myatt-Meadows slipping from one character to another, circling each other, sometimes with love, sometimes with hate, more often than not with both.

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‘Story & language are a joy to behold’: YOU – Vault Festival ★★★★

In Festivals, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Olivia Mitchell18th February 2018Leave a Comment

You is a beautiful story of love, loss, family and what family is defined as. It’s truly an emotional play that doesn’t shy away from the truth. I personally would love to see an extended version.

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WHERE DO LITTLE BIRDS GO? – Old Red Lion Theatre

In Edinburgh Festival, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz3rd November 2016Leave a Comment

New play about a young working-class woman’s experiences in 1960s London is small, but inspirational.

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SCREWED – Theatre 503

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz1st July 2016Leave a Comment

New play about the friendship between two young binge-drinking women is full of vigour, but lacks drama.

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A toxic culture, a culture of pain relief: Why Screwed and why now?

In Features, London theatre, Native, Plays by Guest Bloggers28th June 2016Leave a Comment

I’m interested in responsive work and collaborating to research, analyse, visualise and present an audience with live experiences that have a direct link to their lives, politics, now, today and sharply and truthfully ask difficult questions.

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