Thursday, August 30, 2018
Written and directed by Stephanie Silver, How To Save A Life is the story of Melissa (Heather Wilkins), who's just learned she's got cervical cancer after going to the doctor with an embarra…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 27, 2018
Writer Kevin Mandry's new play, Eros, is a topical three-hander at the White Bear Theatreabout the female body, consent and agency, set in the 1990s at the dawn of the internet.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 21, 2018
For swashbuckling family fun this summer, look no further than Iris Theatre's The Three Musketeers. Set at the beautiful St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, the largely open-air production ta…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 17, 2018
Love Island meets Big Brother meets Black Mirror in Sam Coulson's Love Lab, which sees two singletons locked in a room together for seven days in an attempt to make them fall in love.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 11, 2018
Getting over a break-up is never easy. But when you've spent ten years " a third of your life " building a future with the man who's just unceremoniously dumped you, recovery can feel like a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 5, 2018
Most recently seen in London with the Offie-nominated Coconut, The Thelmas makes its Edinburgh debut with Ladykiller by Madeline Gould, which opened at The Pleasance on 1 August 2018 and fea…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 2, 2018
Miriam Gould is a theatre-maker, performer, musician and writer. This month her first solo show, Empty Room, comes to the Camden Fringe, drawing on Gould's own experience and family history,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 31, 2018
It might be 20 years old, but Simon Stephens' early play Bluebird could have been written yesterday " and not only because of the many very apt references to the stiflingly hot weather.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 30, 2018
Chickenshed is a company that celebrates diversity in all its forms. Mr Stink is a story about a homeless man who's befriended by a 12-year-old girl " the only person who bothers to talk to…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 27, 2018
Meet The Lampoons " also known as Tina Baston, Adam Elliott, Josh Harvey and Oliver Malam " who've spent the last two years sharing their own unique brand of B-movie mayhem with London audie…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 26, 2018
Milly Thomas is a London-based actor and writer whose solo show Dust is about to transfer to the West End, following critically acclaimed runs at last year's Edinburgh Fringe and London's So…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 23, 2018
Best known for their adaptations of literary classics, Arrows & Traps has taken a different approach in their latest production, The White Rose.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 20, 2018
In her debut solo show Ouroboros (named after an ancient symbol that depicts a snake eating its own tail, in an eternal cycle of renewal), writer and performer Charlotte Fox tackles society'…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Locked Up, a tense two-hander, is both the professional London debut of writer Heather Simpkin and the first full-length play from emerging theatre company Bear in the Air Productions.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Flesh and Bone is an affectionate, entertaining and unapologetically irreverent tribute to a community that's much more than a caricature, and has plenty to say for itself if only anybody wo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 16, 2018
Temperatures soar in more ways than one in Joseph Skelton's Fat Jewels, a dark and deeply unsettling tale of abuse, manipulation and mental fragility.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, July 13, 2018
Next week marks a new chapter for Arrows & Traps, as they present The White Rose, the first original play written by Arrows founder and artistic director Ross McGregor.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 8, 2018
Beautifully performed by Reice Weathers, it's essential viewing and a powerful counterpoint to the anti-refugee rhetoric to which we're so frequently and depressingly exposed.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 6, 2018
There's a reason Circa is known as the rockstars of the circus world; the company certainly knows how to put on a great show that thrills and entertains.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 5, 2018
Liam Ashmead and Laura Shoebottom are the co-founders of Thematic Theatre, a company they set up last year to specialise in new writing.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 4, 2018
I'd recommend The Tempest to anyone looking for a traditional Shakespearean production with a bit of a twist. While it may not bring us any radical new interpretations of the text, it does m…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 3, 2018
This musical differs to what we've come to expect; it's not "Dusty Springfield " The Musical" but a story written by Warner Brown featuring Springfield's catalogue of 60s hits.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 2, 2018
Sweet, funny and with a powerful and very topical message for audiences of all ages, Knock Knock packs a surprising emotional punch.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 26, 2018
When all the elements are brought together, the result is a show that's innovative, entertaining, and mesmerising in more ways than one " and because it's neither too long nor too scary, it'…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 25, 2018
Light and frothy it may be, but there's something about Stepping Out that strikes a chord and may even bring a tear to the eye. But all that aside, it's also great entertainment.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 24, 2018
The play perfectly balances entertainment with an honest, powerful portrayal of the impact dementia can have on families and relationships. Highly recommended, but prepare to be put through …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 20, 2018
What it lacks in terms of plot, it more than makes up for in its portrayal of the general mood in a world where it often feels things will never get better. An interesting and thought-provok…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 17, 2018
Section 2 is an important and timely piece of theatre, raising awareness of the far-reaching impact of mental illness, and sectioning in particular. More than that though, it's a play about …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Adapted by Ruby Lawrence from a short story written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper is an unsettling portrayal of a woman suffering from depression after the birth …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 11, 2018
Leoe & Hyde, a musical theatre duo from Manchester, are preparing for the world premiere of their latest show GUY, a new gay rom-com about the hook-ups and downs of 21st-century dating …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 9, 2018
Second Circle Theatre's artistic director Hannah Samuels talks about bringing their second show, Kiss Chase, to the Bunker Theatre as part of the Breaking Out season.
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