Eve Steele

SPUTNIK SWEETHEART, Max Wilkinson's UNION and More Set For Arcola Theatre's Summer/Autumn 2023 Lineup

With their production of Sasha Hails’ Possession about to open at the company’s home base, Arcola Theatre, led by Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen and Executive Director Leyla Nazli, has announced their new season.

BWW Interview: Cressida Brown talks about THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SMACK AND CRACK at Riverside Studios

Director Cressida Brown believes we'll never find the classics if we don't find new writers. Writer Ed Edwards' The Political History of Smack and Crack – a funny love song to a lost generation crushed by the 80s heroin epidemic under Thatcher – is on its way to becoming a modern classic. heroin epidemic – is on its way to becoming a modern classic.

THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SMACK AND CRACK Returns to UK Stages in 2022

Starring Neil Bell and Eve Steele, who are reprising their roles from the original production, this acclaimed play will have a week's run at Riverside Studios before heading to Manchester to perform at the historic and disused Hulme Playhouse Theatre, once the renowned home of the BBC Northern Orchestra and the Nia Centre for African and Caribbean Culture. 

BWW Review: THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SMACK AND CRACK, Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Winner of Summerhall's Lustrum Award in 2018 and Theatre503 2017 Play Writing Award Finalist, The Political History of Smack and Crack is an angry, funny love-song to a lost generation. Inspired by the playwright's own experience in jail and rehab, it is shot through with home truths about the road to recovery.

BWW Review: THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SMACK AND CRACK, Bristol Old Vic

In large part, Ed Edwards' class A drug odyssey The Political History of Smack and Crack does what it says on the tin. Steeped in social and political commentary, Edwards' piece steers us through the bumpy ride of addiction, from hospital room to street corner via a constitutional polemic that aims straight at the heart of the UK during the heights of Thatcherism.

Writers' Guild Awards 2019 Announces Shortlist

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has announced the shortlist for its annual awards, to be presented by writer and actor Joanna Scanlan (The Thick of It, Getting On, Puppy Love) on Monday 14 January 2019 at the Royal College of Physicians in central London, in a special ceremony to mark the union's 60th anniversary.

THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SMACK AND CRACK Transfers To Soho Theatre

Fresh from a highly-acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Political History of Smack and Crack now transfers to Soho Theatre. This angry, funny love-song explores a lost generation annihilated by the heroin epidemic in Manchester, following a pair of star-crossed lovers from 1981 to the present day.

Festival Of New Work, Playmill 18, Comes to The King's Head Theatre In July

The King's Head Theatre announces Playmill; a curated three-week festival of new work from emerging companies, committed to paying actors. 35 brand new shows from the UK's most exciting emerging companies are set to hit the stage at the King's Head Theatre this July. Playmill is a three-week, curated season featuring drama, comedy, storytelling and musical theatre.

Photo Flash: A First Look at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has taken on one of Stephen Sondheim's romping classics: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum! The show returns to Way Off Broadway with this brand new staging after it was first seen at the Frederick theater in 2002. Check out the first photos from the production!

Photo Flash: First Look at Eve Steele in LIFE BY THE THROAT at Theatre503

Most Wanted in association with LittleMighty present Life by The Throat. Award-winning writer-performer and former Coronation Street star Eve Steele performs one man's life from birth to death in this gritty, true-to-life performance exploring class, gender and living life on society's margins. The show launches a UK tour running Tuesday 18 April - Saturday 20 May 2017. Press night is Wednesday 19 April at Theatre503, London. Scroll down for a first look at Eve in action!

'Three of the Best' from Manchester's 24:7 Festival Plays The Young Vic October 15

‘Three of the Best' from Manchester's 24:7 Festival 5:30, Lub You and As We Forgive Them, Young Vic, The Clare Thursday, 15 October