Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Brixton House
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 27, 2024
Alice In Wonderland? More like Alice Goes Underground as Poltergeist Productions’ take on the Lewis Carroll classic sees our heroine trapped on a tube.
Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 7, 2024
After its excellent recent revival at Stratford East, there is clearly still public and creative appetite for Mike Leigh's savage suburban comedy, Abigail's Party, now ending another national tour at the Rose Theatre in some style.
Guest Blog: Costume and Set Designer Anna Yates on Sustainability and Shag-Pile Carpet in ABIGAIL'S PARTY
by Guest Author - Nov 4, 2024
Unlike what seems like the entire population of the UK, I didn’t know anything about Abigail’s Party when I began working on it with Jack Bradfield in May this year. I was, however, a big fan of Mike Leigh’s films because of his eccentric yet totally believable characters. I love his use of banal and repressed dialogue and there’s such an incredible combination of brutality and compassion in his work.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Brixton House
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024
Last seen over the Christmas 2022 season, Poltergeist and Brixton House’s razor sharp, hilarious reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland returns to Brixton for an extended run this year. Featuring a new cast led by award-winning poet, performer and writer Tatenda Matsvai as Alice, the show, which is rooted and inspired by the local Brixton community, brings this much-loved classic bang up to date in contemporary South London.
Brixton House Presents ALICE IN WONDERLAND in December
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2022
Brixton House (formerly Ovalhouse theatre) and multi-award winning, genre-bending theatre company Poltergeist have joined forces this December to present the premiere of a brand new production of Lewis Carroll’s all-time classic, Alice In Wonderland.
GHOST WALK Will Premiere At Broadgate, London, Starring Juliet Stevenson
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2021
GHOST WALK is a site-specific, digital audio show for the streets of City of London, playable on audience's smartphones. Created by multi-award-winning POLTERGEIST THEATRE, star casting includes Juliet Stevenson, Lydia West, Adam Buxton, Paterson Joseph, Nina Wadia & Tanya Reynolds, and original music by Alice Boyd.
BWW Review: ART HEIST, New Diorama Theatre
by Mert Dilek - Oct 19, 2019
How would one go about stealing a work of art from a gallery? Written and directed by Jack Bradfield, the Poltergeist Theatre's new play Art Heist a?" now in London after a sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe a?" begins by contemplating this very question. And the answers seem obvious and ready to hand, at least for an unnamed authorial figure (played by Alice Boyd) intent on controlling the narratives of three art thieves who break into the same gallery at the same time.
The North Wall Announce Full Programme For Alchymy Festival 2019
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2019
The North Wall today announce the full programme for Alchymy Festival 2019, running from 12-14 April at The North Wall Arts Centre. The programme includes performances, industry events, work-in-progress showings, and workshops, as well as performances from winners of the inaugural Alchymy Company Award and Alchymy Writing Residencies. The festival was programmed by The North Wall co-directors John Hoggarth and Ria Parry, and producer Ellie Keel, and is supported by Arts Council England.
The North Wall Announces New Creative Associates
by Julie Musbach - Oct 1, 2018
The North Wall Arts Centre today (1st October 2018) announces the appointment of its new Creative Associates. The ten companies and artists have been appointed by Co-Directors Ria Parry and John Hoggarth to inform the Oxford venue's artistic vision and to shape future collaborations. The Associates will be supported through R&D, residencies and co-productions.