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Futures Theatre Presents ARGOS ARCHIVES By Sabrina Mahfouz with Thrive Creatives
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2025

This February and March, Futures Theatre will present the world premiere of Argos Archives, a nostalgic celebration of neurodivergent self-discovery written by British Egyptian poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz and directed by Caroline Bryant.
ARGOS ARCHIVES Comes to Omnibus Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2025

This February and March, Futures Theatre will present the world premiere of Argos Archives. The production will open at London's Omnibus Theatre next month.
James Mack Stars In THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CAD World Premiere At Watermill Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2024

Joint CEOs Artistic Director Paul Hart and Executive Director Claire Murray, and the whole team at Newbury's Watermill Theatre has announced full casting for the first show in the 2025 season, The Autobiography of a Cad.
Review: STATUES, Bush Theatre
by Cheryl Markosky - Oct 15, 2024

Ahmed deftly weaves humour and tragedy through an entertaining and deeply touching story about a son discovering more about his recently deceased father when he uncovers secrets while packing up his council flat in South Kilburn. See what our critic had to say.
Review: BREEDING, King's Head Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Mar 27, 2024

'Why do you want to be a parent?' This expansive, almost unanswerable question is one of many asked to gay couple Zeb and Eoin when they decide they want to adopt. In Breeding, writer Barry McStay unpacks the ‘new normal’ of queer parenthood in a crowd-pleasing narrative that doesn’t shy away from the darker moments.
Cast Set For COMPOSITOR E at Omnibus Theatre 
by Stephi Wild - Aug 16, 2023

Omnibus Theatre has announced the full cast for Charlie Dupré’s Compositor E as part of the theatre’s 10th Birthday Season. Set in a print shop working on what would become Shakespeare’s First Folio, Compositor E is presented in line with the 400th anniversary of its printing. Artistic Director Marie McCarthy directs Tré Medley (John Leason), Kaffe Keating (Isaac Jaggard) and David Monteith (Richard Bardolph).
COMPOSITOR E Comes to Omnibus Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2023

Following the success of recent co-productions including FIJI, THE GIRL WHO WAS VERY GOOD and DRUM, Omnibus Theatre has announced Charlie Dupré’s Compositor E, directed by the Omnibus Theatre’s Artistic Director Marie McCarthy.
Review: CASSIE AND THE LIGHTS at 59E59 Street Theaters-A Captivating Portrayal of Sisterhood
by Marina Kennedy - Jun 19, 2023

59E59 Theaters continue their Brits off Broadway festival of shows with 'Cassie and the Lights.'  It is a unique, entertaining, and poignant play by Patch of Blue in association with New Diorama Theatre.
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal for DUCK at the Arcola Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2023

Katy Galloway Productions & maatin present DUCK by maatin. See photos from inside rehearsal.
Review: A BRIEF LIST OF EVERYONE WHO DIED, Finborough Theatre
by Abbie Grundy - May 20, 2023

As its title suggests, A Brief List of Everyone Who Died is a play that deals with grief.
Review: THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER, The Watermill Theatre
by Mickey-Jo Boucher - May 10, 2023

The ever enchanting Watermill Theatre in Newbury could hardly have hoped for more atmospheric weather to mark the opening night of their latest show, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. The distant thunderclaps and bucketing rain seemed perfectly placed to instill a disquieting mood as the audience arrived for an evening of Victorian true crime. 
30 AND OUT Comes to Brighton, London, and Manchester
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2023

30 and Out is a hilarious, sexy and painful portrayal of what it means to start life all over again. This filthy and funny show explores what it means to be a lesbian, to lose yourself and find yourself again, all set against the backdrop of turning 30. Using touching interviews, innovative projection and powerful storytelling, 30 and Out is a memorable journey of mayhem and struggle that honours the complexity of queer identity.
Cast and Creative Team Announced For THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER At The Watermill
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2023

The full cast and creative team have been announced for THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER – the world premiere stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale's vivid and gripping best-selling non-fiction thriller - that will run at The Watermill Theatre from Friday 5 May until Saturday 10 June.
Review: THE TINKER, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - Feb 18, 2023

Nothing’s what it seems in Olivia Foan’s new play, but a sluggish build-up and even weaker ending don’t make The Tinker as exciting as it could be.
Review: PERFECT SHOW FOR RACHEL, Barbican Theatre
by Paige Cochrane - Nov 21, 2022

This is a theatrical experience unlike any other, crafted with accessibility at the helm. The framework of each unique production is built around empowering disabled people’s autonomy; Rachel has every freedom available to her as both cast and audience await her next creative decision.
Final Extension Announced For THE GREAT GATSBY in the West End
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2022

Immersive Everywhere have announced a final extension for London's longest running immersive theatrical production THE GREAT GATSBY. Adapted and directed by Alexander Wright, THE GREAT GATSBY will play at Gatsby's Mansion within Immersive|LDN in Mayfair until 7 January 2023, which will be its final season in London.
Photos: First Look at DOG SHOW at The Pleasance
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2021

Get a first look at Dog Show, a late-night canine cabaret that c*cks its leg at the  fetishisation of queer bodies and queer culture, co-written and co-directed by Ginger Johnson (Escape from Planet Trash, Sink the Pink; How to Catch a Krampus, Pleasance Theatre Trust) and  David Cumming (Operation Mincemeat, SpitLip; Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster, BAC  Beatbox Academy). 
2022 Extension Announced For THE GREAT GATSBY at Immersive LDN
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2021

A further extension has been announced for the run of London's longest running immersive theatrical production THE GREAT GATSBY. Created and directed by Alexander Wright, THE GREAT GATSBY is now playing at Gatsby's Mansion at Immersive LDN in Mayfair until 30 October 2022.
Casting Announced For DOG SHOW at The Pleasance This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2021

The cast has been announced for Dog Show, a late-night canine cabaret that c*cks its leg at the fetishisation of queer bodies and queer culture, co-written and co-directed by Ginger Johnson and David Cumming.
THE GREAT GATSBY Will Return to Immersive LDN in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2021

The production will reopen in the heart of the West End, playing at Gatsby's Mansion at Immersive LDN from 16 September, with a press night on Friday 24 September (marking F Scott's Fitzgerald's 125th birthday).

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