When an infamous criminal is incarcerated in a London jail, prison guard Tracey knows she shouldn’t be frantically googling the notorious case. But for Tracey, it’s hard to get away from the story that has hooked the nation. Inside the prison walls life is stagnant and slow, making it the perfect playing field for inmate Siobhan to coerce the easily manipulated.
Following a successful run at The Royal Court Theatre in London, Minefield is back, taking audiences through the untold tale of The Falklands War. Both British and Argentinian actors reveal their untold secrets, facing up to the past and sharing honest memories of this tragic tale of blood, sweat and tears.
Courtesy of Tristram Kenton.
Opera isn’t often a go to for parents looking to please disgruntled children during the spring term holidays, but at the Barbican a sold out adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline proves to be just the ticket for Easter holiday entertainment.
Tapping into the topic of cultural identity, Guleraana Mir’s latest play, ‘Coconut’ explores what it means to be of dual nationality. Pakistani by heritage and brought up in the UK, Mir’s experiences with familial and societal expectations have shaped this timely piece. Read on to find out more about what Guleraana would like for audiences to take away from the show, why she has chosen certain topics to explore and how the New Diorama BAMER programme has supported the show’s development.
Half Breed Production Photos at Assembly Box
Edinburgh Festival 2017
Photo Credit: The Other Richard
Debuting at last year’s Edinburgh Festival, Natasha Marshall’s Half Breed has sparked conversation about what it means to be of mixed heritage in Britain today and how this is viewed within society. A part autobiographical work, Marshall’s vital one woman show has received critical acclaim, picking up multiple award nominations in the process. Marshall credits the show’s success to the influential Talawa Theatre Company and Soho Writer’s Lab for allowing the show to reach its full potential. Both companies are renowned for their support and championing of new writing, contributing to our contemporary canon of new voices. Read on to find out more about Marshall’s response towards the show’s success, what she’d like for audiences to take away from the show and what it was like performing the show to audiences in India!
In a word this play is sublime. It’s so much about what great theatre is all about and goes down like a crowd-pleasing plate of soul food. It is distinctly black and rich enough for all to enjoy.
Courtesy of Tristram Kenton.
After the first Theatre & Technology Awards took place last October at the Bush Theatre, preparations are now underway for this year’s awards. This year’s event will take place on Sunday 21st October 2018, the venue will be confirmed later on this year.
Matthias Lilienthal had a difficult start as Artistic Director of the Kammerspiele. His appointment was met with open hostility and several actors soon left his ensemble because they supposedly did not like Lilienthal’s kind of theatre. I was following the controversy in the press whilst I was still living in London. Last year, however, two Kammerspiele productions received invitations to the Berliner Theatertreffen. This year, Susanne Kennedy’s The Virgin Suicides and Christoph Marthaler’s Tiefer Schweb were invited to the Wiener Festwochen. Only recently, actor Wiebke Puls was awarded the 3sat gong (3sat is a German TV station) for her performance in the Kammerspiele production Trommeln in der Nacht. By inviting directors Philippe Quesne, Toshiki Okada, and Amir Reza Koohestani to the Kammerspiele, Matthias Lilienthal has made the theatre truly international. But obviously that still was not good enough for the conservative party CSU who voted against extending Lilienthal’s contract (a decision that has to be made by the city council). Therefore, Matthias Lilienthal will leave Munich in summer 2020.
Courtesy of Judith Buss.
Accessories are worn to either compliment or accentuate a simple outfit, they can either be decorative or have significant meaning. The headwrap is a significant piece of clothing, it is more than an accessory, a staple within many cultures, particularly within African culture. The beauty of the headwrap lies within its simplicity in that it starts life as a beautiful piece of material, however it embodies a complexity with its elaborate patterns and the multiple manners in which it can be folded and crafted to create stand out looks.
Uchenna Dance’s The Head Wrap Diaries 2016 at the Place
A sudden symphonic blast quenches the bright chandeliers and the muffled murmuring of the excited audience in the stalls. Then a dismayed silence, soon followed by another thunderous roar of strings responding to the passionate baton of conductor Christoph Altstaedt. It is astonishing how a hurriedly scribbled sheet of notes – inked rapidly on a stave by a gifted Salzburgian lad on the same day of the premiere of his opera – can bewitch a whole theatre, promising to take you on a journey of both laughter and horror. A grumbling faithful servant, a mysterious seductive nobleman, a not so sincere fiancée and an impulsive murder are the starting ingredients to bake the most delicious and libidinous cake you’ll ever taste – anyone fancy a bit of Don Giovanni?
