On Rememberance Sunday, various events and services will take place to commemorate the lives lost in both WWI and WWII. The day is crucial in taking a step back, and taking in the gravitas of those who have sacrificed their lives for the rights of future generations. We’re taught about key events that led up to both conflicts and we also hear of the victorious. What we often don’t hear about are the various soldiers and labour workers who aided in the conflict from a multitude of backgrounds. Daniel York’s Forgotten tackles this, a narrative solely focussed on the 140,000 Chinese Labour Corp who contributed in Great Britain and the Allies’ victory a century ago.

Theatre Tokens is the biggest national theatre voucher scheme and can be used at over 240 venues across the UK including London’s West End. Theatre Tokens also have no expiry date so you can easily pick when you use them with no pressure.

Bloomsbury Festival returned in October with a series of events celebrating the theme of activism and the architects of change, and featuring an array of performances showcasing talent associated with the area. I saw five shows in the NEW WAVE line up, each in the Bloomsbury Theatre’s studio space and all the first time they have been shared publicly.

For a decade, the Papatango New Writing Prize has awarded promising playwrights that have gone on to pursue successful careers within the industry. Iman Qureshi is the initiative’s 10th winner, and there’s no doubt that she’ll enjoy a future of success too. Iman’s ‘The Funeral Director’ witnesses Ayesha, the director of a Muslim funeral parlour confront her sexuality and challenge her faith when Tom visits to organise his boyfriend’s funeral. A timely piece of writing tackling hot points within current conversations, Iman talks about the show’s debut at the Southwark Playhouse!

Morning in Byzantium is the second Kammerspiele Production by New York director and choreographer Trajal Harrell. Whereas Juliet & Romeo focused on youthful death, Morning in Byzantium sees the end of life as only one of various possibilities, and the director chooses life.

Courtesy of Orpheas Emirzas.

Currently showing at The New Diorama after a well-received Edinburgh run in August, Breach Theatre’s It’s True, It’s True, It’s True is based on the translated transcripts of the 1612 trial of Italian painter Agostino Tassi, in a case brought against him by Artemisia Gentileschi, a female painter who he had raped whilst serving as her tutor.

Courtesy of The Other Richard.

2018 witnessed the second Theatre & Technology Awards; an awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of theatre professionals in our digital age. Theatre Full Stop are now happy to announce the winners, highly commended and third place nominees of the evening.

As we enter the slightly dated but characteristic Ferneham Hall in Fareham, the atmosphere is building ahead of Jamie Raven’s 2018 UK tour Making Magic.People of all ages habe flocked to the theatre to see, as Jamie later tells us, “the most talented human of 2015”. He of course came 2nd in Britain’s Got Talent losing only to Matisse the dog.

Currently playing at the Plymouth Theatre Royal, before transferring to The Arcola Theatre, Forgotten fleshes out the one sided narrative we’re so often used to hearing. Forgotten brings to light the 140,000 Chinese labourers who aided in Britain and the Allies WWI victory a century ago; as a result, educating and celebrating the contributions of the Chinese Labour Corps. Director Kim Pearce talks to us about what drew her to the project as well as the extensive research process that brought this much needed production to life!

Where have we come from and what are our responsibilities to each gay generation after us? At a grand total of 6 hours 40 minutes, The Inheritance is a marathon of a play that aims to pin point what it means to be a modern gay man in today’s western society.

Courtesy of Marc Brenner.