Today, on Friday 17 March, the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard hosted their Nominees’ Celebration, in partnership with Cunard at The Londoner hotel, the world’s first super boutique hotel in the heart of London’s theatre district.
The Bush continue to programme shows that inspire nostalgia from our childhood. Last time it was sibling dynamics and the reminiscent smell of incense with the House of Ife and before that it was the solidarity of estate communities and chicken shops with Red Pitch. Sleepova evokes the glorious intensity that comes with the intersection of female love, friendship, and teenage angst. Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini’s commentary of the importance of black female friendships is bursting with dark humour and relentless joy.
Courtesy of Helen Murray.
Save the date for TheatreCraft 2023, the UK’s largest free theatre careers event.Taking place at London’s Royal Opera House on Monday 20 November 2023, TheatreCraft is the place for young people to explore a huge range of offstage jobs.
Society of London Theatre have announced their plans to launch a new category of membership. The ‘Associate Membership’ will be designed to identify producers and future theatre industry leaders in London who would not be eligible for other categories of SOLT membership.
The UK Pantomime Association has announced the nominations for The Pantomime Awards 2023 in association with Butlin’s, ahead of the awards ceremony at the Trafalgar Theatre, in London’s West End, on Tuesday 11 April 2023 at 7pm, hosted by Christopher Biggins.
How we deal with traumas are dependent on how we process them, how we work to move on after the traumatic experience and the comfort we seek from the communities and systems around and put in place. Discussing what has been experienced in itself a difficult process, one that can bring feelings of guilt, shame, embarrassment but one also that can bring with it a powerful emotional and psychological release. An exploration of trauma and how this greatly impacts the dynamics of a family, Abby Vicky-Russell presents Gush.
Figuring out who you are and being comfortable with this is a lengthy journey, an aspect of the human experience that feeds into the everyday. Being at peace with your sexuality something that weighs heavy for many. An exploration of queerness and the complexities within this, Bold Mellon present Belinda, a unique, quirky production that speaks to today.
Approaching 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the significant event signalled the beginnings of an era post The Troubles, a decades long conflict instigated by conflicting ideologies in as to Northern Ireland’s path on a political, social and religious level. Set in the height of The Troubles, Tim Edge’s Under the Black Rock traces a family’s gradual pull into the complex conflict and the repercussions of doing so.
Much loved around the world, popular cooking competition The Great British Bake Off has reinvigorated the nation’s love of baking, inspiring many to take up the hobby and crafts bakes thought unimaginable to make. Renowned for its impressive creations, the show has made stars out many amateur bakers, going on to show that you can achieve great things by pursuing your passions. Judged by national treasures Paul Hollywood and Pru Leith, and household names Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas, over a decade down, the reality show continues to inspire imaginations. Making its London premiere on the Noël Coward stage after a successful run at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, The Great British Bake Off Musical is a playful take on a fictional season of the show, bringing with it a whole new host of characters.
Courtesy of Manuel Harlan.
The Olivier Awards with Mastercard 2023 have formally announced the recipients for this year’s Industry Recognition Award. The event is organised annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre.
Recipients need to have demonstrated at least one of the following:
- Excellence in their field of work.
- Going above and beyond in terms of dedication to their role and the industry.
- Pioneering and leading change.