A celebration of womanhood and the experiences that have shaped our leads, writers Rhiannon Owens and Nick Maynard present Jam Tart/Lemon Kurd – two monologues delving into the relatable, offering up space to connect.
A celebration of womanhood and the experiences that have shaped our leads, writers Rhiannon Owens and Nick Maynard present Jam Tart/Lemon Kurd – two monologues delving into the relatable, offering up space to connect.
Iva Toguri – not a name you are familiar with perhaps – but certainly a woman whose story is worth telling. A proud American of Japanese descent caught in the cross fire after the Second World War; she was accused of treason for radio broadcasting Japanese propaganda to Allied Forces. Burnt Lemon Theatre have brought to life this astonishing slice of history in their new musical Tokyo Rose, and it is a whirlwind.
The human body is an incredible, powerful entity, capable of many things. Examining the potential of what the human body can do when pushed, Company SIGA present Double Bill: Zero|Equilibrium, two pieces of mesmerising dance performed as part of A Festival of Korean Dance 2021.
The memories we hold make us who we are, significant life events stored and recalled upon dependent on circumstance. Reviving Peter Gill’s Small Change, last performed in 2008, George Richmond-Scott revisits the memory play, a show examining teenage-hood, motherhood and the rebuilding of a community in post war Britain.
A celebration of our individualism, contrasted with the need to be a part of something far greater, Sum Im Her‘s W.A.Y (Rework), brought back to The Place Theatre after it’s original outing in 2019 explores these facets of humanity further.
Artistic Director Barbara Mundel started her first season at the Kammerspiele a year ago, right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, when all theatres were closed. Productions were postponed or, if possible, streamed online. But finally, Mundel was able to present her first premiere to a live audience, a play based on Gabriele Tergit’s novel Effingers, in an adaptation by director Jan Bosse and dramaturge Viola Hasselberg. First published in 1951, the novel was not a success, but it was reissued this year and has been well received by literary critics.
Heroic prowess can come in many different guises, whether that be your everyday hero making the right decision at the right time, individuals who have shown exemplary acts of heroism, friends and family who despite hardships are there for others and get on with the day to day no matter what… the list goes on. The concept of the hero a fun yet multi-faceted one, and one that Piers Black’s Catching Comets comments on further.
Discovered by archaeologists earlier on this year in Indonesia, in the Leang Tedongne limestone cave situated on Sulawesi Island, wall etchings dating back roughly 37,500 years have captured imagination. An animal cave painting depicting a narrative up for interpretation, it’s said that this is one of the world’s oldest known art works. Delving into this new find in their latest show Deciphering, Curious Directive, in collaboration with Indonesian artist collective Bombo, merge the old world with the new, technology a new frontier as it compliments the recent discovery’s level of scale and wonder.
Water is said to retain memory, the ability to remember substances that have since been diluted from said water particles even after multiple rounds of dilution. A fascinating idea igniting the imagination, it’s clear just how powerful memory is within our existence. An exploration of memory and grief, The Memory of Water, written by Olivier Award Winning playwright Shelagh Stephenson, returns to the Hampstead Theatre stage 25 years after its debut.
Marking 40 years since the devastating events of the Brixton Uprising of April 1981, caused as a result of racial tensions between the Black community and the police, non zero one explore the impact of the historical event years later in their interactive, audio tour – On These Streets.