‘Run. I fall. And run. I fall. With sheer force that I hurtle through space.’ The expanse of human memories in space and time is what Stephen Laughton plays with in his latest one-hander Run, at newly established off-West End venue The Bunker.
Camille’s return to Brighton is met with some real excitement. She’s performed here many times to rapturous reception, and nothing less would suffice for the ‘Queen’ of Edinburgh Fringe and someone of such serious talent. She’s often described as a cabaret performer, but her shows are more than cabaret, taking songs by artists such Nick Cave, Brel, Bowie, Tom Waites and transforming them, telling those stories in her own unique way.
I My Country; A Work In Progress is a collaborative piece between the current Artistic Director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris and Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. During 80 minutes or so, real testimonials from residents across Great Britain are interwoven with speeches from party leaders prior to the referendum on the UK on leaving the European Union.
Photo courtesy of the National Theatre.
Although Taiko drumming is synonymous with Japanese culture, the musical legacy is believed to have derived from both Korean and Chinese culture. Introduced to Japan in the 6th Century, Taiko drums have taken on various roles; whether it be for communicative, theatrical, religious and military. The drum’s sound is unrivalled; a visceral, earthy instrument that is powerful and engaging enough to take centre stage. The Yamato Drummers celebrate the instrument’s earthiness in their eponymous hit show.
Courtesy of Sadler’s Wells.
The term ‘motherhood’ brings with it many connotations, however the experience is unique to the individual. Satinder Chohan explores the rarely talked about process of surrogacy, a selfless, yet emotionally draining act of kindness from one human to another in the very timely Made in India.
Sandi Toksvig returns to the Southbank Centre for the seventh year in a row to present Mirth Control. Part of the Women of the World Festival, Mirth Control is a celebration of women through music and comedy. This year, the show is entitled ‘Mirth Control Goes Nordic!’ and is a smorgasbord of all things Scandinavian.
Courtesy of the Southbank Centre.
This is the first major theatre production about Brexit after the EU referendum past June. Enlisting the help of regional arts organisation, the National Theatre interviewed British citizens ranging in age from 9 to 97 around the UK, resulting in hundreds of hours of material. Rufus Norris and Carol Ann Duffy transcribed the interviews and turned them into an 80-minute play which presents an intriguing chronology of the general mood in the country before and shortly after Brexit.
Courtesy of Sarah Lee.
Debbie Tucker Green‘s latest play, which she also directs, is about love – a word that has long been trivialised and commercialised but is seldom used when most needed. Tucker Green examines the nature of love focusing on three relationships in three connected dialogues.
Courtesy of Stephen Cummiskey.
‘A rose, by any other name would still be as sweet’… Director Amy Leach’s modern retelling of this timeless love story may have kept the name, but this dazzling reinterpretation challenges everything we think we know about Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, casting off the shackles of tradition and throwing its audience head first into an intense, passionate and touching tale of turmoil and true love.
Courtesy of West Yorkshire Playhouse.
As He for She Arts Week begins and women all over the world are celebrated today, The Orange Tree Theatre have put on a ‘deliciously silly’ (Alice Saville, Time Out) performance to promote feminism and celebrate Girl Power!
Courtesy of The Orange Tree Theatre.