Darkfield is known for creating audio experiences in pitch black shipping containers and they have returned to London with their 4 shows – Flight, Eulogy, Coma and Arcade. Each production lasts between 20-35minutes long and take you on a very different experience. Every production comes with a trigger warning that the production is pitch black, so dark that you can’t
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The Choir of Man has just celebrated it’s 4th birthday in the West End and I made a return visit to see if it still retained its original charm. for 4 years the Arts Theatre has been transformed to The Jungle, a pub where the regulars come together not for a pool or darts team but for their choir practise
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Part dance, part comedy, 100% emotion, EXXY is a new play exploring the disabled experience through artistic representation, social commentary and the rallying cry of just yearning to exist as you are. Presented in the welcoming space of the Battersea Arts Centre, this 75 minute play uses movement, self expression and visual media to express in unflinching honesty the reality
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Clarkston is a play that looks at life in small town America, told through the eyes of Jake and Chris who meet through their job in Costco. Jake, the outsider, determined to travel before he becomes unable to do so due to his illness and Chris battling with his mothers drug addiction forge an unlikely bond. Clarkston’s script by Samuel
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Despite Assassins being written by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman over 30 years ago this remains one of Sondheim’s most relevant works. The show portrays historical figures all of whom have something in common- they tried to kill a President. Assassins looks at the individuals from a variety of angles, from the real people, the failure of the American Dream
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The Crucible is an iconic play, written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. It is set in Salem during the witch trials and examines how rumours of witchcraft escalate from preacher Parris finding his daughter and niece, Abigal dancing in the forest through to the imprisonment and death of those that find themselves front and centre of the witch hunt lead
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When I was invited to the launch of the Phantom of the Opera afternoon tea at Sofitel Hotel I knew I had to attend- combining musical theatre and food (along with champagne) is a huge way to my heart so I went with high expectations and an empty stomach! Let me start by describing the concept – it is an
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Born With Teeth is a fresh play that examines the relationship between Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare and their process of co-writing Henry VI Parts 1-3, where Kit is at his prime and Will is beginning to get a name for himself. Tucked away in a room we examine the politics of the time, the sexual chemistry between them sizzling
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The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return is a play firmly set in Luton and follows 2 friends Voice and Lewis over one night as they get ready for a house party, the highlight of the 16 year old friends week. It weaves in stories of neglect, class and violence as we meet a multitude of people
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Back to the Future has been running in London’s West End for over 4 years and much like the Dolerian it shows no signs of slowing down, welcoming a new cast including Brain Conley as Doc and Maddie Grace Jepson as Lorraine Baines. The musical is based very heavily on the iconic film of the same name where Marty McFly
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