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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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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I loved supporting emerging talent so when I was invited to Southwark Playhouses’ production of The Trials, staged by their youth ensemble I jumped at the chance. The play itself by Dawn King is set an an indeterminate point in the not too distant future where young people are sat as a jury of the older generation or ‘dionos’ as
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The Mousetrap is a West End institution, running for 73 years and despite seeing hundreds of shows over the years The Mousetrap was not one of them….so I decided to finally put this right and attended show number 30,198. At the end of the show the cast ask you to help keep the secret of the Mousetrap and not reveal
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Inter Alia is a new play by Suzie Miller, the writer that brought us Prima Facie. This new play keeps the legal system at its heart again but this time the focus is on Jessica Parks, a female judge in the Crown court who is juggling her busy professional life along with being a wife and a mother to her
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War Horse is a beautifully moving story of love and companionship juxtaposed by its haunting and bleak setting set against a background of loyalty and resilience. The story follows the unbreakable bond between a young farm boy, Albert and his beloved horse, Joey. Albert’s journey to reunite with his childhood stallion took you through moments of deep sadness, rage and
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There’s a very good reason to go and see Clive at the Arcola in Dalston, and it’s called Paul Keating. The two-time Olivier Award nominee holds the floor here in a 65-minute monologue with a bucket-load of charisma, mesmerizingly watchable as he flits about the stage as Thomas, twitching with nervous energy. Thomas lives alone in a starkly white flat,
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The Daughter of Time is based on the book by Josephine Tey and adapted for the stage by M. Kilburg Reedy and it makes its debut at the Charing Cross Theatre. We meet Inspector Alan Grant in hospital who finds himself investigating the alleged crimes of King Richard III including the murder of the Princes in the Tower. Intertwined with
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Giant has been on my ‘too see’ list for what feels like a lifetime. After opening at The Royal Court Theatre, transferring to the West End and winning best new play, best actor and supporting actor at the Oliviers earlier this year I had to see it before it closes on 2nd August. The show looks at Roald Dahl with
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