Dorfman theatre, London In Tanika Gupta’s play, Meera Syal is a steely south Asian matriarch whose Lear-like decline into dementia upends her family There are quibbles with Tanika Gupta’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AMBelgrade theatre, CoventryContested heritage, inequity and the criminal justice system are explored in poet Casey Bailey’s one-man play ‘Please do not touch” reads a sign in front of a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMPark theatre, LondonCarey Crim asks a series of moral questions in her play about a woman facing the aftermath of her teacher husband’s conviction for sexual misconduct Tom, a beloved dram…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMDebuts rich in neurodiversity and self-analysis jostle for attention at this year’s festival with a beloved grandma, the Russian elite and a misguided attempt at an apology We’ve reached…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMWhat is it like to be the solo audience member at a fringe performance? I found out at a range of shows designed to give the viewer exactly this experience I’m standing on an Edinburgh str…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AMTraverse, EdinburghThe real story of food writer Atoosa Sepehr, who fled her abusive husband in Iran, is retold with the warm familiarity of a friend – while cooking up a fragrant dish liv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMPleasance Dome, Edinburgh A fallen queen bee turns to a social media pyramid scheme in a technological whirlwind of a production, grounded by Emma-Louise Howell’s darkly comic, rhythmic sc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:35AMTheir on, then off, then on-again relationship has given the standup couple plenty of material. They discuss oversharing on stage, comedy after cancellation, and explaining monogamy to their…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AMFangirl celebrates the obsessive followers of a band closely resembling One Direction. ‘It really does question where the boundaries are,’ says its creator It’s March 2015 and a bombsh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMBush theatre, LondonAfter her father’s death, Peace unexpectedly discovers the existence of a half-brother in Nigeria. Who is he? And why did her father never mention him? On the surface, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMWatford Palace theatrePhilip J Morris’s stage adaptation of the Bafta-winning film tells it straight as Anthony Bryan’s life is ripped apart The voice of Theresa May opens this stage ver…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMArcola theatre, LondonSet in a chronically understaffed treatment centre, Laura Waldren’s searing play homes in on the hellish cycles and contradictions caused by the condition For anyone …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMBelgrade theatre, CoventrySiana Bangura’s play follows three west African women in Coventry who are cajoled into the water – and find themselves surfacing from grief They say water has t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PMTheatre Royal Stratford East, London Nkenna Akunna’s monologue follows a young woman as she crashes her oldest friend’s 25th birthday party At its core, Nkenna Akunna’s monologue is a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMHampstead theatre, LondonRichard’s Nelson’s elegiac monologue feels like Paul Jesson is live-reading a novel and results in a sense of stagnation Richard’s Nelson’s monologue, writte…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMOmnibus theatre, LondonAnastasia Osei-Kuffour’s stylish debut gives an honest appraisal of the tricky world of apps and expectations, yet offers a note of hope for those on the long road t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMPrince Edward theatre, LondonThe jukebox musical has gravity defying dancing and all the megahits, but it’s hard to ignore the glaringly unpleasant biographical absence ‘I want to keep …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMThe writer has gone from creating viral comedy to a play about football and friendship between a group of teens amid the gentrification of south London. ‘I’m never as nervous as when I p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMHampstead theatre, LondonNeil D’Souza’s sharp script is packed with regret and affection as old bandmates get together to relive the glory days on holiday Grab the beer and sunglasses an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AMYard theatre, LondonA Ghanaian tour guide struggles to maintain his composure in the face of historical ignorance and requests for selfies, in Rhianna Ilube’s poignant critique of colonial…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMIt took her eight years to write Intelligence, an era-hopping epic about the pioneer’s battle for recognition. Now that it’s won the Women’s prize for playwriting, will Grochala stop t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMNew Diorama theatre, LondonAma wants a baby before her 30th birthday in this unstructured play from Jessica Hagan that doesn’t know if it is serious or trying to make us laugh I’m all up…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMFor the first time ever, both the ‘Oscars of comedy’ have gone to standups with South Asian heritage. So what do the two performers who set the fringe alight have planned? Lots of boasti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:13PMAssembly, EdinburghErin Armstrong performs well as the 70s Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni but the show’s structure distracts from her anguish She had everything: fame, fortune and barrels o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghElle Dillon-Reams’ solo show is a stream of consciousness about sexual assault and womanhood ‘Writing about this has been confusing,” says Elle Dillon-Rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AMUnderbelly Cowgate, EdinburghMontel Douglas writes four males leads who are on the brink of becoming men, but their jokes and dancing belie a darker story We might not all remember our schoo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:13PMSummerhall, EdinburghCarrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall’s poems are sincerely performed and loaded with justified anger at unfairness but they grow monotonous I’m a part of the target audi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37PMOrange Tree theatre, LondonThe intricately tangled lives of three women, and their explosive secret, are revealed in this complicated picture of queer love across the decades The wonder of I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:49PMWe take a journey through the magical land of Glastonbury's theatre, circus and comedy And that’s it again for another year. Oh Glastonbury. A fever dream where the time of reality stops …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:13AMTheatre Royal Stratford East, LondonRhashan Stone and Daniel Ward jump in time from a shabby minstrel show to modern stardom to a violent future in poet David Harris’s controversial satire…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:37AMBen Elton’s script is back in the West End, and this time he stars, too Twenty-one years ago, critics were alarmed by Ben Elton’s deranged musical We Will Rock You. But, despite the "sta…
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