Theatre

An imagined meeting between two 1960s celebrities that asks what might have happened if two female visionaries with very different methods had locked horns forms the basis of a stage

An interactive theatre performance that takes the audience back to 1979 when Britain was on the brink of political collapse for the second time in a decade is coming to

By Christopher Walker  It’s always wonderful to see a new play, something that the Bridge Theatre specializes in. And it is certainly an original idea to have a thinly disguised

A production of Chigozie Obioma’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Fishermen, featuring David and Valentine Olukoga, the story of four brothers torn apart by a prophecy. In a small Nigerian town,

The Guardian’s critic Michael Billington sparked controversy earlier this month when, at a question and answer event with Dame Judi Dench to mark the reopening of the Fairfield Halls in

A famous drama school is opening its new season in a new home with a Shakespearian classic. The Mountview drama school is putting on a performance of the tragedy Romeo

It’s rare that we have a Royal Opera House premiere from a major composer. So this new, international production of Handel’s early opera Agrippina, is an important event. And though

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER Covent Garden’s revival of Kasper Holten’s groundbreaking production of Don Giovanni has been eagerly awaited. It does not disappoint, with some superb performances from the lead singers,

Anyone who follows our work at Greenwich Theatre or who regularly reads this column will know how fiercely I advocate for artist support initiatives. Getting into this business is incredibly

While there have been many productions showcasing the talent of London’s Afro-Caribbean actors, those from South Asia have been sadly under-represented, writes Christopher Walker. So it is with enthusiasm that

The Irish production of Angela’s Ashes – The Musical will make its UK premiere this autumn, playing the Ashcroft Theatre at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls from September 24 until October 5.

It can be all too easy, running an arts venue, to assume that audiences share your taste. It can be equally easy to return year after year to the same

There is something almost universally appealing about a view of the artist as a tortured individual. Van Gogh’s paintings are surely as well-known as they are, at least in part,

Written and performed by Jeannette Bayardelle, solo musical SHIDA has arrived at the Vaults following an award-winning run off-Broadway. Telling the true story of the troubled upbringing and early life

A film director will get his first taste of the limelight himself when his breakthrough short film is shown at the London Film Festival – twice. Appreciation, by Tomisin Adepeju,

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER London has a new theatre, The Turbine, just opened on the banks of the Thames – part of the major redevelopment of the old Battersea power station,

A play which explores friendships, old rivalries and whisky is heading to the Vaults Theatre in Waterloo in October. Ages of the Moon sees two old friends brought together by

A play developed by young people in Croydon which attempts to question the meaning of country borders will run for three days in October. The Border questions the meaning of

A play written between the Brexit vote and Trump’s USA Presidential victory captures a moment of deep uncertainty in recent history and the characters’ lives when local pub, The Anchor,

Last night at 7pm the press night performance of Simon Woods’ debut play HANSARD began at the National Theatre. If you take a look at Hansard itself (the published record

A theatre will open its doors on September 13 with a performance of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, The Great Gatsby. The three floors of immersive theatre and event spaces

Artists have always been interested in death. The catalyst for a mystery, a chance for us to glimpse a version of what might happen after death, an exploration of how

Just as the television schedules are full of new programming at this time of year, with regular favourites like Strictly Come Dancing and Masterchef returning for a new season alongside

An internationally-renowned and award-winning play at the Adelaide Fringe Festival is heading on tour and stopping for one night in Streatham. Build A Rocket is a powerful and uplifting one-woman

Fight Like a Girl 29 – 31 Aug Composer and Musical Director James Atherton Movement Director Kevin Johnson Boxing Coach Iain Perriss for Boxing England British Youth Music Theatre Shan

A play that aims to tackle the devastating effect of poverty and the lack of opportunities faced by so many in Britain will be on for a run at The

A new immersive masquerade ball showcasing cabaret, circus, dance and gastro food will take place in September. Red Palace, described as an immersive adult fairy tale, will take place at

One South London company is currently taking the London arts scene by storm. Ballet Rambert may be 100 years old, but from its base in SE1 it is launching a

BY JAMES HADDRELL Artistic and executive director, Greenwich Theatre Earlier this summer, the prolific writer Anthony Horowitz was named the first ambassador for the newly branded Tramshed in Woolwich (formerly

BY MAYA CHAVVAKULA Max Vernon’s over the top production tells the story of the tragic fire, in 1973, at a New Orleans gay nightclub that killed 32 people. The musical