Theatre

This week the shortlist for the biggest art prize in the UK was unveiled, with a unique Lewisham based company named as one of the four potential winners. Established in

The largest festival of South Asian culture outside the sub-continent is winging its ways to the Southbank Centre. Alchemy showcases contemporary work from seven countries – India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan,

Next month two very different shows about the effects of loneliness on boys and young men are coming to South East London, but whilst they are set in different countries

On Tuesday 24 April, emerging company CultureClash Theatre are set to unveil eight new plays at Greenwich Theatre as part of their latest initiative, Voices In The Dark. CultureClash Theatre

This week the subject of drama teaching in primary schools was back in the headlines when Lenny Henry launched a new National Theatre initiative – Let’s Play – designed to

On May 31 at 59E59 Theatres in New York, a very special US premiere will take place. A stone’s throw from Central Park, in the heart of America’s flagship theatre

Many people in Britain, my parents among them, remember 1976 as the hottest summer on record, but it was famous for another reason too. On Friday 20 August 1976 a

By Calum Fraser @calumfraser4  calum@slpmedia.co.uk This production of Lord of the Flies took immersive theatre to another level. Approaching Greenwich Theatre I was met with the babble of children’s chatter.

Regular readers will know that one of my particular passions is family theatre and for that reason, when I took over as artistic director at Greenwich Theatre, one of the

Primary is a play which draws on interviews with more than 100 people involved with primary schools – from caretakers to parents to governors. The play aims to evoke the

With the recent spell of cold weather and snow now returned to normality, without roads increasingly treacherous, many schools closed, train services reduced hour by hour and many offices and

One of London’s top theatres will move from its temporary base to a new building next year. Southwark Playhouse, which won more awards than any other theatre on Sunday night

The Head Wrap Diaries  DATES & TIMES:Tuesday 20 – Friday 23 March, 7.30pm  AGE GROUP:5+  TICKETS:£14 / £10 concs. Three fierce, clever and witty female characters take us through stories

HYENA DATES & TIMES: Thursday 12 & Friday 13 April, 7.30pm AGE GROUP: 7+ TICKETS: £14 / £10 concs. HYENA explodes onto the UK circus scene in a whirlwind of

By Stewart Melton Directed by Sarah Argent Being little can be hard work. There are holes to dig, sandcastles to make, treasures to find, adventures to be had. It’s much

Direct from London’s West End, the UK’s biggest George Michael tribute show. Sat 5th May at 7.30pm (Doors open 7pm) Broadway Theatre Get ready for an unforgettable evening celebrating a

 The Magic of Motown Thursday 14th June at 7.30pm (Doors open 7pm) Broadway Theatre Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of

Three fierce, clever and witty female characters take us through stories of community, heritage, womanhood, friendship, and most importantly, hair. Set within a South London hair-salon called BE U Tiful,

HYENA explodes onto the UK circus scene in a whirlwind of women, wheels, acrobatics, dance and song. “She is the one who turns like a great wheel. She is the

A brand new dance theatre production by young people aged 11 to 16 from Love2Dance. A breath-taking combination of physical theatre and original beats, twisted into a political story about

Fast moving, raw and eye-opening, Mia explores the truths and myths about learning disability and parenthood in today’s society. Fast moving, raw and eye-opening, Mia explores the truths and myths

Writer, director, performer, poet and jazz singer Cheryl Martin is taking her Billie Holiday-inspired show Who Wants to Live Forever? on tour this year, following the show’s success in Manchester

On last week’s Andrew Marr show, MPs from either side of the political divide appeared together to talk about their fight against what is being described as a ‘hard’ Brexit.

Last week, working on the latest in a long line of funding applications, I read an astonishing statistic.  In 2017, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing’s Policy

FINGERSMITHS IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE NEW WOLSEY THEATRE PRESENT John Godber’s Up ’n’ Under The award winning comedy is given Fingersmiths’ spin with a cast of Deaf and hearing actors

BY JAMES HADDRELL This week I saw The Post, Steven Spielberg’s Oscar contender about the Washington Post and its brave crusade to uncover a systemic presidential fabrication of information about