The doomed romance of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the most enduringly popular Greek myths, exerting a powerful influence on the cultural imagination. However, this is hardly surprising given the story’s focus on the transformative power of art, not to mention its moving depiction of love, loss and grief. For the Baroque scholar Frederick… Continue reading Orfeo ed Euridice
Month: October 2022
Destiny
Destiny is getting ready for her “best night evahhh” at Karma nightclub in Chippenham—to the sound of Destiny’s Child, obvs! Except she’s no youngster. She’s all of 15, with a head full of glamorous dreams, about to be flushed away by the nightmare reality ahead of her. Writer and performer Florence Espeut-Nickless starts this monologue… Continue reading Destiny
Forward to Manchester
The Forward Prizes for Poetry will be coming to Contact Manchester this November—the first time the ceremony has ventured outside London in its 30-year history. The prizes are the most influential awards for new poetry published in the UK and Ireland, and over the last three decades have lauded Simon Armitage, Thom Gunn, Seamus Heaney,… Continue reading Forward to Manchester
Dead Cats on the prowl
Dead Cats, the latest instalment in Proto-type’s Truth to Power project will be performed at ARC Stockton, Sheffield Drama Studio and Harrogate Grammar School’s Theatre in November. In this new show, two characters are in the kind of room where they use phrases like collateral damage, extraordinary rendition and perception management. And they redact the names.… Continue reading Dead Cats on the prowl
World première for North East
A Durham theatre company is set to stage its first ever world première in the North East with an original production set in the region during the 14th century. Elysium Theatre Company brings Reiver—Tales from the Borders to 11 venues during November and December. During the first COVID-19 lockdown, Elysium began producing a series of one-person Covid-19 Monolgues streamed online.… Continue reading World première for North East
Could YOU go to Ground?
Liverpool’s Theatre in the Rough has been awarded funding for Ground—a new arts project exploring the issue of climate anxiety in young people. They are now seeking 10 participants to create original work for a brand new film and publication. Theatre in the Rough will be hosting two Climate Cafés. These are friendly spaces where… Continue reading Could YOU go to Ground?
All’s Well That Ends Well
William ShakespearePhil WillmottRotherhithe and East London Playhouse (The Hithe Albion St)25 October–6 November 2022 It is a brave decision to open a new theatre in these economically troubled times. The new Rotherhithe and East London Playhouse, which is located in a small cosy attic of a building described as The Hive, is intended to be… Continue reading All’s Well That Ends Well
EKO
Kurt HentschlägerEMPAC/ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing ArtsThe Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth26–29 October 2022 So many questions and much to learn. EKO is the third audiovisual composition in an ongoing series staged in complete darkness. Starting with SOL in 2017 then SUB in 2019, EKO is the latest offering from Quartz Media Art Award-winning artist… Continue reading EKO
Dracula: The Bloody Truth
Dracula : The Bloody Truth. Or is it? Maybe, but who cares if it is Le Navet Bete who are performing. This exciting local theatre company makes a welcome return to Exeter Northcott Theatre with their popular remake of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Le Navet Bete has produced a fun-filled family night out of comedy horror… Continue reading Dracula: The Bloody Truth
The Other Side
Ghost stories are hard to stage as their nature is absolute; there are no degrees of success—if they do not scare the audience, they are a failure. The Other Side, from Switch_Mcr, does not hold back on the scares. The first act closes with moving furniture, doors opening mysteriously, a spectral figure at the window… Continue reading The Other Side