A production that celebrates 100 years of the radio play, the sequel to an Amanda Whittington comedy and a reimagining of a classic fairy tale are the main attractions at Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic in spring and summer 2024. The theatre’s artistic director Theresa Heskins said, “2024 marks 100 years since the first radio play was… Continue reading New Vic to take Leap in the Dark
Month: September 2023
Her Green Hell
There’s a precarious balance between mankind and nature, a fickle and thin line by which the whole of human civilisation resists the endless force of the natural world, which constantly threatens to consume us in our extravagant technological hubris. But when tested by nature in all its greatest majesty, what hope does a lone human… Continue reading Her Green Hell
St Albans theatre boost
St Albans-based theatre company OVO has been awarded a £300,000 grant from the government’s Community Ownership Fund to create a new theatre in the city. The grant will enable OVO to renovate and convert the derelict 18th century St Germain’s Barn and the adjacent disused sports pavilion, St Michael’s Changing Rooms, into a performance space. The building… Continue reading St Albans theatre boost
Internal
Internal is a new work by Canadian Tania Tuusa, who also performs this solo show about a painfully lonely and unconfident young woman. The story is an engaging tale of finding the inner courage to live the life you want. For the majority, being able to be oneself is an entitlement we are brought up… Continue reading Internal
Mushroom première for Lowry
Manchester’s Ali Matthews returns with a première of Mushroom Language: A Fungal Gothic at The Lowry, October 25–26. It’s a devised eco-horror piece of theatre about the cycles that shape us: eruption, reproduction and decay. As two performers learn and act out ‘mushroom language’, they move between conversation, role play and physical theatre. Running Time: 75 minutes… Continue reading Mushroom première for Lowry
Tending
Three nurses stand at the front of the stage. They speak to us in words derived from fifty interviews. Each of the three has a journey to tell but many things they say reflect a common pressure that is felt by most health workers. It takes us from the reasons they became nurses to their… Continue reading Tending
The Alpha Podcast
Since it is well known that art imitates life, it is no surprise that if you search ‘alpha podcast’ on your phone’s relevant app you are going to find more than one listening option called “The Alpha Podcast” or similar. Although there must be other podcasts that do, none of these seem to share the… Continue reading The Alpha Podcast
World of events for Leeds
Leeds School of Arts is hosting events as part of performance festival Transform 23 from October 11–22. It marks a new partnership, consolidating the school’s position as a state-of-the-art events venue and performance space in the centre of the city. Transform 23 is bringing events from across the world, with artists from Iceland, South Africa and… Continue reading World of events for Leeds
CREEKSHOW
It is easy to live our lives in a place without ever being aware of its particular ecosystem, the special historical context that made it what it is and even shaped the way we lead our lives. In an ambitious, at times lyrical monologue, Jenny Witzel pays homage to Deptford, “a London neighbourhood on the… Continue reading CREEKSHOW
Stefania Licari: Medico
If the long history of Adam Kay’s enduring popularity can attest to anything, it’s that there’s some serious depths of comedy that can be plumbed from being a doctor and a comedian. It’s into this zone that Stefania Licari, a practising anaesthetist and sometime actress, has stepped into with her show Medico. Of course, while… Continue reading Stefania Licari: Medico