Approaching a topic such as grief after the loss of a baby and multiple miscarriages is a difficult and triggering subject to write about and put on stage. As director Peter Taylor likes to tackle difficult and ambitious subjects this is a piece I would expect from him. For as…

Welcome to the stage Mama G the fantastic Pantomime Dame one person show, all the glitz and glamour that encompasses the character are here in the fabulous storytelling show. One of the most entertaining and extremely funny performances I have seen in a while. Mama G takes centre stage in…

“Warehousing” people with care needs is the name coined by the Guardian for cutting the care costs bill by the government. Inspired by a real-life experience, Back to Hackney by Panayiota Panteli has been written to reflect the real-life crisis taking place when councils refuse to adapt people’s homes for…

The revised shortened Fringe edition of this fantastic production hasn’t lost any of the power and conviction in its delivery as the incredible story of the life about Martin Luther King unfolds. Christopher Tajah’s passion and delivery in the performance that he has written and stars in is a truly…

The cast and production team pictured above with artistic director Matthew Parker. The Hope Theatre with the Artistic Director and “Offies” winner Matthew Parker at the helm, hosts an excellent quality of hard-hitting and challenging Theatre productions. Sam Edmunds was in extremely good hands as he brings his award-winning debut…

The Ink from Pen to Performance delivers a selection of nine outstanding plays chosen from the 350 submissions first entered into the 2019 Ink Festival select committee. The nine plays selected are an interesting blend of comedy, family relationships, romance and friendship. All taking a look at issues or situations…

Ridiculusmus presents Die! Die! Die! Old People Die! Where some of the characters actually die. From the sublime to the ridiculous summarises this unusual performance piece. Jon Hayes and David Woods take to the stage as Violet and Norman with guest appearances from Arthur. The dark and uncomfortable path the…

The Inspiration for this dance piece was taken from the poem Cao Sem Plumas by João Cabral de Melo Neto a Brazilian poet born in January 1920. Deborah Colker Dance Company present Dog Without Feathers an incredible piece of dance which combines music, poetry, stark cinematography and a spellbinding dance…

Eleanor Byrne delivers an open and honest monologue style play in honour of her Grandmother. Under the brilliant direction by Jessica Arden. The life Sentence refers to the permanent damage that the childbirth procedure symphysiotomy had done to her pelvis and the unimaginable pain and life-changing event that she endured.…

Stage dressed for the play. Advisory contains themes of depression and suicide. Dealing with subjects that are based on depression and suicide is always a possible trigger for some audience members. Dealing with darker sides of personal and often closed private lives of the sufferers of depression and how their…