THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME - A Timeless Story
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Currently playing at the Arcola Theatre as part of the Africa ‘05 celebrations this is the second time the UK has seen this remarkable performance. Previously staged at Riverside Studios in 1978 to exceptional reviews, it is now restaged by Tiata Fahodzi ( Theatre of the Emancipated ), Britains’ leading African theatre company, under the […]
Director, Drama, Horror, Performance, Theatre, WarCONVINCING ARTIFICE - Spontaneous Theatre, Barriers & Power
Rotozaza’s physical theatre Life Affirming Joyride plays at the Bullion Room. Maureen McManus speaks to Ant Hampton about spontaneous theatre, barriers and power. Life affirming joyride anyone?
Yeah, right, like that’s going to happen in a run-down theatre space at the back of the Hackney Empire. Sure, all these bohemian types with their winter underwear seriously […]
THE COLONISTS COMPROMISE - The Sugar Wife
The Sugar Wife is a play set in Dublin’s Quaker community of 1840. Written by Elizabeth Kuti, an English-Hungarian writer who moved to Dublin in 1993. Maureen McManus interviewed the playwright to explore the process by which the play was written.
The Sugar Wife tells the story of four characters, the main one being Hannah […]
SHOW ME THE MONEY - Who’s the Daddy?
If you are looking for the hottest ticket in town, the sold-out play of the year, albeit in a very small theatre (the King’s Head in Islington), or a vicious, no-nonsense send-up of Britain’s modern-day ruling class, Who’s The Daddy? is on its way to be proclaimed as the most controversial new play of the […]
Actor, Designer, Director, Editor, Events, Modern, Political, Theatre, War, WriterMAX’S MACBETH - Shakespeare’s Short, Savage Tragedy
William Shakespeare’s short, savage tragedy about a military hero who is spurred on by his ambitious wife and dangerously fascinated with witchcraft is staged at the Arcola Theatre this September by Out of Joint Productions.
The action unfolds in an African state torn apart by war, and includes promenade elements. Director, Max Stafford-Clark says of his […]
LEIGH LIGHTING - My Aqueous Resonance
The Royal National Theatre eagerly and protectively awaits the title and production of Mike Leigh’s new play, as do we, excited by the mystery and fascination of it all. Will it cause a tempest, flooding the South Bank venue with honour or derision?
“I want you to get an interview with Mike Leigh!” The assertion in […]
FLIGHT 5065 - Live Arts Festival at the London Eye
This is the first time ever that the London Eye has been used for a live arts festival and was sold out well in advance of its opening. It seems an African summer breeze has blown in over the UK, with weather temperatures soaring, bringing with it a feast of unforgettable experiences.
How ironic then that, […]
BIG LIFE - A Thoroughly Enjoyable Musical
A tightly delivered and highly professional musical offering. Set in the British black community, musical production The Big Life is one of two well-received plays running in the West End.
The Big Life was created at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, from where it transferred to its current home at the Apollo Theatre, having had two […]
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