Zainab, Keira and Lucy have been best friends for years. They meet under the branches of an ancient oak tree, to discuss everything from nights out and school to sex, porn and church…
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Things are not going well for the protagonist of KAREN. The show opens as she is unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend of four years, Joe, on a birthday trip to Alton Towers. Unexpected heartbreak as she’s halfway through eating a calippo and dressed in a pac-a-mac is just the beginning - as Joe starts dating her office nemesis, Karen…
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The lights come up on a pseudo-court room scene: a table jostling with microphones, a jug of water and an uncomfortable looking metal fold out chair are exposed by an interrogative spotlight…
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Robyn Orlin is a South African dancer and choreographer born in Johannesburg. Nicknamed in South Africa "a permanent irritation", she is well known for reflecting the difficult and complex realities in her country. Robyn integrates different media into her work (text, video, plastic arts) to she investigates a certain theatrical reality which has enabled her to find her unique choreographic vocabulary…
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babirye bukilwa’s debut play is an unflinching expose of psychosis and manic depression, and the impact it can have on our relationships, love and identity…
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babirye bukilwa’s debut play is an unflinching expose of psychosis and manic depression, and the impact it can have on our relationships, love and identity…
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What happens when we create our own version of the story? Looking for Giants is a play about the inner workings of our mind. Writer Cesca Echlin lifts the lid on what goes on inside our heads…
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Flock is a powerful and tragic story of siblings Robbie and Cel navigating the care system, their changing relationship, and the trials of early adulthood.
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Poet and novelist Hannah Regel’s debut novel, The Last Sane Woman, is a compelling exploration of the emotional lives of two aspiring artists living at different times, yet connected by the discovery of a box of letters in a forgotten feminist archiv…
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A sitcom-style highlight reel of Ins Choi’s best moments, brought together in a hilarious and heartwarming performance exploring immigration, community and family values…
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The one woman show, written by Hannah Khalil and starring Isabella Nefar, tells the story of food writer Atoosa Sepehr, forced to flee her abusive husband and her home country of Iran…
Read MoreAnne Odeke’s new play, Princess Essex, explores those shadows, reimagining the story of Dinubolu in an over the top and often hilarious critique of empire, imperialism and the power and racial dynamics of Edwardian England…
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The opening documentary of this year’s SAFAR Film Festival is a moving, first-person account of Mohamed Jabaly’s experience of travelling abroad and finding himself stranded…
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Claire Luxton is a British contemporary multi-disciplinary artist working with photography, immersive installation and poetry. Her latest work, Field of Dreams, is part of a partnership with Battersea Power Station to bring a free-to-view, botanical inspired art installation to the iconic London landmark.
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This is a high-energy and ambitious production that forces its audience to reconsider the motivations of one of history’s most notorious kings…
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The Globe’s 2024 summer season is off to a flying start with a joyous romp through one of Shakespeare’s much-loved comedies…
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The ‘Mr Nasty of American Theatre’ gets his comeuppance in this comedic dissection of the white male artist, which lifts the lid on issues that continue to plague the creative industries…
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Original music and writing from social enterprise theatre company Big House hits all the right notes in its powerful examination of censorship and the role art plays in helping marginalised communities find their voice.
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Juraj Benko’s experimental one-hander at the intimate Cockpit Theatre is a unafraid exploration of the lasting impact of childhood trauma and the innate longing for love and connection that makes us human…
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Kidd Pivot is a dance theatre company founded by Canadian choreographer and artistic director Crystal Pite. Ahead of the UK premiere of its latest show, Assembly Hall, opening at Sadler’s Wells next week, we sat down with one of the ensemble’s performers, Renée Sigouin….
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