In Conversation with Joe Pitts: Bringing Ibsen’s Ghosts to Jermyn Street Theatre

As The Haunting of Hill House—the thrilling new stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s seminal gothic horror novel—continues its major UK tour (currently playing at Richmond Theatre), audiences are being drawn into its dark and atmospheric world. Adapted for the stage by Olivier and BAFTA-winning writer Stef Smith and directed by Martin Constantine, this gripping production […]

Following multiple five-star sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, the award-winning CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation—winner of the Comedy Award at Colchester Fringe 2024 and Best Improvisation at Leicester Comedy Festival 2023—is back with another rip-roaring crime comedy made up entirely on the spot. Running for over 12 hilarious years, the show is heading to Underbelly […]

Ahead of the production’s run at the Donmar Warehouse, actor Michael Hodgson sat down with Artiscape to discuss bringing Brian Friel’s adaptation of Turgenev’s A Month in the Country to life. Set in a bustling 19th-century Russian country estate, the play explores the quiet domestic upheaval that occurs when a handsome young tutor named Rakitin […]

The gods have spoken—and they’ve arrived at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Disney’s Hercules, the stage musical inspired by the beloved animated film and rooted in the legends of Ancient Greece, continues its spectacular West End run. It is a time of gods, mortals, and one young man who isn’t quite either. As the production […]

Following a sold-out run in 2025, Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical returns to Evolution London in Battersea Park this summer. Audiences will once again be invited to step directly into the world of the 1978 cinema classic, exploring iconic settings like the Frosty Palace, the Autoshop, and the Carnival. At the heart of the experience […]

The fragile bond between two teenage girls is tested in ways neither could have imagined when one is drawn into the dangerous orbit of an older man. Raw and unflinching, Phil Davies’ Firebird exposes the shocking reality of grooming and systemic exploitation, asking a devastating question: can friendship withstand the pull of destructive forces? This […]

Featuring Lee Apsey and Sarah Kempton For over a decade, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation has been delighting audiences with its unique brand of spontaneous hilarity. A multi-award-winning show—including the ‘Best Improvisation’ award at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2023 and ‘The Comedy Award’ at the Colchester Fringe 2024—it is a murder mystery where the cast is […]

This May, the Orange Tree Theatre invites audiences into a pitch-black world of hilarious deception. Peter Shaffer’s classic farce, Black Comedy, has returned to the stage, running from 16 May to 11 July. Directed by Caroline Steinbeis, this major revival promises a night of high-stakes comedy, and we had the pleasure of catching up with […]

Entering it’s last week at Park Theatre, aggy is a bold, one-act exploration of the friction between creativity and identity. Running until 28 March, the production promises an unflinching look at who gets to make art in today’s world. The story follows Lawrence and Mahlik, a couple of one year who decide to move in […]

Descending into the graffiti-lined tunnels of The Vaults is always an experience, but Ancient Grease turns that underground grit into a high-energy, neon-soaked Mount Olympus. This isn’t just a parody; it’s a full-throttle queer reimagining of the 1950s style classic (starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John) that manages to be both deeply silly and […]

York Theatre Royal is currently blooming with the arrival of the Tony Award-winning musical, The Secret Garden. Based on the timeless 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this production offers a fresh, actor-musician take on the story of Mary Lennox, an orphan sent to a gloomy Yorkshire estate who discovers a hidden world of rebirth […]

Rooted in the electric energy of the Northern Soul movement, Do I Love You is a high-octane production that navigates the parallel struggles of 1976 and the present day. Against a backdrop of rising costs, unemployment, and the steady disappearance of local hospitality, the play asks a hauntingly relevant question: has the landscape for young […]

An Ambitious One-Woman Show That Doesn’t Quite Land Sit or Kneel (Written, Directed, and Performed by Mimi Nation-Dixon) is an ambitious one-woman show that attempts to blend sharp, modern confessional comedy with the gentle absurdity of rural British life. Drawing heavily on the comfort food of the ’90s and ’00s rom-com canon—you can spot shades […]

Breakthrough one-woman comedy Sit or Kneel opens at The Other Palace Studio, Victoria, from 21–26 October (press night: Wednesday 22 October). This sharply observed, darkly funny coming-of-age story follows Margot, a young vicar in her twenties who finds herself accidentally ordained and leading a parish she doesn’t quite understand, while quietly unravelling behind the scenes. […]

By Philip Ridley, Directed by Max Harrison Max Harrison’s revival of Philip Ridley’s The Pitchfork Disney at the new King’s Head Theatre (four floors underground) is a gripping plunge into the surreal and the unsettling. Harrison’s direction is razor-sharp, creating an atmosphere that is both suffocatingly intimate and explosively theatrical. From the first moment, the […]

Philip Ridley’s The Pitchfork Disney is returning to London in a bold new production at the King’s Head Theatre (27 August – 4 October 2025, Press Night: Tuesday 2 September at 7 pm). Darkly comic and deeply unsettling, Ridley’s play has become a landmark of contemporary British drama, exploring fear, trauma, and survival in a […]

Following its sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and VAULT Festival, Nick Dawkins’ hit one-man show A Manchester Anthem arrives at Riverside Studios this August. We caught up with Tom Claxton, who returns to the role of Tommy – and 12 other characters – in this funny, moving, and rave-fuelled coming-of-age story. What drew you […]

Pop Off, Michelangelo! isn’t just a riotous historical reimagining — it’s a Fringe-born sensation now storming the West End. Playing at Underbelly Boulevard from 24 June to 13 July, the show stars co-creators Max Eade (Michelangelo) and Aidan MacColl (Leonardo da Vinci), alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Michael Marouli as the Pope. With electropop […]

Pop Off, Michelangelo! is the high-camp musical comedy that stole the Fringe and is now making its limited West End debut at Underbelly Boulevard (24 June – 13 July). With a 75-minute blast of electropop bangers, unhinged Renaissance drama, and unapologetic queer joy, this gloriously irreverent show reimagines the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo da […]

Double Telling brings the London premiere of Run Sister Run by award-winning playwright Chloë Moss to the Arcola Theatre this summer. The play, running from 2 to 26 July 2025, spans four decades and delves iDouble Telling brings the London premiere of Run Sister Run by award-winning playwright Chloë Moss to the Arcola Theatre this […]

A close family. A dream holiday. A total nightmare. That’s the premise of This Is My Family, a hilarious and uplifting musical that explores the chaos—and ultimate connection—of one unforgettable trip. It all begins when teenager Nicky enters a competition: “Describe your family and win a dream holiday.” But instead of describing the fractured family […]

Fresh from its award-winning run at the Edinburgh Festival, Outpatient arrives at Park Theatre courtesy of Crowded Room and writer-performer Harriet Madeley. Billed as an explosive, solo autobiographical comedy, the show is part blistering satire, part unflinching self-examination—and while it doesn’t always land its emotional blows, it’s undeniably bold and sharply drawn. The story follows […]

The Artiscape – Interview with Cillian Lenaghan on Role in Little Women Ahead of the highly anticipated UK tour of Little Women – Anne-Marie Casey’s stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic – we caught up with Cillian Lenaghan, who plays Laurie in this new production. With the tour set to begin in March, […]

UK Premiere: March 2025 | Opening: 17 March | Previews from 8 March | Running until 3 May Get ready for a wild ride through the iconic Gothic tale, as Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors reimagines Bram Stoker’s classic with a hilarious, fast-paced twist. The play features a pansexual, existential-crisis-plagued Count Dracula, and a cast […]

We caught up with Mirabelle Gremaud, who returns to Wise Children for their UK tour of North by Northwest, a thrilling co-production with York Theatre Royal, HOME Manchester, and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse. The play, adapted from Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1959 film, promises suspense, mistaken identities, and high-stakes adventure. It kicks off on March 18 […]

Written and directed by Alexander Raptotasios, Antigone [on strike] is a bold and timely reimagining of the classic Antigone, bringing this age-old tragedy into our fast-paced, interconnected world of social media and global politics. It runs from 30 January – 22 February at Park Theatre in London. Raptotasios was inspired to write the play after […]

Running at Theatre Royal Bath from 29 November to 11 January, and directed by Jennifer Jackson, this new production Robin Hood adapted by writer Daniel Bye is a must see this Christmas period. Meet Rob, a runaway on the run from the Sheriff’s vile soldiers, struggling to survive in Sherwood Forest. But things take an […]

Get ready for a dazzling adventure as CBeebies and CBBC star, Evie Pickerill, brings her sparkle and charm to the stage as the Spirit of the Ring in this year’s Aladdin! Joining the cast is Paul Hawkyard, returning for his third pantomime at York Theatre Royal as the villainous Ivan Tobebooed, having previously played Captain […]

John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga, running at the Park Theatre until 7th December, offers a masterful exploration of the complexities of love, property, and social change from the 1870s to 1920s. Adapted by Shaun McKenna and Lin Coghlan and directed by Josh Roche, the play is split into two parts. The first part tells the […]

Written by John Galsworthy, adapted by Shaun McKenna and Lin Coghlan, directed by Josh Roche, The Forsyte Saga runs from 11 October to Sat 7 December at Park Theatre in London. London, 1886.  Wealthy solicitor Soames Forsyte is a man of property, and his beautiful wife Irene is his most prized possession. When he commissions […]

This performance ran at the Barbican in London from Thu 26—Sat 28 Sep 2024, Barbican Theatre. La Colline – théâtre national in Paris presents a large-scale, international ensemble theatre production based on a documentary film trilogy by Amos Gitai Amos, an artist and an Israeli filmmaker. House tells the story of a West Jerusalem home through […]

The Ice at the End of the World is inspired by Katy Schutte recent real-life journey to the Arctic. It is directed by Madelaine Moore and produced by The Omnibus Theatre. The Ice at the End of the World takes us on an expedition to coldest place on earth. We are taken on a treacherous […]

This production will be showing at the Orange Tree Theatre, opening on 23rd September, with previews from 14 September and running until 19 October. On a rainswept afternoon in 1952, Hollywood and Broadway’s leading director, Elia Kazan met his closest collaborator, the playwright Arthur Miller. As the anti-communist crusade of McCarthyism blacklisted hundreds of their […]

“We do not take the journey; the journey takes us.” The Ice at the End of the World runs from 25th September to 12 of October at Omnibus Theatre in London. Set on a tall ship, a selected group of artists voyage to The Arctic Circle. The aim? To create their finest work, inspired by […]

Created and performed by Jules Chan, English Ako, a solo play, tells the story of a young working-class migrant who struggles to find his identity between his British upbringing and Asian heritage. It recently ran at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham. It is a part of their celebration of East and South East Asian work. […]

Written by Saher Shah and directed by Melina Namdar, Vitamin D is a bittersweet portrayal of the emotional and societal fallout in the aftermath of Larki’s (Saher Shah) divorce. It demonstrates the stigma after divorce for a British Pakistani woman within the community. It has been one year since Larki’s marriage ended and she had […]

I attended the premiere of /And Her at 8th August at 19:30 at The Golden Goose Theatre in London. This is before its two-week run at EdFringe (with C Arts).  /And Her is the debut play by director and PhD researcher Jenny Grober. It is a fictionalised dramatisation of two young girls in history, Jane Grey and […]

ENG-ER-LAND is written & produced by Hannah Kumari. After touring to over 30 venues and being nominated for Best Stage Production at The Asian Media Awards, this new production of ENG-ER-LAND is directed by Max Lindsay and stars Nikhita Lesler as Lizzie. It is currently showing at the King’s Head Theatre in London. 1997 is […]

Written by Saher Shah. Directed by Melina Namdar, Vitamin D runs at Soho Theatre in London from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 21st September. Larki is moving back in with her parents, and going through a divorce… It’s tragic. She’s facing opinions, questions and smothering love from friends, family, aunties and “BFF’s”, plus the epic decision […]

Police Cops in Space starring Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson and Tom Roe, is currently showing at Underbelly Festival Cavendish Square, London. It set in the most dangerous place on Earth…Space. Sammy Johnson’s father is killed by an evil robot with an Australian accent. Johnson is now the last Police Cop in the universe. He blasts […]

Have you ever thought about your dad’s cock at a funeral? If so, you’d probably dismiss it. But what if your brain couldn’t do that? After a shitshow of a shag, Jo must hide a stain, a semi-naked man, and her terrifying intrusive thoughts from Anna, before she loses everything. When being queer goes from […]

Red Speedo by Lucas Hnath is currently showing at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond from 13 July 2024 to 10 August 2024. Directed by Matthew Dunster, Red Speedo stars Finn Cole. This – what you’ve done – has nothing to do with luck Ray lives to swim. He is within touching distance of international […]

The Baker’s Wife runs from the 6th July to 14th September at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. The arrival of a new Baker and his younger wife turns a provincial French village upside down in this cult classic musical from the legendary Stephen Schwartz (composer of Godspell, Wicked, Pippin) and Joseph Stein (writer of Fiddler On The Roof). The Artiscape spoke to […]

Crime Scene Improvisation has arrived at Wilton’s Music Hall in London and does not disappoint in it’s ten-year anniversary. This hilarious crime comedy is entirely made up with suggestions from the enthusiastic audience. We first find out that a murder has taken place. We are asked for suggestions on the name of the victim which […]

Shake It Up, the improvised Shakespeare Show, is currently showing at The Other Palace in London from 10 July – 13 July. This hilarious and quick-witted improv show will have you in hysterics throughout the two hours. Imagine if the great Bard himself considered Southend on Sea pier or Glasgow as locations for one of […]

A unique site-specific adaptation fusing of Noel Coward’s Still Life and his lesser known Quadrille, opened on the 2nd July and runs until the 14th July. This is the finale of Making Connections 24 – a community arts festival of free and affordable art events in the stunning Old Waiting Room, at Peckham Rye station. […]

The Marilyn Conspiracy was co-written by Vicki McKellar and Guy Masterson. Directed by Guy Masterson, it was first staged at the Edinburgh Festival in 2018 and is now at the Park Theatre in London. It runs from Thursday 20th June to Saturday 27 July. This play is based on conspiracy theories about Marilyn Monroe ‘s […]

Shakespeare in the Squares returns to London’s garden squares and open spaces this summer, presenting Shakespeare’s timeless classic All’s Well That Ends Well, by William Shakespeare. Directed by Sioned Jones, it runs from Wednesday 5th June – Friday 12th July. The Artiscape spoke to Kalifa Taylor who plays Helena in the production. Kalifa Taylor theatre […]

Shakespeare in the Squares celebrates its seventh anniversary with an all-new production of All’s Well That Ends Well with a fairytale twist and gypsy swing music. Directed by Sioned Jones, it runs from Wednesday 5th June to Friday 12th July.  The Artiscape spoke to Sioned Jones about the production. What attracted you to the script? […]

Surrender is the result of a collaboration between Writer Sophie Swithinbank and Director/Performer Phoebe Ladenburg and Director Associate Nancy Medina. Drawing on Phoebe’s early experiences as a mother, Surrender investigates Kate’s journey of submission in Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, not through the lens of marriage, but through the lens of motherhood. Produced by Hannah Farley-Hills […]

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation will be bringing their sell out Fringe show to Wilton’s Music Hall for a one night only on Friday 12 July, marking the 10th anniversary of the production. Following multiple five-star sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation returns with another rip-roaring crime comedy made up entirely on […]

Mark Bell  directs this wacky musical Fun at The Beach Romp-Bomp-A-Lomp!! that is written by Martin Landry with music and lyrics by Brandon Lambert. I knew walking into the theatre that I was in for an entertaining 85 mins at Southwark Playhouse Borough. The staging is this cool 60’s beach scene that has a “Happy […]

Written by Brandon Lambert and Martin Landry Fun at the Beach Romp-Bomp-A-Lomp is brand-new musical. It will run from 24th May to 22nd June 2024 at Southwark Playhouse in London. It’s a hot, sunny day at the beach and everyone is gearing up for a competition that will change (or end) their lives forever: the legendary Beach […]

The Wardrobe Ensemble and Wayward Productions present Princess Smartypants which is written by Babette Cole and adapted by The Wardrobe Ensemble. Currently on tour, it runs at Lyric Hammersmith from 28 May to 01 June 2024. Full of songs and madcap comedy, Princess Smartypants is a subversive, fun-filled adventure for children and their families. Princess […]

Translated into English by Pauline Wick, Black Swans is written by Christina Kettering and directed by Ria Samartzi. Currently showing at Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, London, Black Swans tells the story of two sisters who are trying to figure out how to care for their elderly mother as her health declines. From the outset we […]

Written by Alan Ayckbourn, A Chorus of Disapproval tells the story of recently widowed Guy who joins his local Amateur Light Operatic Society. With hopes he will find new friends and meaning to his life by doing so, he winds up with a lot more than he bargained for. He starts out with having to […]

Based on real-life events and interviews with children in care, Cassie and the Lights tells the poignant story of 16 year old Cassie forced to look after her young siblings when their mother abandons them at a bowling alley when she is supposedly off buying them slushies. Written and directed by Alex Howarth, it is […]

Directed by Evie Ayres-Townshend, KAREN is written and performed by Sarah Cameron-West. It just finished its run at The Other Palace in London. This one-woman show is a hilarious and absurd take on the internal torment endured by the Protagonist as she goes through a breakup at 30. KAREN is a story about heartbreak. We […]

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Deafinitely Theatre (The Vagina Monologues, Everyday and 4.48 Psychosis) and Birmingham Rep present the Promise which is written by Paula Garfield and Melissa Mostyn. It is inspired by the extraordinary experiences of deaf people living with dementia. Directed by Paula Garfield, the Promise runs at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from 30 April to 11 May 2024. […]

“You forget I knew you were a queer long before I knew you were a fascist.”Written by Harry Mc Donald, FOAM, premiered at Finborough Theatre in London on 19th March and runs until April 13th. It’s 1973, a public lavatory. Nicky shaves his head, watched by an older man. Publicly, Nicky is a skinhead. And […]

Written by James Alston and directed by Imy Wyatt Corner, Scarlet Sunday is a two-hander play about obsession, dark secrets and the cult of celebrity. The play starts on a scorching hot day. Art curator and blogger Yasmin (Sorcha Kennedy) meets Ava (Camilla Aiko) in a popular busy cafe for an interview. After a bit […]

Gambling is in the palm of your hand. All day. All night. Every second. Right. Now. The UK gambling industry is worth £14.3 billion. It’s estimated that there are around 24 million people in the UK who participate in online Gambling. That is 44% of the entire adult population. Gambling addiction has the highest rate […]

Written and performed by Chris Thorpe and directed by Claire O’Reilly, A Family Business is show about “how not to blow up the planet” presented in a Ted talk way by Chris himself and three other actors who provide the dramatisation of events. It was developed with Rachel Chavkin and Lekan Lawal. The play is […]

Written by Emma Rice, Blue Beard, is a co-production with Birmingham Rep, HOME Manchester, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and York Theatre Royal. It opened at Theatre Royal Bath on 8th February, with previews from 2nd, and runs until 10 February, before a UK tour to venues including the partner theatres. Blue Beard the Magician makes hearts flutter […]

Written by James Alston and directed by Imy Corner, Scarlet Sunday is a mesmerising two-hander that delves into the struggle to reconcile great works of art with the dark deeds of their creators. Can we truly separate their art from their actions? Do we become complicit in their crimes by consuming their art?  The Artiscape […]

Georgie Rankom directs this musical that promises the kind of boy meets girl format of romcoms from the eighties and nineties but in a musical format. Ami (Grace Mouat) meets Ben (Jacob Fowler) by a tree on a “beautiful hillside”. Recognising him instantly as the man she was in love with three years ago, when […]

A raucous new comedy from the writer of Worst Wedding Ever comes to Salisbury Playhouse in Wiltshire running from Thursday 15 February to Saturday 9 March. Chris Chibnall’s new play hilariously depicts what happens when one of life’s most magical events gets hijacked… by life itself. He is best known for writing Broadchurch, Worst Wedding Ever (2014 and 2017 Salisbury Playhouse) […]

You know when you throw something really important away by accident?… I did this with my life” Louise Marwood Written and performed by  ex-Emmerdale actress Louise Marwood and directed by Nick Bagnall, Rita Lynn is coming to Turbine Theatre in London’s Battersea Power Station complex running from the 23-27 Jan 2024. Louise Marwood’s three and half-year-run on Emmerdale ended when […]

I’m tired, I’m tired of trying to play the system, I’m tired of trying to fight the system and I’m tired of feeling tired about it.” Directed by Mary Swan, Indestructible is a highly visual and fiercely theatrical show from award-winning Proteus that questions whether we can or should, separate the art from the artist. […]

This London premiere, solo show is a darkly comedic takedown of a capitalist society obsessed with attaching morality to our bodies. It is written and performed by Kate Sumpter on a spin bike. Spoiler Alert: It’s our society. Directed by Sarah Jane Schostack, Spin runs at Arcola Theatre from 9 January – 20 January 2024. Join an […]

Written by Jonathan Hogue, Stranger Sings! is a parody of the hit netflix sci-fi series Stranger things. It is set in the 1980s in Hawkins, a fictitious town in Indiana. The story is centred around missing kid, Will Byers. Hawkins is a rural town apparently that has a local human experimentation facility that opens a […]

A Pissedmas Carol, part of the Sh!t-faced Showtime, is back at the Leicester Square Theatre and is a hilarious performance throughout. It runs from 28th of November until 6th January 2024. The two-hour show (which includes an intermission) has sexual references and innuendo throughout. This is not for children or for easily offended adults. The show […]

Dick Whittington, the pantomime is back for the 13th time at Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury and will run from 25 November 2023 – 7 January 2024. Artistic Director of Wiltshire Creative Gareth Machin directs this year’s production which features writing by trio Plested, Brown & Wilsher returning to Salisbury for a second year.  Actor Lindo Shinda […]

Melting Pan Productions Me You Us Them comes as a personal response piece to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Written and directed by Andrea Montgomery, It was based on hours of off-the-record conversations with people across Northern Ireland about race and modern relationships. The play sits at the centre of Irish relationship-driven drama. It explores real stories […]

Directed by Matthew White, Pacific Overtures is playing at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 25 November 2023 to 24 February 2024. Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with “additional material by” Hugh Wheeler. Set in 19th-century Japan, it tells the story of the country’s westernization […]

  It’s that time of year again when Leicester Square is transformed into a Christmas market, buzzing with festive cheer. The highlight of which is the Spiegeltent cabaret show, Multi- award winning La Clique. This year’s show does not disappoint with it’s line up of performers that includes strap artist LJ Marles, the wonderful Chastity Belt, […]

Written by Joe Eyre and directed by Myles O’Gorman, Tiger is a bittersweet story about grief and feeling utterly lost and heart-broken, told in a beautifully unique way. A year on from Alice (played by Poppy Allen-Quarmby) losing her father, she is still processing it. She doesn’t leave the house and her doctor boyfriend Oli […]

Haruki Murakami’s Sputnik Sweetheart is currently showing at the Arcola Theatre in London. Adapted by Bryony Lavery and Directed by Melly Still, the play is set in 1999 in the pre-smartphone era. Mobile phones were around but people still used phone boxes and landlines. Sputnik Sweetheart is a hopeless story of a love triangle that […]

The Olivier award-winning, ground-breaking cabaret, La Clique is returning to the West End. With a preview on 8th of November La Clique officially opens the curtains on 15th November and runs until 6th of January 2024 in the iconic Spiegeltent in Leicester Square. As we enter the Christmas Season, you can enjoy a perfect night out at the critically acclaimed, pulse-racing […]

Hackney Town Hall, with its Art Deco architecture, is quite a fitting location for George Orwell’s Dystopian 1984. Creator Adam Taub immersive show is a more condensed version of the book and movie so knowledge of either is helpful for anyone going to the show. As I stand in reception, the television behind front desk […]

Directed by Michael Grandage, Marcelo Dos Santos’ new play Backstairs Billy looks at a pivotal moment in the 50 year relationship between the Queen Mother and her loyal servant William “Billy” Tallon. It is running at Duke of York Theatre in London from 27 October 2023 – 27 January 2024. It’s Clarence House, 1979, The […]

Based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins and the blockbuster film from DreamWorks, this production of Girl on the Train is adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel. It is running Thursday 19 October – Sat 11 November at Salisbury Playhouse in the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Every day on her way to work, Rachel watches […]

Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett is a sensational 90 minute show that runs from 25th October to 6th January 2024 at Underbelly Boulevard. In the newly re-opened Boulevard in the heart of Soho in London, Dieter brings her troupe of “misfits, miscreants and fantastic freaks” to entertain us for the evening.  The award winning Queen of Weimar […]

Award winning director Kalungi Ssebandeke directs the 21st century UK revival of Mustapha Matura’s 1981 dark satire Meetings. It is running from October 14th to November 11th 2023 at Orange Tree Theatre. The play runs for 2 hours with a 15 minute interval. Set in a post-colonial Trinidad house, the stage is a modern kitchen […]

George Orwell’s 1984 dystopian novel, comes to Hackney Town Hall, London. Adapted by Adam Taub, it is co-directed by Richard Hahlo and Jem Wall as an immersive experience running from 19th October to 26th November. In an age of surveillance when everything you say or do is scrutinised, your innermost thoughts are probed, you cannot be too careful. […]

Following its world premiere at the Public Theater in New York, Milma’s Tale by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage  is running from 11 Oct – 21 Oct 2023 at the Kiln Theatre in London. Mlima is known as one of the last ‘Great Tuskers’ – elephants with tusks so large they touch the ground. When he is […]

As New Perspectives celebrates their 50th Anniversary, The Artiscape caught up with Director Angharard Jones. Can you tell us why you think the company has been so successful for so long? Jones: Yes! It’s such an amazing achievement isn’t it?! New Perspectives began 1973 after a group of Bretton Hall students created a Theatre in […]

Melly Still will direct Sputnik Sweetheart at Arcola theatre London this October, a play by Haruki Murakami and adapted by Bryony Lavery. Sputnik Sweetheart tells the story of Sumire, a young Japanese writer who can’t find the words to write, who styles herself on Jack Kerouac and who falls head-over-heels in love with Miu, 17 […]

Directed by Sinead Rushe, Shakespeare’s Othello is re-imagined in Riverside Studio’s production to have three Iagos. With three actors playing lago (Michael C. Fox, Orlando James, Jeromy Neumark Jones), the soliloquies from the original script become a back and forth conspiratorial plot to take revenge on their General Othello, the Moor of Venice, who they […]

Written and directed by Ben Elton, Close up: Twiggy the musical is currently running at Menier Chocolate Factory in London. The Artiscape spoke to Aoife Dunne who will be playing Cindy.  Aoife was the winner of Play in A Day at Alexandra Palace for Sky Arts. Her theatre credits include Maria Friedman – Legends (Menier […]

Othello is at the peak of his success: in life, in war, and in love until he finds himself utterly betrayed by the person he has trusted most: ‘honest’ Iago, appearing as one shape-shifting, corrosive force thrillingly dramatised by three performers. Directed by Sinéad Rushe and featuring live music composed by Michael C. Fox, this fast-paced […]

Emanuele Aldrovandi‘s absurd satirical play Scusate Se Non Siamo Morti in Mare is translated into English by Marco Young for its UK run. The play is currently showing at Park Theatre, London and runs until 30th of September. Directed by Daniel Emery, this play looks at if the shoe was on the other foot, so […]

Josh Seymour directs the first major London revival of Polly Stenham’s That Face. It runs from 9 September 2023 – 7 October 2023. Starring Niamh Cusack, alongside Kasper Hilton-Hille, Dominic Mafham, Sarita Gabony and Bridgerton’s Ruby Stokes in this powerful and darkly comic exploration of what happens when children become parents to their parents.  When […]

A little Life will have its national release in cinemas from September 28th. The critically acclaimed five-star play tells the story of four college friends in New York City: aspiring actor Willem, successful architect Malcolm, struggling artist JB, and prodigious lawyer Jude. As ambition, addiction, and pride threaten to pull the group apart, they always […]

Written by Alan Brody and directed by Andy Sandberg, Operation Epsilon runs 15th September to 21st October at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London. This gripping play which is set at the close of World War II – the dawn of the atomic age is based on actual transcripts of secretly recorded conversations. Ten of Germany’s foremost nuclear scientists have […]

Written and directed by Kate Duhamel, Fray is a fusion of Hip Hop dance, music, and digital visuals in which two brothers relationship is tested in both real and virtual game worlds. Fray tells a story about two brothers who have a shared passion for gaming and Hip Hop dancing. At some point, the relationship […]

Directed by Hannah Hauer-King The Swell which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting in 2020 is currently showing at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London from 24 June 2023 – 29 July 2023. In a story of love and betrayal, writer Isley Lynn’s The Swell gives us a poignant love triangle between three women. […]

Written by Christopher J Orton and Jon Robyns, Then, Now & Next is a musical that tells the heartbreaking story of Alex (played by Alice Fearn) and the two loves of her life. The first she meets in a unisex work bathroom. The second is her baby daddy who she meets later in a restaurant. The musical runs […]

The critically acclaimed Dr Semmelweis opens at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 11 July, with previews from 29 June, and running until Saturday 7 October. Starring Mark Rylance as one of medicine’s greatest pioneers, maverick Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis – the man whose research could save many millions of mothers’ lives. In Vienna, a city of artistic and scientific revolution, thousands of […]