‘This is Living’ takes place on a small stage soaked in water. A sodden platform that confines the two central characters in a purgatory-like space for the play’s two-hour duration. As the action unfolds we see that this minimalist setting works perfectly with the narrative themes; drifting through memories […]
With immersive theatre growing in popularity, it comes as no surprise that companies such as CoLab, are trying to get audience members more involved. CROOKS tackles this with a focus on audience participation – putting groups of ten people at the centre of its narrative action, actively providing […]
After “A Single Act” last year, Duelling Productions are back and are dipping their toe into the unknown waters of new writing with The McConnell New Writing Fund. Four emerging writers and directors came together to create the showcase, which ran on the 25th and 26th of […]
Does a mother love her children unconditionally? Not according to Hilda, the elderly foster carer in this award winning two-hander. From years of experience she knows that caring for a child requires a great deal of responsibility and self-sacrifice, but she also knows that many mothers lack those […]
A play which takes forty minutes before engaging its core plot had better have a good reason for doing so. Among such good reasons might be intriguing staging, fascinating characters, or maybe some point being made about how plot is an empty concept. Sadly, Every One had none […]
Watching Eli Kent’s All Your Wants + Needs Fulfilled Forever and trying to discern the overall message or theme was very similar to trying to play catch with a moistened bar of soap – I’ve got it, no wait…it’s gone again. No wait I actually think I have […]
The Eulogy of Toby Peach takes us through a day-by-day blow of the actor’s battle with cancer. Hardly a source of entertainment I hear you say. Well, true, but the shows primary aim is to blast the final taboos around the Big C, and Peach- an all-round nice […]
An evening’s entertainment comprised of five short plays by different writers is always going to somewhat resemble a packet of Revels – some you like, some less so and some you’re like: which vicious bastard disguised toffee for coffee and, more importantly, whose paying for my new dentures? […]
And Now: The World! is a somewhat meandering commentary on the impact of the internet on modern life. An English language premiere of an award-winning German play, it explores one young woman’s experience of life lived in a predominantly digital world. The play is a monologue set in an […]
This year marks the 10 year anniversary of The Miniaturists. Since 2005, The Miniaturists has been bringing together the best in new short-form plays by established and emerging playwrights, helping to popularise the short play evening format with theatre audiences. Over the past decade, writers including David Eldridge, […]
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