Tag: Christianity

One for us Bulgakov devotees: Valeriya Pushkareva’s Margarita’s Crown Of Shadows

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Adapting one of the most respected and influential novels of the last century to a one woman play on a pub theatre stage is a bold thing - and Valeriya Pushkareva has dared to do exactly that. Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master And Margarita tells (among many, many other things) about Satan's arrival in communist Russia, about … Continue reading One for us Bulgakov devotees: Valeriya Pushkareva’s Margarita’s Crown Of Shadows

Oscar Wilde’s Salome at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

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Salome is the story of a Judean king's unmarried stepdaughter agreeing to perform a taboo-breaking dance for her mother's husband in return of the head of a prophet who has not only defamed her family but further refused her approaches. It is a dance in return for a life, an arousing, risky danse macabre on which her … Continue reading Oscar Wilde’s Salome at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Ins Choi stars in his play Kim’s Convenience at the Riverside Studios

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The most beautiful thing about returning to the Riverside Studios for an evening performance at this time of the year is the stunning sunset just behind the iconic Hammersmith Bridge - and  the illuminations over the river Thames are also worth a look when you leave the studios again. Last summer I saw the daring and excellent pulp … Continue reading Ins Choi stars in his play Kim’s Convenience at the Riverside Studios

Last Sales Conference Of The Apocalypse at the Waterloo East Theatre

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In the Last Sales Conference Of The Apocalypse the head of a struggling start-up drags his tiny team into his own escapism fantasies during a panic attack: The shame of being a university drop-out with now also a business failure on his CV enhances childhood pain, previously carefully hidden away from his colleagues. Through a … Continue reading Last Sales Conference Of The Apocalypse at the Waterloo East Theatre

Schiller’s Demetrius evolves to Dmitry at London’s Marylebone Theatre 

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The freshly opened Marylebone Theatre has moved in what was London’s Steiner Theater, dedicated to the Austrian founder of the anthroposophy founder Rudolf Steiner. In his independent private schools, student theatre is a fundamental part of the curriculum; I remember seeing Krabat and Albert Camus’ The State Of Siege staged in Hamburg, even before “I … Continue reading Schiller’s Demetrius evolves to Dmitry at London’s Marylebone Theatre 

No minute wasted – Sold by Mama by Dominique Little at the Hen and Chickens Theatre

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Sold By Mama are forty intense, uncomfortable but also funny monodrama minutes written and performed by Dominique Izabella Little who found inspiration for her snippety collage of interviews with prostitutes during her Hollywood commute through the streets of Los Angeles. You do not have to have visit California’s City Of Angels to know about its … Continue reading No minute wasted – Sold by Mama by Dominique Little at the Hen and Chickens Theatre

Immerse yourself in The West, now open in South London

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Crooks 1926 was easily the most talked about live show 2020 (Admittedly, it was a short year for live performances but nevertheless). Now we are back with the COLAB Theatre team for The West, the highly anticipated follow up and arrive with the open world expectations of Red Dead Redemption and the vitriolic dialogues and … Continue reading Immerse yourself in The West, now open in South London

Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre – I want to go again

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Come From Away is a love letter to the wonders of air travelling and being connected, of pilots and the warm welcome another person’s home can offer when lost and unprepared: In the era of chunky Nokia phones and Hugh Grant romcoms, a provincial airport somewhere in Newfoundland unexpectedly hosts thousands of passengers which were … Continue reading Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre – I want to go again

Find a lunch time recital near you: Tuesdays at Wesley’s Chapel & Leysian Mission

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In times of lunch & learns and al desko dining it is important for anyone employed to reclaim your lunch break – you are entitled to this to give your eyes a rest from screens, enjoy your food, get fresh air and not check your phone and to a certain degree you are also responsible … Continue reading Find a lunch time recital near you: Tuesdays at Wesley’s Chapel & Leysian Mission