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Theatre of Realism
Ghosts
Firstly, Enoch’s adaptation of the play’s original setting of the “landscape of a fjord” to Scotland’s Orkney Islands, seems to allow director, Anna Fox, to retain Ibsen’s highly dramatic intention to create the effect of a misty backdrop out of which the actors step onto stage: either into the main setting of the conservatory in the Alving house or in what appear to be shadowy, secretive places around it.
Audience Development
Freedom
Freedom Genre: Drama Venue: Arcola Theatre 24 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL Low Down When ...
Comedy and comics Commedia dell'arte
Francis, the Jester of God at Anglican parish of St Francis of Assisi, West Wickham
Mario Pirovano’s welcomes the audience to his one-man performance of Francis, the Holy Jester as a politician on the hustings. Launching the show with the promise of overturning centuries of misconceptions, he springs into the story of Francis, emphasizing that the real stories of the thirteenth century Italian saint are uniquely wonderful because they show how it is Francis the ‘holy fool’ who realises his life as friend of the poor, champion of the persecuted and heroic worker for peace and justice.
Theatre Businesses
Forget Me Not
Why World War I poets are revered in English Literature while World War II poet Keith Douglas is largely forgotten poses an interesting question about our cultural values. A promising idea, however, is left unrealised in Shane Burke’s Forget Me Not. At the Tea House Theatre.
The Elizabethans & Jacobians
Don Carlos
Genre: Drama Venue: Blue Elephant Theatre, 59a Bethwin Rd, Camberwell, SE5 0XT Low Down Lazarus Theatre’s ...
The Elizabethans & Jacobians
Dido, Queen of Carthage
There’s something quite brilliant about the way Ricky Duke deals with the realisation of poetic language in Dido Queen of Carthage. For me, he seems to work with the metaphors that characterise mythical places and peoples with a boldness of approach that is quite breathtaking.
Black Lives
Crowning Glory
This story of race, gender and hair will see you laugh, cry and fume, as an unflinchingly honest portrayal of black women dissipates the myth that we live in a post-feminist age. Explosive drama. At the Theatre Royal, Stratford East.
Comedy and comics
Constance
Constance Genre: Comedy Drama Venue: King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper St Islington LONDON N1 1QN Low Down ...
Children's Theatre
Circtacular at The Drum Theatre Dandenong
Look at how much the children are enjoying what they're doing. They delight in what they're doing...in doing their best. They're not following what someone said, they know what they're doing. They own what they're doing! Even the mistakes were beautiful mistakes. They are glorious. They are proactive.
Children's Theatre
CELL at the Little Angel Theatre
After being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, Ted goes on the trip of a lifetime… and so does his pet fish. Humorous, heart-warming and uplifting, CELL features charming puppetry, physical theatre and an original musical score to tell the story of one man’s final adventure.
