Monthly Archives: September 2016

It would be a good idea to do a bit of homework on the Democratic Republic of the Congo before you arrive at the theatre; or, at the very least, arrive early and read the programme essay and historical chronology … Continue reading →

Her Name Was Carmen, a two-act touring ballet, is set in a refugee camp and was presented by Russian dancer Irina Kolesnikova in support of Oxfam and their Stand As One campaign which calls on world leaders to keep refugees … Continue reading →

Emma Rice, artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, made her name as director and then artistic director of Kneehigh, Cornwall’s International Theatre and creator of theatre in quarries, woods, industrial ruins and on cliff tops. Rice now revives Kneehigh’s most … Continue reading →

Can the team, that made the Matilda musical such a success, repeat that success again? Groundhog Day is based on the highly popular 1993 movie starring Bill Murray and is aimed at a more grown-up and sophisticated audience. A cynical, … Continue reading →

Shanghai Ballet came to the London with Echoes of Eternity which is based on a 9th century poem about an emperor who is so besotted with a concubine that he doesn’t act when the country is in danger of being … Continue reading →