Jack Roberston and Nina Atesh on Grimfest 2023
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Interview: Diving into The Drought
Nina Atesh and Chloe Cattin on bringing their horror play to the London stage
Read More »Podcast: Here Comes The Drought
Nina Atesh, Andrew Callaghan and Jack Flammiger on The Drought
Read More »Interview: Shining A Female Light on Diversifications
Kaara Benstead on bringing Diversifications to Old Red Lion
Read More »Review: Saving Britney, Old Red Lion Theatre
Comedy-drama contrasting a British girl and an American superstar
Read More »News: The Old Red Lion announces new reopening season
Old Red Lion theatre's new season of live theatre
Read More »The Reggies 2019: Deluxe Edition – Part One
The Reggies 2019: Deluxe Edition - Part One
Read More »Little Potatoes, Old Red Lion Theatre – Review
A rapid return to the Old Red Lion in Islington is always a welcome diversion. A delicious moo pie and pint set me up nicely for Little Potatoes, a tale of matchmaking mums at the Shanghai marraige market, as they aim to get their children hitched. Liuyang (Sarah Curwen) is a teacher and striving to get her daughter Meihua married off. Family Planning Officer Hong (Michelle Wen Lee) has a game-obsessed son who dreams of being an artist. The two ...
Read More »CIRCA, Old Red Lion Theatre – Review
Having connected online, a pretty young man (Thomas Flynn) and a bulky older guy (Antony Gabriel) meet for an unsuccessful sexual encounter. Then the pretty boy plays a strip game with a friend (and lover?) who tries to discourage him from moving to London to attend art school. Next, at art school we find pretty boy enamoured of an older student (Joseph Rowe) who’s about to abandon him to study in Paris. And so it rolls on… At first I ...
Read More »Rattled, Old Red Lion Theatre – Review
The wonderfully warm surroundings of the Old Red Lion in Islington has its usual glow: flock wallpaper, chesterfield sofas, a dog sleeping on the floor and football on the telly (think I’ve just described my house in the 1970s?). A framed England rugby union shirt now adorns the wall, and a Norwich City St Georges flag hangs over the bar. Not only does it stock a range of lagers, craft beers and cider, it also houses one of the finest ...
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