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Conrad Murray talks about his work and bringing beatboxing to the masses

Open Bar Theatre on bringing Shakespeare to Pub Gardens

A stellar cast, talented in the face of alcohol-fuelled challenge.

A bold and witty reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet, cleverly composed from fragments of Shakespeare original text.

A powerhouse of a cast tell a story of ‘what if’

Performers expertly blend dance and text together to tell a complex, fresh, yet universal story in this inventive piece of comedic dance-theatre.

Pros: Samuel Lawrence’s powerful and committed approach to an intense character. Cons: The play maintains an exaggerated level of tension which prevents the audience from truly relating to the characters, and makes for quite uncomfortable viewing. I’m all for a good love story. Especially if it’s tricky and passionate and full of drama. Threads is the story of Vic (Katharine Davenport) and Charlie (Samuel Lawrence), two exes reunited in the flat that they used to share. Over the course of an ...

Pros: An imaginative new perspective on well-known stories Cons: Risks being patronising at times In a combined production from Shakespeare’s Globe and Seabright Productions, Shakespeare Untold introduces us to the worlds of Romeo & Juliet and somewhat obscurely Titus Andronicus, through the fictitious peripheral characters of the Capulet’s party planner, and the Emperor of Rome’s head chef. At two hours long, complete with interval, Shakespeare Untold is a fringe festival exception but the audience are never restless, not even for a ...

A brutally honest, touching and brilliantly delivered exploration of one man’s struggle with mental illness.