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Playwright and producer Karen Morash discusses the benefits and challenges of donning multiple hats and producing your own work.

I Am Thomas is a smart, funny, stylish and thoroughly Scottish paean to a forgotten subversive.

A production that bravely addresses issues some theatre-makers wouldn’t dream of handling, and worthy of all the coverage it receives.

With more than a passing nod towards Tim Burton, this is a play for those who like things that little bit darker.

With the EU Referendum looming, Samantha Simmonds considers an age-old political question: What Would Shakespeare Do?

The story of Paul Hill is told with just the right balance of sensitivity, brutal reality and humour. It is an incredibly thought provoking and engaging play.

Pros: Who hasn’t heard of a relationship that was based on deception? Love Lies is a play to which everybody can relate in some way. Cons: Every element of this production misses a bit of sparkle. After a sold-out run of its first production Snapshots, presented in 2015 at the Rosemary Branch, LEMAD comes back to the London theatre scene with Love Lies. Behind the acronym LEMAD are Liz Mead, Elizabeth Rutherford-Johnson, Mari Lloyd, Mary Ann Pashigian and Daphne Peña, ...

Pros: A bright script, with some sparkling one liners and an excellent cast, led by the redoubtable Maureen Lipman. Cons: Although it pays tribute to the strength and stoicism of women, the story doesn’t really pick up the equality issues to which it frequently alludes. Before watching My Mother Said I Never Should, ever the history buff, I was drawn to the programme notes and a timeline entitled ‘100 years of progress’. Major developments in women’s rights were listed, from the ...

There is real variety and some exciting talent on show in this tightly orchestrated evening.

This is your chance to win tickets to see The Buskers Opera at the Park Theatre. To enter simply tweet us with the answer to this question, by 5pm on 24.4.16 Question: Which traditional opera is The Buskers Opera based on? A) The Baker’s Opera B) The Butcher’s Opera C) The Beggar’s Opera   The Buskers Opera A new musical by Dougal Irvine 28 April – 4 June, Park Theatre www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-buskers-opera Expect a reckless abandon of political correctness and some top ...