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Immediately after settling into the ominous Vault’s venue that is the Cavern, I begin to have a creeping sense of terror. I am sitting on a creaking wooden bench, looking across at a mirrored row of audience members, who are looking back at me, just as anxious. Because of this, I am immediately struck by how easily Flux Theatre’s Something Awful seems to convey a thing or two about the horrors of watching, and being watched. Something Awful (written by ...

Interview: Tarek Iskander, Artistic Director of BAC

A sensual, distressing, uncanny and eclectic Tarot reading.

Compassionate exploration of gay male body issues

A play of two halves, filled with joy and excitement

Following a successful run at Brindley Theatre, Runcorn, new musical The Jury is heading to London, opening at Upstairs at the Gatehouse on 4 February. The show follows twelve strangers on a jury in a case that will change them forever. During a short break in rehearsals, Everything Theatre caught up with actor Kaidyn Hinds to find out about the show, the importance of the trans community being better represented on stage, and whether his singing voice is ready for ...

The most enjoyable aspect of Broken English, to me, was the deft and poetic use of language. Language plays a central role in the play, and writer and director Jahmar Ngozi is highly creative with it. ‘English Language’ (played by Rosie-May Jones) is personified as an eccentric woman, who trails off mid-scene into enchanting soliloquies, arguably stealing the best lines in the play. Her speeches are suffused with bountiful imagery, which transported me beyond the confines of the theatre and ...

The Water Babies is a visual delight more for the adults than the younger children

A fluffy but fun bedroom comedy

This was my first visit to Wilton’s Music Hall and it was certainly a memorable one. For those of you who haven’t been to this theatre yet, it really is a remarkable space. Originally an 18th Century ale-house and then 19th Century music hall, the interior is spectacular and makes for a unique theatre space in East London. Taking my seat, the production started with a bang; but less than 10 minutes into the opening scene the lights came on ...