Everything Theatre

An endearing celebration of rave culture that focuses on unity as a form of resistance and liberation.

How far can a cocktail of nostalgia and money take you? Evidently all the way to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, where Disney’s bacchanal of bastardised Greek myth will dazzle, as long as you don’t look too closely.

An orchestral, ballet reimagining of Quadrophenia 50 years on that is superbly elegant, emotive and immersive.

See the stage show of the famous animated film close up and in your own home!

An intense dive into a band's gruelling creative process and fraught relationships. Like any great record, Stereophonic feels like one that will grow and grow with repeated playback.

An electric and claustrophobic dance retelling of James Baldwin’s Givonni’s Room.

The Dominion Theatre recently hosted The Elvis Years, a one-night event celebrating Elvis’ career asa singer and actor, from his first studio sessions in Memphis in 1953 to his death in 1977. It’s animposing and capacious theatre (over 2,000 seats) which rapidly filled with excited Elvis fans lookingforward to the 2 hours plus show ahead. There were some wonderful costumes and hairstylesreminiscent of the early Elvis years, and anticipation of the performance ahead. Directed and produced by David Mackay, this established show is set on a simple stage with dias forband equipment, such as the drum kit and keyboards, and of course, Elvis. A large screen projectionto the rear of the stage begins the narrative of the early 1950s, playfully tuning an old radio set inanticipation of music. Mario Kombou, much lauded for his ability to portray Elvis through his many career highs, walked onto significant applause, ably accompanied by the band: Neil Bullock, Simon Parrish, Stephen Grayand John Joce. The opening number had poor sound quality, with vocals sounding discordant andindistinct despite excellent musicality from the band. At the end of the opening number, Komboudeclared, ‘I was going to say this later, but … I have laryngitis and I…

Ambitious and occasionally moving, but uneven and, ultimately, not as satisfying as it could be.

A powerful, emotional, and timeless musical experience on the big screen.

Impassioned artistry from a masterclass of progressive flamenco.

A visceral, poetic journey through black masculinity

Take a space, add dancers, beautiful lighting and music, small children and tape: it all adds up to an overwhelmingly joyful, empowering and creative experience.

In amongst all our Camden Fringe activity, it’s easy to forget there’s another little festival happening up in Edinburgh during August. And whilst our main focus is Camden (mainly because we can’t afford to spend much time in Edinburgh in August, have you seen the cost of a room?!) it doesn’t mean we are totally ignoring the Scottish festival totally. One show heading that way is Ready Steady Crooks! which will also be doing a couple of preview shows at The Hen and Chickens (17 and 18 July, tickets here). This comedy caper follows the hijinks of top-class cooks turned notorious crooks – well, you have to pay for Edinburgh rent somehow don’t you! But before they make their way to Edinburgh, we nabbed some time with the team of Head Chef, Sous Chef and Pot Wash to discover the secrets of a good heist. What can audiences expect from the show?  You can expect a 5-star OffFest nominated comedy caper! Follow the hijinks of top-class cooks turned notorious crooks! A deliciously absurdist slapstick romp with a drizzle of dark humour. The show features cooky (see what we did there!?) characters, songs, dance, and of course a jar of semen.…

Jan-Willem van den Bosch synchs up on this 5 star show