Take a classic play, throw in a few amateurs and let the beautiful chaos unfold.

A wacky two hander about finding hope in life’s absurdity

Three shorts which examine how and why we apologise.

a theatre company that don’t think theatre should be experienced from the comfort of your seat

A beautiful play exploring growing up, friendship and loss, and the need to move on in life.

exploration of an imagined meeting between two controversial female icons

A hugely funny and moving one-woman-show, wonderfully staged and my oh my, what a sexy lamp.

A warm and poignant tribute to a great man

Drag theatre is an increasingly broad church and here it is used to serious political effect at Omnibus Theatre’s 96 Festival of queer theatre, which celebrates the iconic 1996 Pride party on nearby Clapham Common.  The drag, for fans, delivers. Lip syncing, pop covers, gay culture references (including a welcome nod to Kenneth Williams), fan dances and wounded glamour are all present and correct.  Everything looks divine too. Sam Wilde and Elizabeth Harper’s set design, in a reconfigured Omnibus auditorium, is ...

Pros: The original twist of a Poe horror classic. Cons: Too much focus on how the play is delivered (headphones, projections) and less on the content of the play itself, which feels overloaded. There are many things in common between the Spanish Inquisition and the Guidance Patrol of Iran. Both were created to maintain religious orthodoxy and police people’s morals. Neither was particularly keen on women. Edgar Allan Poe’s short horror story The Pit and the Pendulum recreates the torments of ...