Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky post-show talk: Examining the anti-hero legacy of Patrick Hamilton
If you have heard of British writer Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962), it’s most likely through his plays Rope and Gas Light, or their film versions. Or perhaps his 1941 novel Hangover Square.
Night City post-show talk: Who does London work for and who does it work to death?
On his bus home one night after a late shift at a café, playwright Max Wilkinson passed the aftermath of a fatal road accident. He couldn’t shake the image of a delivery driver's bike left in pieces on the Old Kent Road.
Three Ghosts of Silvertown post-show talk: Whose stories does history leave out – and who gets to tell them?
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh and most ambitious instalment yet in James Kenworth's long-running, east London-set Newham Plays series, which celebrates the history of the area and reconnects it with the modern community.
The Smile of Her post-show talk: Christine Lahti throws out a feminist lifejacket
She has spent decades navigating Hollywood's glass ceilings and casting couches. Now Golden Globe, Emmy and Academy Award winner Christine Lahti is making her London stage debut in her acclaimed autobiographical play The Smile of Her.
Live! From the Warehouse post-show talk: When life is online performance, what still feels real?
Two seventeen-year-old boys. An abandoned warehouse. A stolen gun. A phone that won't stop filming. Live from the Warehouse is a dark comic thriller about Gen Z, virality and what it costs to be seen.
Our Public House post-show talk: What can we do today that will make tomorrow better?
When an entire community spoils their ballots triggering a historic by-election, what happens next? In Barney Norris' new play with music Our Public House, the answer is: everyone ends up in the pub.
Churchill’s Urinal post-show video and photos: From viral backbencher to first female Chancellor
Actor-comedian Rosie Holt achieved viral fame during lockdown when she began posting videos posing as a hapless Conservative backbench MP - coincidentally also called Rosie Holt.
Flashbang post-show video and photos: Bringing the story back home one last time
It's been nearly four years since I chaired a Q&A for the world premiere of Proforca's Flashbang at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Now, after a spring tour, the production is back for its last-ever London performances before a richly apt finale in Coventry.
An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo post-show talk: From Manchester with love ❤️
As the marketing material promises, An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo is definitely *not* a gay tragedy. Nor is a coming-out memoir or theatrical porn.
Invisible Me post-show video and photos: What’s singledom like after 60?
Do women - and men - of a certain mature age stop being seen? When writer Bren Gosling turned 60 himself, it's a question he decided to explore in comedy-drama Invisible Me.
