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A solo play celebrating the life and achievements of pioneering writer Aphra Behn is to go on a mini tour of venues in London and Kent in 2023. stagewire.uk/2022/12/15/mask… #AphraBehn
ALT Claire Louise Amias as Aphra Behn in Restoration dress in The Masks of Aphra Behn
Review of the revival of Steven Berkoff’s bleak seasonal offering, Harry’s Christmas, running at King’s Head Theatre in London till Christmas Eve. stagewire.uk/2022/12/15/harr…
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It won't quite be out in time to go in a loved one's Christmas stocking, but the script of @WayOldFriendsDo is being published by the lovely people at @NickHernBooks in February next year!
nickhernbooks.co.uk/the-way-…
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Knowing me, knowing you, you won’t want to miss new comedy The Way Old Friends Do. (It’s the best you can do.)
Touring in 2023. Tickets on sale now. Details at thewayoldfriendsdo.com/ #ABBA
ALT A glittering yellow platform boot with a Swedish flag on the heel next to a large microphone alongside the show’s title in shimmering light blue, The Way Old Friends Do
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Our director @MarkGatiss got together with Paul O’Grady in the recording studio to record Paul’s lines as the DJ in The Way Old Friends Do. He may not be on stage in person but he’ll be with us in the ABBA spirit every night!
thewayoldfriendsdo.com/ instagram.com/p/ClYZlc8omcC/…
Review: Joseph Potter delivers a terrific tour-de-force of storytelling in Philip Ridley’s The Poltergeist at @ArcolaTheatre in London. ✭✭✭✭ stagewire.uk/2022/10/19/revi… – at Lambeth, London
A star line-up has been announced for the world premiere of Terry Johnson’s new play, The Sex Party, at the Menier Chocolate Factory. stagewire.uk/2022/10/03/cast… @MenChocFactory #LondonTheatre
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is being adapted into a bi-lingual production at Cardiff’s @ShermanTheatre, with Welsh becoming the language of the fairy kingdom. stagewire.uk/2022/09/23/sher… #ShermanNightsDream – at Cardiff, Wales
ALT Two young women dancing under a moon resembling a disco mirror ball
Production images have been released of Lyndsey Turner’s new production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible ahead of its opening night in the Olivier at the National Theatre. stagewire.uk/2022/09/22/firs… #LondonTheatre #TheCrucible – at Lambeth, London
Lyndsey Marshal is joining the cast of A Christmas Carol when it returns with Simon Russell Beale and Eben Figueiredo to London’s @_BridgeTheatre in December. stagewire.uk/2022/09/22/lynd… #LondonTheatre – at Lambeth, London
After criticisms of this year’s event, a panel of festival regulars consider the way forward for Edinburgh Fringe. #edfringe theguardian.com/stage/2022/s…
Actors Touring Company has announced a tour of new play Family Tree about the legacy of Black woman Henrietta Lacks whose cancer cells revolutionised medical research. stagewire.uk/2022/09/21/new-… – at Lambeth, London
Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey are to take over as co-artistic directors of @TheRSC to build on it being a “home for radical, relevant theatre made by artists from across the UK and the wider world”. stagewire.uk/2022/09/21/two-… – at Lambeth, London
It’s “the 21st day of the month of September” so Happy Little Shop of Horrors Day!
#LittleShopOfHorrors
📸 Johan Persson – at Lambeth, London
ALT Vicky Vox as a green and blue Audrey II man-eating plant in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors in 2018
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Nouveau Riche (@nvrchuk) has highlighted incidents of racism experienced by its company at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 as part of an open letter calling for a radical overhaul of the event to reflect the diversity of wider society bit.ly/3KneSnQ
Review: Rob Madge’s show, My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) at Underbelly at George Square at Edinburgh Fringe, is joyful, moving and very funny. Now on its way to London’s West End. ✭✭✭✭✭ stagewire.uk/2022/08/26/revi… – at Lambeth, London
Review: Cultures clash in Chris Bush’s enthralling and thought-provoking play, Hungry, at Roundabout at Summerhall for Edinburgh Fringe. ✭✭✭✭✭ stagewire.uk/2022/08/22/revi… – at Lambeth, London
Review: Rachael Rooney is a compelling storyteller in The Girl Who Was Very Good At Lying at Summerhall for Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭ stagewire.uk/2022/08/21/revi…
