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Theatre 503 Autumn Season Announced

News, Off West End
Theatre 503 presents Cinderella and the Beanstalk

Theatre 503’s Artistic Director Paul Robinson has just announced its Autumn season for 2015. The company promotes quality new writing which is “game-changing, relevant, surprising, mischievous, visually thrilling and theatrical.” The Autumn Season is as follow:- And Then Come the Nightjars (2nd – 26th September) And Then Come the Nightjars charts one farm’s struggle to survive the march of history. Fierce with rage and achingly tender in turn, the play is a story of enduring friendship and a requiem for rural England. And Then Come the Nightjars marks Theatre503’s first co-production with Bristol Old Vic. Valhalla (30th September – 24th October) Valhalla explores the boundaries of scientific research and tests the endurance of human love. A scientific researcher and his wife on the brink of a transformational discovery escape to an isolated Nordic research facility. Cracks begin to appear in their marriage and they are forced to choose between conflicting … Read more

REVIEW: Animals, Theatre 503 ✭✭✭

Off West End, Reviews
Animals at Theatre 503

With the recent news that the Florida and Wisconsin state governments have banned employees of their state level environmental protection agencies from using phrases like “climate change” or “global warming” in any official capacity, “Animals,” now playing at Theatre503, is a particularly prescient and fascinating piece of political theatre.

Critic’s Choice – Top 10 West End Plays – 1st April 2015

Features, News, West End
The RSC presents Oppenheimer at the Swan Theatre

What Play should you see first in London? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one – based on our Reviewers’ thoughts. We will update the list regularly so new productions get on your radar and when original casts change that is factored in. Plays which have been running for more than three years are not included – this is a list for new or relatively new productions running in London. So go see them! 1. A View From The Bridge At the centre of the maelstrom of human experience that whips up and around and in Jan Versweyveld’s spare set is the towering, mesmerising and faultless turn from Mark Strong. Lean, muscular, a volcano approaching breaking point, Strong’s extraordinary Eddie is a once-in-a-generation performance. Read Our Review | This show is SOLD OUT 2. … Read more

Critic’s Choice: The Top 10 London Plays (16 Dec)

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Visitors review Arcola Theatre

10 Best New Plays in the West End What Play should you see first in London’s West End? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one – based on our Reviewers’ thoughts. We will update the list regularly so new productions get on your radar and when original casts change that is factored in. Plays which have been running for more than three years are not included – this is a list for new or relatively new productions running in the West End. So go see them! 1. Visitors (5 Stars) Read our review of Visitors  Book tickets 2. King Charles III (5 Stars) Read our review of King Charles III  Book tickets 3. John (5 Stars) Read our review of John Book tickets 4. Electra (5 Stars) Read our review of Electra  Book tickets … Read more

Big Sean, Mikey And Me To Play Vault Festival

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Ruaraidh Murray in Big Sean, Mikey and Me. Photo: Brandon Bishop

Big Sean, Mikey and Me, a darkly comic one-man show written and performed by Edinburgh-born actor Ruaraidh Murray and directed by Paul Robinson, will have its London debut in 2015, playing as part of the Vault Festival from 4 – 8 February. Big Sean, Mikey and Me is the story of Ruaraidh, his imaginary friend Sean Connery and his childhood pal, rough diamond, Mikey and their adventures through the streets of Edinburgh that tourist guides omit… Big Sean, Mikey and Me had great success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012, with a sell-out run and five -star reviews. The Gilded Balloon toured the show in Scotland in 2013. Ruaraidh has since had sell-out successes at the Festival, with the critically acclaimed shows Bath Time (2013), and Boxman (2014) both of which also enjoyed sell-out runs and five/four star reviews. Ruaraidh was born and raised in Stockbridge in Edinburgh and went … Read more