Tag: off west end

Once On This Island @ Southwark Playhouse*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/once-on-this-island/ Booking until: 31st August 2019 Run time: 85 mins. Production Photographs by: Eliza Wilmot Once On This Island tells the story of a peasant orphan girl named Ti Moune and Daniel, the rich city boy she saves from death. Although the Gods of the island have different plans for…

August 16, 2019
My Son Pinocchio Jr @ Southwark Playhouse*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/my-son-pinocchio/ Booking until: 14th August 2019 Run time: 1 hour One of the productions the British Theatre Academy are presenting in their summer takeover at the Southwark Playhouse is Stephen Schwartz’s My Son Pinocchio. This production takes place after the Disney film where Geppetto calls on the Blue Fairy to…

August 5, 2019
The Actor’s Nightmare @ Park Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-actors-nightmare/about Booking until: 10th August 2019 Run time: 1hr 45 mins Production photos by: Ali Wright A series of one act plays by Tony Award winner Christopher Durang are compiled together in this engaging and thoroughly entertaining look at the entertainment industry. Filled with satire and a brilliant company of…

July 22, 2019
Dark Sublime @ Trafalgar Studios 2

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/dark-sublime/trafalgar-studios/ Booking until: 3rd August Production Photos by: Simon Thorp/Scott Rylander. Run time: 2hrs 40mins. Dark Sublime is Michael Dennis’ debut comedy that one can only describe as a love letter to old school prime time sci-fi television. In Dark Sublime, we follow Marianne, a fading jobbing actress who befriends…

July 3, 2019
Radio @ Arcola Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/radio/ Booking until: 13th July Production Photos by: Helen Maybanks Run time: 1hr 20mins. Radio follows Charlie Fairbanks who dreams of becoming an astronaut and visiting the moon once he sees Americans are going. In this superb one man play by Al Smith, as Charlie recounts the history of his…

June 25, 2019
Riot Act @ Arcola Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/riot-act/ Booking until: 30th June 2019 prior to a UK tour. Production Photos by: Dawson James Run time: 1hr 15mins. Alexis Gregory’s one man show Riot Act explores the history of the LGBTQ rights through a series of interviews, discussing almost six decades worth of queer history. Using these interviews,…

June 18, 2019
Wife @ Kiln Theatre

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://kilntheatre.com/whats-on/wife/ Booking until: 6th July 2019 Production Photos by: Marc Brenner Run time: 2hr 30mins. Wife takes place over 3 decades, starting with one woman’s sexuality identity crisis and how this affects the generations that follow hers, all the while centered around various productions of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Long…

June 17, 2019
The Flies @ The Bunker Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/the-flies-les-mouches Booking until: 6th July 2019 Run time: 2hr 10mins. A young man comes back home to take care of business after his father is murdered by his uncle, who has proceeded to marry his mum and made his sister Electra a slave. To be honest, this is exactly the…

June 16, 2019
Afterglow @ Southwark Playhouse*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/afterglow/ Booking until: 20th July 2019 Production Photos by: Darren Bell Run time: 1hr 30mins. Trigger warnings: flashing lights, nudity. Already an acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, S. Asher Gelman’s debut play has made it’s UK premiere at the Southwark Playhouse. Afterglow is an intimate and naked (in every sense) play that…

June 12, 2019
Kill Climate Deniers @ Pleasance Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/kill-climate-deniers#overview Booking until: 28th June 2019 Production Photos by: Ali Wright. Run time: 1hr 30mins. Pretty much what it says on the tin, a group of – labelled – “eco terrorists” attack the Environment Minister of Australia at a Fleetwood Mac concert after she announces plans to spend tax payers…

June 10, 2019