albion : exceptional theatre

This really is very good. It’s a must see!

The scenario to UK playwright Mike Bartlett’s ALBION, the title refers to King Arthur’s ancient paradise, sees a middle-aged woman Audrey, a self made businesswoman decide to give up her city

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jane austen’s emma @ john lees centre penrith

Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this production. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire

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ugly love : plenty to ponder

The subject of Lucy Matthews’ musical is polyamory. What is polyamory? Polyamory is the practice of engaging in multiple romantic and often sexual relationships with the consent of the people involved.

 Sam and Jess have been in a relationship for

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burn witch burn @ the old fitz

 

BURN WITCH BURN is given a Lynchian makeover where plot and dialogue are minimalised and prominence is given to atmosphere, sound, visuals and movement. The sound design was reminiscent of the David Lynch film Eraserhead and set, movement and

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in loving memory coming to the hayes

The loss. The love.  The unbearable rage and surprising hilarity, IN LOVING MEMORY

is a celebration of the many shapes colours and faces of grief.  Through a series of original musical eulogies, sung with a live band, Mia Morrisey invites

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relativity : well crafted drama

 

Prolific American playwright Mark St Germain writes fascinating plays. Many of them pivot around  meetings involving famous people. The meetings are a fiction but that’s not the point. The point is that the encounters raise important themes that are

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