Theatre

Diwali Story – The Journey of Ram – Wembley Arena 

Large scale show telling the story of Diwali comes to the capital venue for just the one-time for now…  NOTHING as…

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We Can’t be Friends – exploring sexuality & faith; Suga – commodifying love – Housemates Festival 2026

Review of two plays from the Housemates Festival which aims to showcase emerging and new writers with their take on…

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‘Blue Mist’ – Selling out or community authenticity? Writer Mohamed-Zain Dada reflects  

Staying true to yourself and remain on the margins or sell your soul and enjoy the life you have always…

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A Midsummer’s Night Dream – Atri Banerjee and Maimuna Memon – more please…

A beautiful stage and setting for one of Shakespeare’s most dreamy, romantic and playful (and slightly confusing) creations… QUAINT and…

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Bird Bites: South Asian Summer; Your Way, My Way ; and Child of the Divide

It’s South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) and there’s a lot of both community events and drama, focusing on one of…

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‘Songs of the Bulbul’ – audiences lock it away in their hearts and keep it…  

Also on this page… 🎥 London Indian Film Festival (July 9-16) 🎭 A London Lark Rising (street theatre, walking tour)…

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‘Humare Ram’: Ancient wisdom now descends on the capital live!  

It enthralled nearly a million people in India and now this stage show spectacular comes to London on a time-limited…

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Eastern Eye Arts, Culture and Theatre Awards 2026 – Interviews coming…

We will have a full report and reel shortly…from the EE ACTAS, the annual gathering of British Asian creative talent……

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‘The P Word’ – banking on talent and taking risks

See our latest video interview with writer and actor Waleed Akhtar and acv’s Suman Bhuchar reviews the current show…  STAR actor…

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‘Krishna’ – The Opera, world premiere production – about to raise its curtain

An ancient story, now retold in modern contemporary form through an opera…ACV’s Suman Bhuchar meets opera trailblazer Wasfi Kani to…

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