Theatre

‘Baby’ – Life’s hard knocks shouldn’t see mothers and children torn apart… 

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, one of Britain’s best-known playwrights, has written a new play about women who “haven’t got a chance…

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‘A Small and Quiet Light’ – a forgotten heroine of the war  

Very few people know about this courageous South Asian woman, who was betrayed and faced death at the hands of…

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‘Darkling’: play sheds light on the world’s worst industrial disaster and is UK theatre debut for Linnea Berthelsen 

Star emerged on Netflix global drama hit, ‘Stranger Things’…  and drama centres around the Indian city of Bhopal…  By Suman Bhuchar…

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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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