Theatre

‘A Christmas Carol’ – a fun family musical that has all the festive frills…

Production is a treat and has much to commend it, especially Christopher Eccleston as Scrooge… By Emma McEvoy NOW IN…

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‘Passing’ – play about biracial children and heritage looms large in funny, entertaining Diwali drama…

Everyone looks at things through the prism of their own generation… By Suman Bhuchar WHOSE responsibility is it to teach…

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‘Blue Mist’ – Entertaining, insightful powerful play is very slightly affected by common trope…

Three young South Asian Muslim men gather at a local shisha lounge to relax and banter… THIS is an extremely…

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‘Phantasmagoria’ – Politics and environment collide in a new play

Are divergent views about politics something we should be concerned about? A new thought-provoking production asks big questions as we…

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‘Passing’ – actor Amy-Leigh Hickman and writer Dan Sareen about new play which they say is a bit like ‘East is East’ (video)

A new play comes to a theatre with a reputation for putting on exciting and diverse work… RACHEL SINGH (Amy-…

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‘The Empress’ – riveting, majestic, moving: a great night out at the theatre… (review)

One of the theatrical highlights of 2023 has a touch of Bollywood melodrama and offers an engaging and entertaining evening……

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‘Meetings’ – Scintillating production is a joy for all the senses! (review)

Written by the late and wonderful Mustapha Matura (1939-2019), it’s an entertaining play, rich in possible meanings… THIS is a…

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Theatre: Abdul Shayek and Tara Theatre award; Brown Boys Swim; Blue Mist; Tickbox 2; Phantasmagoria; The Empress; Meetings; Made in (India) Britain

Welcome to a packed month for South Asian theatre in the UK. There’s a lot going on and here is…

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‘Mahabharata’ – new theatre version of stirring ancient epic comes to Europe for the first time…

Described as “a once in a generation theatrical experience”, one of the lead actors tells us about this new production…

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‘Pygmalion’ – Classic tale has reasonable first half but star cast really impress in second

In the Greek myth, Pygmalion was a sculptor who created a statue – Galatea, a beautiful woman and he falls…

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