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In this play set in the world of female athletics, Ella Road builds on the success of her dystopian drama The Phlebotomist

Dog Show makes for a glorious alternative festive treat, with a level of finesse, vigour and technical proficiency which makes it a real stand out.

This production helps to explain why the sun did indeed shine on the young Rattigan while he was making mayhem along with the hay.

Members at St Neots Riverside Runners planted a memorial cherry tree in memory of much loved member Ali Wright, who was taken by cancer in May this year.

Opened on Friday 22 October at The Albany and running to Saturday 30 October only, DIRT is the fresh, grimy, youthful energy of London, exploring the climate emergency from the point of view of Lewisham’s diverse communities, a choir of voices jostling to tell their story, fusing tales from the past with plans and hopes for the future.

‘For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy’ runs until November 6 at the New Diorama Theatre

High school fencing as a setting for a play: I’ll be honest, I was sceptical. I was wrong. Athena is exhilarating theatre at its very best.

There’s no question the Edmonton International Fringe Festival is demanding the entertainment spotlight in Edmonton this week, but there’s a little more…

I and the Village at The Bread and Roses Theatre | Review May 28, 2021 Last updated: May 28, 2021 I and the Village is set in the pre-pandemic world, exploring the long wait people have in what Ireland calls ‘direct provision’, the system used to house asylum seekers in the country. The production eschews politics of the parliamentary kind, and tries to put both sides of the story across – Hannah (Laide Sonola) expresses frustrations with the apparent improvements to direct provision in ...

Olivia Colman: Emerging talent in performing arts needs encouragement Jenna Al-Ansari won the Screenshot competition (Ali Wright). Olivia Colman has said emerging talent in the performing arts needs to be given “encouragement” in order to stop them leaving the industry amid uncertainty caused by the pandemic. The Oscar winning actress said the pandemic has “certainly delayed a lot of people’s start” in breaking into the arts. Colman was speaking as part of a panel judging the Screensh...