🎭 I am not Black 📍 Barons Court Theatre 🎫 PR invite⭐⭐⭐⭐ Written and performed by Akin Wright, ‘I am not Black’ is a coming-of-age story, exploring one man’s plight of growing up in an environment where he was ‘‘too white for the black kids and too white for the white kids”. Directed by Joseph …
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Morveren – Barons Court Theatre
🎭 Morveren📍 Barons Court Theatre 🎫 Gifted⭐⭐⭐ Drawing upon Cornish mythology, ‘Morveren’ is a story that explores three generations of women and the importance of community. Written by Kate Webster and directed by Lou Corben, Morveren includes a musical arrangement by Becki Jayne Reed and audio clips of the ocean breeze, setting the scene, and …
The Lavender Hill Mob – Richmond Theatre
🎭 The Lavender Hill Mob📍 Richmond Theatre🎫 PR invite⭐⭐⭐⭐ Coined as one of the ‘greatest British comedy films’, The Lavender Hill Mob headed to Richmond Theatre for an all-new stage adaption. Olivier-nominated playwright Phil Porter adapted the Ealing comedy classic, alongside Tony and Olivier-nominated director, Jeremy Sams. The funny, fast-paced comedy tells the story of …
Ikaria – Old Red Lion Theatre
🎭 Ikaria📍 Old Red Lion Theatre🎫 PR invite⭐⭐⭐⭐ Philippa Lawford’s new play, Ikaria, is a captivating and deeply moving portrayal of mental health. The play also depicts young love and finding salvation in others. Simon (James Wilbraham), a third-year Classics student, returns to university having taken a year out. He meets a first-year English student, …
Blues for an Alabama Sky – National Theatre
🎭 Blues for an Alabama Sky📍 National Theatre🎟 PR invite ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I took my first-ever visit to National Theatre to watch Blues for an Alabama Sky. The 1995 play, written by Pearl Cleage, headed to Southbank, for a startling revival directed by Lynette Linton. Set in an all-Black neighbourhood in 1930s Harlem, New York, the …
The P Word – Bush Theatre
🎭 The P Word📍 Bush Theatre🎟 PR invite⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity”. Waleed Akhtar’s new play ‘The P Word’ is powerful! It is moving, funny, eye-opening and brought tears to my eyes. The story follows two gay Pakistani men, as their worlds collide. We meet …