Once you’ve watched enough coming-of-age dramas, the expectations of the genre are clear. If This Is Normal, Chatback Theatre’s Vaults Festival debut, doesn’t necessarily subvert this formula, but rather gives…
“In Charlie Chaplin’s highly detailed autobiography Stan Laurel is never mentioned. Stan talked about Charlie all his life.” A blend of slick mime, striking physical comedy, and a delightful musical…
Based upon actor and writer Danja Wass’ own experiences of being an immigrant, Notch tells the topical tale of a homeless Croatian woman, only known as AA, trying to get…
Caring for someone with a mental illness can have a knock on effect on your own mental health. As much as we love our friends and family, it can be…
Katie Arnstein is quite the busy woman at this year’s VAULT festival, as she is performing every part of her It’s A Girl trilogy – with this being the first…
In a Fleabag-esque turn, Breffini Holahan plays Essie, a woman struggling to keep going after losing her job and her girlfriend, as her mental health deteriorates. Holahan is positioned throughout on…
Mike Bartlett, acclaimed screenwriter of Doctor Foster, has his 2017 play Albion revived by director Rupert Goold in the wake of Brexit Britain. Reminiscent of a Chekhov play or an E.M Forster…
As womxn are becoming more open about their stories of assault and abuse, Patricia Gets Ready feels more timely than ever: the story of a young woman who bumps into her abusive…
Here in London, the idea of social interaction with strangers seems incomprehensible: and this is the premise of this play. As two strangers get stuck alone in a tube carriage…
