Speculations
By Torben BettsMarilyn Monroe. John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald. Three deaths that shook America. One woman who refused to stop asking questions. New York, 1965. Celebrated journalist and television star Dorothy Kilgallen is chasing the biggest story of her career. America has been given its answers. Dorothy doesn't believe them. Her...
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By Alaa Shehada & Sam BealeEvery year, Alaa's mother sends a gift of separation from her home in Jenin to her sister in Amman. A container of olive oil made from his grandfather's olive trees. And this year, as every year, Alaa is delivering it himself. Carrying a large yellow container, he leaves...
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By Torben BettsWhen celebrated TV medium Darius Divine ? host of hit light-entertainment show The Other Side ? plans a cosy family dinner, he expects awkward small talk. He doesn't expect his pregnant lover, his Gilbert-and-Sullivan-obsessed mother-in-law, or a night of ghostly visitations and explosive revelations. As dinner burns and tensions rise, the...
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Nero
By Steven Sater & Duncan SheikSouthwark Playhouse Elephant, London
Long before his name became synonymous with tyranny, Nero was an artist, a performer, and a reluctant heir thrust into unimaginable power. As ambition collides with family, love, and political intrigue, a young ruler's desperate search for identity spirals into madness, forging one of history's most infamous legends. Blurring the line between celebrity and leadership, this story reveals why the fall of ancient Rome feels more urgent, and more relevant, than ever. With Duncan Sheik's soaring contemporary score, Steven Sater's poetic storytelling, and visionary direction from Lindsay Posner, Nero transforms one of history's greatest myths into an epic theatrical event. Bold, cinematic, and emotionally charged, Nero is a musical about ambition, the theatre of politics and the devastating cost of absolute power.
See cast, creatives, and 10 reviewsGinger Johnson: Show Pony
By Ginger JohnsonSoho Theatre, London
& touring
They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, but how many toads do you have to lick to find your pony? Join Drag Race Superstar and Celebrity Masterchef Champion, Ginger Johnson, on a surprisingly psychedelic adventure into the outer reaches of her tiny little mind, as she gallops through the cosmos in search of love, light and the little horse that got away. Packed full of whip-smart comedy and chaos, Show Pony is soundtracked by original songs that sound like they're astral projecting straight into your ears from the radio of a 1970s VW camper – think Janis Joplin… if she was a geordie. Following her 2024 tour Ginger Johnson Blows Off!, Ginger Johnson is back on the road with a brand new show.
See cast, creatives, and 5 reviewsZamboni
A Play, Pie and Pint
By Lex Joyce
Òran Mór, Glasgow
Skating instructors Donal, Noa and Gus would rather be at their local ice rink than anywhere else in the world. Joking, gossiping and watching over the ice below. But when they witness a horrific accident on shift, their safe haven is shattered, and their greatest passion becomes the very thing they're afraid of. There are some things even a Zamboni can't smooth over.
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