Under the Shadow
Based on the film by Babak Anvari — Adapted by Carmen NasrThey travel on the wind, just like that missile, and they only land once they find someone to possess. When Shideh's husband is conscripted to serve on the frontline, she is left alone with her young daughter as Tehran is bombed. The missile strikes bring terror and destruction and...
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By Georgie DettmerPorn. Deepfakes. Disappearing girls. A journalist wired to a machine. A mother's grief sold for clicks. As the lines blur between entertainment and abuse, technology and sex, violence and voyeurism - who's complicit and who is in control? And are you watching?
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By Ian McEwan — Adapted by Christopher HamptonI'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me. On an English country estate during the blazing summer of 1935, 13 year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a passionate scene between her elder sister Cecilia and the son of their housekeeper, Robbie. In a disastrous desire for drama but only a dim...
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Driftwood
By Martina LairdKiln Theatre, London
Heat is rising in colonial Trinidad. While support for political independence is growing, a downtown Port of Spain gentlemen's club is about to be entangled in a custody battle of its own. ALMA promises guests a welcome escape from the bustle of the capital. Owned by Englishman Mansion, governed by Pearl and coveted by her beguiling daughter Ruby – each with their own business plan in mind. An unexpected stranger – Diamond – carries in a rum delivery, bringing with him a familial revelation and a pursuit for wealth. His deal with a corrupt US Marine imperils ALMA, and all who call it home. One wrong move and everything could shatter, but who will play the right game?
See cast, creatives, and 8 reviewsAllegra
By Peter QuilterRichmond Theatre, London
& touring
Allegra (Maureen Lipman) is full of joy. So much of it that she cannot stop herself from bursting into song. At home, in the street, even in shops and restaurants. Sometimes the music is only a fantasy in her head. But at other times, it results in a loud and disruptive performance that causes chaos in the village where she lives. Allegra's brother, Ronen, and her carer, Anna, must somehow control her eccentricities and avoid angry visits by the local policeman. But is this possible without destroying the great happiness that fills Allegra's heart?
See cast, creatives, and 9 reviewsSlaughterhouse-Five - (or the Children's Crusade)
By Kurt Vonnegut. Adapated by Eric SimonsonSouthwark Playhouse Borough, London
UK premiere Jack Studio Theatre, London 2024
Slaughterhouse-Five follows Billy Pilgrim, an American soldier who becomes "unstuck in time" after surviving the horrific 1945 firebombing of Dresden.Instead of living chronologically, Billy randomly flashes back and forward through the key moments of his existence.He experiences his capture in World War II, his mundane postwar life as a wealthy optometrist, and his abduction by a unique alien race.These four-dimensional aliens, the Tralfamadorians, exhibit him in an extraterrestrial zoo and teach him that all moments in time exist simultaneously.Ultimately, this non-linear journey serves as a powerful, satirical exploration of war trauma and human helplessness.
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