The Lives of Others
By Robert Icke — Based on the film by Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckSet in 1984 East Germany, a writer and an actor are placed under state surveillance. Their Stasi officer listens from the attic above their apartment, looking for signs of subversion. To observe a life is to risk changing your own.
Continue reading...Middlemarch Parts 1 & 2
By Nina Raine — From the novel by George EliotAs the community of Middlemarch confront the dawning of social progress and political reform - embraced by some and opposed by others - a series of private stories emerge. From devout optimist Dorothea Brooke and ambitious young doctor Tertius Lydgate, to principled pragmatist Mary Garth and the morally deficient Nicholas...
Continue reading...The Bridge
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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Speculations
By Torben BettsMarylebone Theatre, London
Marilyn 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 investigation leads from Hollywood to the White House, from the Kennedy dynasty to the New Orleans underworld - and towards a web of connections between some of the most powerful and dangerous figures in America. But someone wants Dorothy to stop asking questions. And as the threats move ever closer to home, uncovering the truth could cost her everything. World Premiere
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.
See cast, creatives, and 1 reviewThe Moth
By Paul HerzbergFinborough Theatre, London
London premiere
A chance meeting on a train between John, a Black British journalist, and Marius, a White South African ex-soldier, sets in motion an escalating chain of events that reshapes their lives over the next thirty years – as John withholds forgiveness and Marius becomes increasingly obsessed with seeking it. Finally, before the nation's television cameras, they face each other to confront the past and lay bare their conflicting truths.
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