Vincent in Brixton
By Nicholas WrightBefore the sunflowers, before the madness, before the fame, there was a quiet kitchen in South London. It's 1873, when Ursula's modest boarding house is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a young lodger by the name of Vincent van Gogh. As the household is thrown into chaos, the intimacy of...
Continue reading...Henry V
By William ShakespeareFrom a rebellious, carefree young man to the King of England. Overnight. And now this new king has an eye on the throne of France. A reckless insult from the French Dauphin offers the perfect excuse for Henry V to declare war. But there's a human price to pay...
Continue reading...Welcome to Pemfort
By Sarah PowerGlenn's got his sword-fighting down. Ria's befriended a deer. New arrival Kurtis is settling in well. Everything's falling into place. But Pemfort also knows violence. 1264: A battle. 1777: A woman burns her husband alive. 1998: A suspicious death. Now the past's catching up. In a village where everybody knows everybody, some truths...
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While They Were Waiting
By Gary WilmotUpstairs at the Gatehouse, London
Nobody waits like Mulberry. Waiting is his hobby. He waits whenever and wherever he can. Whilst waiting for a big yellow door of opportunity to open, his reverie is smashed by the arrival of a stranger called Bix: an inquisitive, restless sort with skin too thick to realise his intrusion. Much to Mulberry's irritation, a profound and meaningful friendship develops.
See cast, creatives, and 2 reviewsRuth: The Musical
Book by Caroline Slocock. Score by John Cameron, Francis Rockliff & James ReaderWilton's Music Hall, London
In 1955, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be executed in Britain. A glamorous nightclub hostess. A violent, upper-class lover. A series of gunshots that shocked the nation. Tried, condemned and hanged at Holloway Prison, her fate was sealed by a society quick to judge and slow to listen. Now her story is retold with urgency and fire.
See cast, creatives, and 6 reviewsThe Secret Garden - The Musical
By Frances Hodgson Burnett — Book & Lyrics by Marsha NormanTheatre Royal, York
UK premiere Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford, 2000
Newly orphaned, Mary Lennox is sent to the moors to live with her widower uncle. Arriving at the secluded Misselthwaite Manor, Mary finds the house inhabited by memories and spirits from the past. When she discovers her Aunt Lily's mysterious neglected garden, Mary is determined to breathe new life into it. With the help of her new friends, she learns the power of connection and the restorative magic of nature.
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