Teeth 'n' Smiles
By David HareBefore the New York Dolls. Before Debbie Harry. Before Kurt Cobain. There was Maggie Frisby. Once the roaring voice of 60s counterculture, now broke and disillusioned, a band's youthful dreams of anarchic rebellion collapse into bitterness. Amidst the wreckage, lead singer Maggie tears through the night fuelled by booze,...
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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...
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By Kimberly BelflowerFive young women running on pop music, optimism and fury are about to shed light on the darkest secrets in their small town. A story about girlhood, power, and questioning the narratives we've been taught.
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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 reviewsHenry V
By William ShakespeareRoyal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
From 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 for his pursuit of power and thousands could die at Agincourt. Henry must unite his country, defeat the French, and prove himself worthy of the crown of England. Does he have what it takes?
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By Leo ButlerSheffield Theatres - Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield
Sheffield, 1969. Kathy and Brian move into that big old house on Burngreave Road. Just turned twenty, a couple of babies on the way, they've got their whole lives ahead of them. But living is a funny business. Kids, money, work. Thatcherism, Blairism and Trump. As the world turns around them, will Kathy and Brian keep their home together through fifty five years of change?
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