Category: THEATRE
Bird Grove
In Bird Grove, Alexi Kaye Campbell examines the fraught relationship between George Eliot and her father, revealing the limits of liberal thinking in a rigid Victorian society. Encouraged to value education and independent thought, Eliot’s rejection of church attendance exposed the contradiction at the heart of her father’s progressive ideals. The play focuses on how personal rebellion becomes political, highlighting the constraints placed on women in the 19th century. Through Eliot’s unconventional life and loves, Bird Grove reflects on autonomy, faith and the social cost of defying expectation.
Ovo: Cirque du Soleil’s Living, Breathing Micro-World
Cirque du Soleil returns to the Royal Albert Hall with Ovo, a mesmerising reimagining of its 2009 production. Inspired by the hidden world of insects, the show blends aerial artistry, contortion, and Brazilian-inflected music into a vibrant study of movement, metamorphosis, and life in motion.
Absent – Iraqi War Drama Brought Powerfully to the Stage
Absent is a poignant and sharply relevant adaptation of Betool Khedairi’s Iraqi novel, exploring life in a Baghdad apartment block after the first Gulf War. Through Dalal’s perspective, the play reveals how sanctions, conflict and fear erode trust and community, reminding us that when the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.
Lisa Rose, l’actrice qui brise le silence sur l’ombre de Weinstein
Dans Too Small To Tell, Lisa Rose transforme son expérience dans l’industrie du cinéma en un cri théâtral. Avec franchise et émotion, l’actrice britannique raconte son bref passage chez Miramax, évoque Harvey Weinstein et interroge les silences imposés aux femmes.
ROUGH MAGIC CASTS A SPELL OVER ALL AGES
“Rough Magic” transforms Shakespeare’s witches into a hilarious, fast-paced family adventure. With sharp comedy, brilliant performances, and a dash of the supernatural, it casts a theatrical spell that delights audiences of all ages.
Interview with Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose speaks candidly with Bettina Gracias about her solo show Too Small To Tell, drawing on her brief time at Miramax and the chilling realities women face in male-dominated industries. From the power structures of Hollywood to the silencing of everyday women, Lisa’s creative journey merges storytelling, trauma, and theatre in an emotionally charged and necessary reckoning.
“Too Small to Tell”: A Powerful Reckoning from Inside Miramax
Lisa Rose’s gripping one-woman show Too Small to Tell, now at the Brighton Fringe Festival, offers a raw, personal account of working at Miramax in the shadow of Harvey Weinstein. This timely and courageous performance examines complicity, power, and the urgent need for change in the film industry.
Women who Blow on Knots
In Women who Blow on Knots you are immediately drawn into women’s lives. The characters include Amira, a Tunisian dancer and blogger who turns the tables on a person she feels belittled by, Maryam, a melancholy Egyptian academic obsessed with Dido, Queen of Carthage, who was present at the protests in Tahir Square, and standing in for Temelkuran herself, a young female Turkish journalist living in exile.