5North and Ellie Keel Productions’ Written on the Waves, a series of world premiere audio plays – the penultimate play, and first for a family audience, in the series is The Giant Pacific Octopus Maritime School by Jaclyn Backhaus and directed by Jessica Rose McVay, CEO and Creative Director of 45North. What's it like once the Earth's surface is uninhabitable? Well, if you ask Priya and Ilya, citizens of a newly constructed underwater society, it's pretty boring. That is, until their … [Read more...]
Open Mic, a new interactive show by Rob Drummond
ETT (English Touring Theatre) and Soho Theatre, in association with HOME, have announced Open Mic, a new interactive show by Rob Drummond. Streamed live via TicketCo from the Cabaret Space at Soho Theatre, 1 – 3 April 2021. We need fun! Human beings need fun. It’s not a want. It’s a human need. Do you remember the last fun night out you had before the misery of 2020 really hit? What would you have done for a night like the ones you’ve missed out on? As the nation begins its tentative … [Read more...]
Denise Van Outen’s Some Girl I Used to Know
Some Girl I Used to Know which first debuted to sold-out audiences on the West End at the Arts Theatre in 2014, will transport theatre-goers and fans alike to a time when hopes were high and love was intoxicating - and Covid wasn’t even conceived. Both hilarious and touching, this one-woman monologue features a mixtape of songs from the 80s and 90s, including Soft Cell and Culture Club performed as live by Denise Van Outen. With music supplied by globally renowned producer Steve Anderson … [Read more...]
From Acting to Akt: The founders behind the natural deodorant brand
Ed Currie and Andy Coxon, who went from acting every day to founding Akt - the all-vegan, gender-neutral, natural, plastic-free deodorant brand, which is tested on performers - not animals. With vigorous and demanding schedules under hot lights on the West End, Ed and Andy struggled to find a deodorant that prevented the smell of hard work. Over a three year journey, Ed and Andy created, developed and formulated the award-winning balm in Ed’s kitchen - which now comes in three refined … [Read more...]
Murders and Tragedies: Oscar Dufrenne – Paris 1933
Oscar Dufrenne was born in Lille on 13th March 1875. As a young man, he left his working-class family in Lille (his parents were upholsterers) and set off to make his fortune in Paris. Having created a successful career, during the Roaring Twenties and into the thirties, Dufrenne offered colourful, sequin-laden shows, with scenes featuring scantily-clothed entertainers that while highly popular with most of the public, were labelled 'obscene' by detractors. Dufrenne fiercely defended his … [Read more...]