Month: May 2024

Cutting the Tightrope, Arcola Theatre

by Luisa De la Concha Montes

Cutting the Tightrope hosts a series of short sketches that are united by the same topic: censorship. It was created as a direct response to the Arts Council England’s now retracted guidance that political statements made by individuals linked to an organisation can cause reputational risks. From the war in Gaza to the rise of authoritarian regimes, each sketch explores the political, social and emotional effects that the lack of freedom of expression may have.

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People, Places and Things, Trafalgar Theatre

by Zahid Fayyaz

First performed in 2015 at the National Theatre, Duncan Macmillan’s addiction drama subsequently had a run in the West End and then off-Broadway in New York. It is now back again in the West End after almost 10 years. Denise Gough once again takes the lead role of ‘Emma’, an actress struggling with addiction and trying to get clean.

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Polly (The Heartbreak Opera), Pleasance Theatre

by Archie Whyld

What do German theatre directors eat in the morning? Why, Brechtfast, of course. Early on in Polly (The Heartbreak Opera), a similar, and admittedly better, Brechtfast joke was subtly slipped in, in a moment of metatheatrical gorgeousness, and so, being a lover of all things Brecht, I thought – this is for me.

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