Stage
Joseph Mercier: 'The erotic has a different appeal to that of pornography'
Director and choreographer Joseph Mercier talks about his new show Of Saints and Go-Go Boys that opens this month at Toynbee Studios
Chris Laurence Quartet review: Invisible polymath
Jazzman Chris Laurence plays was joined by Frank Ricotti, Martin France and John Paricelli on the stage at the Vortex last month
The Arcola Theatre launches supporter scheme
New initiative will help fund the theatre while providing a range of benefits for supporters
The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – preview
A persecuted Iraqi refugee arrives in Britain in search of a new start in Rashid Razaq’s The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes at the Arcola Theatre
Beyond Caring zeros in on zero-hours contracts
A group of cleaners in a meat factory is the backdrop for Beyond Caring which looks at the impact of zero-hours contracts
Carousel review – musical reimaginings
The Arcola’s production of Carousel sets the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical during the Great Depression
All night Macbeth to be staged in East London
Rift returns with an overnight production of Macbeth set in a secret location – rumoured to be an East London tower block
Turfed: the play that uses football to tackle homelessness
Hackney Downs Studios to stage football-focused play recounting the experiences of street children in dance, poetry and music
Between Us – review: a bold confrontation of class inequality
What price does society pay to allow the middle classes to feel good about themselves? asks Sarah Daniels’ play showing at the Arcola
Waiting for Godot review – 'not total tomfoolery'
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at the Arcola is given a youthful focus with the casting of comic duo Totally Tom
The Trial of the Jew Shylock – review
Adaptation of The Merchant of Venice at the Rosemary Branch theatre explores the complexity and humanity behind one of Shakespeare’s most controversial characters
Tower Theatre Company on hunt for new permanent base in Hackney
Thespian collective searches for venue to bring end to 11 years without home
My Name Is… review: From the trance of young dreams to an angry separation
The true story of a painful separation that led to media claims of kidnapping and religious fundamentalism is the subject of Sudha Buchar’s play My Name Is… at the Arcola
Waiting for Godot to get modern makeover for Arcola production
Samuel Beckett’s best known play comes to the Arcola this month with comedy duo Totally Tom in the starring roles
Scan Artists: review – cancer choir's hymn to self-expression
Brit School graduates play teenage cancer sufferers in impressively staged production at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick