In search of all that glitters – In Skagway at the Arcola
Karen Ardiff’s new play highlights plight of Irish migrant women during the Klondike Gold Rush
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings War Horse team back together
Director Tom Morris and Handspring Puppet Company reunited for production of Shakespeare comedy at the Barbican
Blind and Doing the Business – review
Two plays written by Doug Lucie performed at the Courtyard Theatre look at the market-driven motives underpinning the art and theatre world
Advice for the Young at Heart – Theatre Centre commissioned play looks at 1958 and 2011 riots in London
Much has been said and written about the riots which swept London in 2011. Everyone from politicians to social workers have voiced their opinions on the state of our youth and their future. Attempting to get to grips with these issues, Advice for the Young at Heart sets out to examine both contempor
Arcola to visit the Spanish Golden Age
Season of classic Spanish drama begins at the Arcola this month
Richard II at the Barbican – review
David Tennant is majestic as Richard II at the Barbican in Shakespeare’s tale of crown and country
Now open: Ophelia, Hackney’s newest theatre
Dalston venue hosts production of Absence by Tim Cook
The El. Train delivers Eugene O’Neill triple bill
A collection of one-act plays by Irish American playwright explores life on the dark side of the tracks
Lizzie Siddal at Arcola Theatre – preview
Model for John Everett Millais’ famous painting of Ophelia is the subject of new play
Phoenix at Hackney Downs Studios – review
Cast made up of actors with experience in social care star in site-specific production by Big House theatre
Buttons: Another Cinderella Story at the Rosemary Branch – preview
Charles Court Opera to return to De Beauvoir stage with another rip-roaring panto
Culture on the couch: theatre performed in homes
Performances in people’s homes to be broadcast with aim to link boroughs
A Season of Bangla Drama – preview
Month-long programme of Bengali plays and discussion to take place throughout Tower Hamlets
Home at the Arcola – review
Touching revival of David Storey’s play about ageing marks playwright’s 80th birthday
New choreographers emerge
Isle of Dogs venue The Space hosts two weeks of cutting edge dance choreography
Doing the right thing: acts of remembrance at the Rosemary Branch
Verbatim production opening this month uses soldiers’ first-hand accounts to explore issues of loss and remembrance