Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! – Penny Arcade’s crusade against conformity
The veteran performance artist brings her famously subversive show to the Arcola
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Someone To Blame: Sam Hallam courtroom drama returns to the stage
An updated play based on documentary evidence from the Sam Hallam murder trial is now showing following the quashing of his conviction
Aesop’s Fables, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and La Bohème
Last chance to see: The Isango Assemble at the Hackney Empire, until Sunday 3 June 2012
The Taming of the Shrew
Last chance to see: A contemporary treatment of The Taming at St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch High Street. Until 27 May 2012
Pandora’s Box – review
World premiere of tragicomedy about ‘families, betrayal, choices and love’. Showing at the Arcola until 26 May 2012
Brimstone and Treacle – banned Dennis Potter play returns
Brimstone and Treacle is a metaphor of the moment and a play for today. Showing at the Arcola until 2 June
Interview: director Paul Davies on A Clockwork Orange
The Hackney Citizen talks to Paul Davies, director of a new stage version of Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange at the Arcola Theatre
The Master and Margarita – review
The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel about the devil and his cat, is adapted once again for the stage
Sam Berkson – spreading the Word
Performance poet ‘Angry’ Sam Berkson talks about what enrages him, what inspires him, and what he thinks of the current state of spoken word
Behind Closed Doors – review
A collection of short plays in Stoke Newington explores the effects of the financial crisis
‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore – review
Cheek by Jowl’s rejuvenation of a controversial classic offers a new perspective on incest
Someone To Blame: courtroom drama asks tough questions
A new play based on documentary evidence from a murder trial reveals the harsh reality of the criminal justice system
Horrible Histories at the Hackney Empire: don’t spare the blood and gore
With a stage version of his Horrible Histories soon to open at the Hackney Empire, Terry Deary explains why blood curdling accounts of historical events and newspapers can be good for kids
Sense and Sensibility – review
A new stage production of Sense and Sensibility at the Rosemary Branch liberates its characters from distracting period trappings to reveal the wit and soul of the original novel
Survivor – review
Survivor is a new visual and musical work by choreographer / composer Hofesh Shechter and sculptor Antony Gormley