Arcola theatre
The Book of Grace review – Suzan-Lori Parks delves into a divided America
The acting from Ellena Vincent, Peter De Jersey and Daniel Francis-Swaby is riveting but this play gets tied down in gothic horror and psychodrama
Ryan Gilbey
21, May, 2024 @11:02 AM
Artists shouldn’t be political? Here’s a show that challenges Britain’s creeping censorship | Brian Logan
Cutting the Tightrope: The Divorce of Politics from Art, at the Arcola in London, tackles freedom of expression – with particular focus on Gaza, writes Brian Logan
Brian Logan
15, May, 2024 @10:11 AM
What (Is) a Woman review – like #MeToo never happened
Andrée Bernard’s solo show is a bizarre representation of one woman’s love life, minus depth and character development
Arifa Akbar
25, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM
Don’t Destroy Me review – war is not over for fractured Jewish family
Timely revival of Michael Hastings’ unsettling 1956 play that examines the legacy of war on immigrants in postwar London
David Jays
16, Jan, 2024 @12:26 PM
Seeking Michael Hastings, the missing man of British theatre
Best known for writing Tom and Viv, Hastings made his debut as a teenage dramatist in the 1950s. Now, his vivid ‘young man’s play’ Don’t Destroy Me is back
Michael Billington
05, Jan, 2024 @12:31 PM
Protest Song review – grief, rage and a singalong in Occupy movement drama
This timely revival of Tim Price’s monologue about a rough sleeper drawn into the world of activism leaves little space for vulnerability
Arifa Akbar
19, Dec, 2023 @5:11 PM
Sputnik Sweetheart review – Haruki Murakami’s love triangle staged in style
The enigmatic 1999 novel about three entwined lives is sleekly adapted by Bryony Lavery and sharply directed by Melly Still
Arifa Akbar
01, Nov, 2023 @7:31 PM
Laura Waldren wins Papatango new writing prize for Some Demon
The playwright and actor’s debut drama about life on an eating disorder unit will have its world premiere at the Arcola theatre in London next summer
Chris Wiegand
05, Oct, 2023 @2:56 PM
Duck review – young cricketer faces racist abuse in timely one-man play
In a week when English cricket was found guilty of deep-rooted racism, an affecting tale of discrimination dismissed as banter feels particularly profound
Emma John
30, Jun, 2023 @12:06 PM
Under the Black Rock review – nail-biting Belfast thriller
Tim Edge’s harrowing and darkly funny play starring Evanna Lynch has razor-sharp dialogue and swerving plot twists
Arifa Akbar
07, Mar, 2023 @2:07 PM
Afghanistan Is Not Funny: the comedian transformed by the war on terror
Henry Naylor travelled to Afghanistan in 2003 to research his fringe farce Finding Bin Laden. His sobering new show takes stock of the country’s fate since
Brian Logan
24, Feb, 2023 @10:37 AM
The Apology review – powerful tale of wartime ‘comfort women’
Kyo Choi’s shocking and intelligent play tells the story of a Korean woman who was forced into military sex slavery for Japanese troops at the age of 16
Arifa Akbar
21, Sep, 2022 @1:26 PM
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