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WRITER'S CORNER
OLD RED LION submissions for Scare Slam at the Horror Festival are now open/CANAL CAFÉ THEATRE submissions for Trick or Treat children's play are now open
+Bread & Roses playwriting circle, & Rolling submissions Read here
WHAT'S ON
Bread & Roses, Clapham
Brockley Jack Studio, SE
Canal Cafe, Little Venice
Etcetera, Camden
Katzpace, London Bridge
King's Head, Islington
Old Red Lion, Islington
The Hope, Islington
White Bear, Kennington
Full list of London Pub Theatres
WOMEN IN THEATRE
In this centenary year of women getting the vote we ask seven women in theatre to answer two vital questions Read Here
To Fringe or Not to Fringe
by Annie Power
All you ever wanted to know about the hottest fringe theatre and fringe theatre festivals Read Here
List of Fringe Festivals Here
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Follow the money: Can fringe theatre
ever pay all its creatives a fair wage?
Andy Curtis investigates Read Here
"... this is where I think LONDON PUB THEATRES score so heavily over a West End experience" says Richard Braine
Best pub theatres for food and drink Read Here
RETURNING ACTORS
Why don't Westerners do grief well?
Sam Edmunds tells us more about the problem and how vercoming it is captured in his critically acclaimed play TESTAMENT at The Hope Theatre 21, 22, 28, 29 October
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Sholom Aleichem in the Old Country
Lion & Unicorn Theatre 30 Oct - 25 Nov
Aleichem is the genius whose stories became Fiddler on the Roof. We Interview celebrated actor & exponent of his works Saul Reichlin Coming Soon
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Jack Studio Theatre 9 - 27 October
Produced by Arrows & Traps Repertory Theatre. We interview rising star CHRISTOPHER TESTER on his role as the count and his experiences of working in rep READ HERE
HENNA NIGHT by Amy Rosenthal
White Bear Theatre 16 - 20 Oct 2018
INTERVIEW WITH OUTSTANDING PLAYWRIGHT AMY ROSENTHAL
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EDITOR'S CHOICE: Much Ado About Nothing at Katzpace 10-24 October
Resident company, Exploding Whale
remount their 5-Star show, directed by Ellie Morris of Olivier Award winning Mischief Comedy.
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HAVE YOUR SAY
Taking place in a Staten Island apartment over the Christmas holiday season, this hilarious comedy gives a fly-on-the-wall perspective when four friends and a mystery visitor find themselves in just one apartment.
“This is the play to see! This is how a sleepover should be.
Makes Big Brother look like Enid Blyton!”
LAMBCO Productions lambcoproductions.co.uk
INTERVIEW WITH
CHRISTOPHER TESTER
The pub theatre circuit has rising stars of its own. Christopher Tester is returning to Brockley Jack Studio to play the role of the Count in a new stage adaptation of DRACULA 9 - 27 October.
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BULLET HOLE by Gloria Williams
Directed by Lara Genovese
PARK THEATRE
2 – 27 October
Young Cleo was given her ‘gift’ at age seven – except that ‘gift’ left her with type 3 Female Genital Mutilation.
How can Cleo love her body, when her husband brutally sexually assaults her?
A story of hope, love and human rights played by an all-female cast. Shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Audience Award 2017.
Saul Reichlin's superb new show, abundant in all the wisdom and humour of the shteltl. Follow the hilarious adventures of Sholom Aleichem, himself, as he returns to the place of his birth to visit his roots. Such a trip would not be complete, however, without a special appearance by Tevye the Milkman and Menachem Mendel, the matchmaker!
It is the treasured and timeless world of Sholom Aleichem, the genius whose stories became FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Saul Reichlin, one of the great interpreters of Sholom Aleichem's work toured his production NOW YOU'RE TALKING! for 5 years, playing in full houses in 36 cities in 8 countries, including Off Broadway
"THE MOST EXCITING JEWISH STORYTELLING
IN THE WORLD! BRILLIANT! (Edinburgh Jewish Telegraph)
London Evening Standard CRITICS' CHOICE
"TOTALLY BEGUILING! EVOCATIVE AND ENCHANTING!"
(What's On In London)
WORDPLAY by Richard Braine
Richard's guest this month:
KERRY GOODERSON who plays Beth Ives in ‘The Watching’ at the White Bear Theatre opening 16 - 20 October
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BULLET HOLE by Gloria Williams
Park Theatre 2 – 27 Oct 2018
Interview with director Lara Genovese on raising awareness of FGM through the medium of theatre
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LONDON HORROR FESTIVAL
Old Red Lion Theatre 7 Oct–3 Nov 2018
Here is the line up of blood curdling shows including 'Annie's Top Nightmares'. Be prepared to scream
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5* EdFringe Hit Transfers! In the beginning God created the heavens and earth and... Max! After a car crash, Max questions what happened to Tess. Answers appear as biblical apparitions, aiding in his discovery or tempting him away. His only hope of recovery lies in the hands of his brother Chris.
VOILA, LONDON’S EUROPEAN FESTIVAL, RETURNS ETCETERA THEATRE 6 – 18 NOVEMBER
NINETY-THREE YEAR OLD STAR, THELMA RUBY, RETURNS TO KING’S HEAD THEATRE IN NOVEMBER 2018
PENTAMETERS CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF PUB THEATRE WITH THE FINAL THREE PRODUCTIONS OF THE YEAR
KATZPACE CELEBRATE THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY
FINBOROUGH THEATRE’S PRESTIGIOUS NEW WRITING FESTIVAL, VIBRANT, OPENS 7 - 25 OCTOBER
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Break the ‘Verse theatre company presents ‘Schrödinger’s Dog’; a darkly comic look at the epidemic of male suicide with an LGBTQ+ slant. Following their successful Arts Council funded debut, the company will return to The White Bear Theatre in Kennington from the 23rd October to the 3rd November
