Now in its thirteenth year, ‘The Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing’ received 289 scripts from 18 countries. These scripts are unpublished one-act plays which are read anonymously by 41 readers. They are judged purely on the basis of the writing and for the first time the...

The original production of ‘Murder Ballad’, by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, opened off-Broadway in 2013 at the Union Square Theatre, and now it makes it’s London premiere. This production is directed by Sam Yates and had already received much hype thanks to star names in the cast, but does...

One of my favourite things about doing this job, is seeing pieces of theatre that have never seen before.  Usually they are by un-known playwrights, just starting out on a, hopefully, promising career.  This is the first time, however, I've seen a first production by someone like Samuel Beckett. Admittedly,...

Happy Birthday, Harold!  In ‘The Boys in the Band’, written by Mart Crowley, a group of friends gather to celebrate the 42nd birthday of ‘Harold’ played by Mark Gatiss, some of the guests are invited while others are unexpected. The course of the evening is played out in this wickedly...

This weekend Ottilie Mackintosh brings Martin Arrowsmiths 'The Level of Being' to the Hen and Chickens Theatre for it's London Premiere. It's a one-woman show that tells the story of Louise, as life throws all sort of obstacles in her way she turns to a self-help book for answers. 'The Level...