Copenhagen
By Michael FraynIn 1941, in the middle of the Second World War, the great German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a strange trip to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart Niels Bohr. They were old friends, and their brilliant collaboration in the twenties had begun to lay bare the mysteries at the heart of...
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By Henrik Ibsen. Adpated by Anya ReissNora and Torvald's marriage vows are a binding contract, but when scandal threatens to wreck their lives, it's time to renegotiate the terms. Money, sex, power – this time nothing's off the table.
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By Suzie MillerJessica Parks is a maverick London Crown Court Judge; sharp, compassionate, and determined to change a system she knows isn't always just. But her career exists inter alia (‘among other things') as she balances motherhood, friendship and the elusive notion of ‘having it all'. So, when an unthinkable event...
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While They Were Waiting
By Gary WilmotUpstairs at the Gatehouse, London
Nobody waits like Mulberry. Waiting is his hobby. He waits whenever and wherever he can. Whilst waiting for a big yellow door of opportunity to open, his reverie is smashed by the arrival of a stranger called Bix: an inquisitive, restless sort with skin too thick to realise his intrusion. Much to Mulberry's irritation, a profound and meaningful friendship develops.
See cast, creatives, and 2 reviewsBoiler Room Six: A Titanic Story
By Tom ForemanPleasance Theatre, London
& touring
Witness the impossible true survival story of Titanic stoker Frederick Barrett. Working in the boiler rooms of the maiden voyage, Barrett's fight for survival is one of the most devastating accounts of the last few hours of Titanic. Boiler Room Six gives a voice to the sacrifice of the working men below deck who kept the ship afloat for as long as possible, saving hundreds of lives, whilst knowingly giving up on their own.
See cast, creatives, and 2 reviewsInvisible Me
By Bren GoslingSouthwark Playhouse Borough - The Little, London
World premiere of stage run
Haven't had a decent shag since the 1980s! Timid, Lynn is rattling around alone in the house she inherited from her mother, only venturing out to work shifts as a hotel cleaner; Jack, a recent widower, gay and HIV positive, finds himself on the singles market again after 35 years and at the mercy of dating Apps. Alec, divorced with a grown up family he rarely sees, can't define himself as anything other than the 20 year old punk who easily pulled the birds forty years ago. As these three Londoners enter their seventh decade, each has a different encounter. Sex is involved. From that moment on they stop being trapped in the past, and begin to envision the future through a new found identity. The Little
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