Here are our top 5 picks of the best Theatres and Galleries currently open
Little Boxes
An inspirational and comedic one-woman-show by Joann Condon
★★★★★ “There is no hint of sentimentality, self pity or schmaltz. Just one woman’s humanity. And a lot of fun” ★★★★★ Spy in the Stalls (on Little Boxes)
Growing up in the East End to Irish immigrants, Joann Condon never thought she could become an actor because of her social background, weight and an inability to sing; based on her acting career and life story, Little Boxes is a comedic solo show exploring the boxes that Joann found herself in and those she broke out of. Through personal anecdotes, ranging from funny to the heartbreaking, Joann unpacks the pressures to conform to assumptions and judgements based on looks, age, gender and background.
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The Glass Menagerie
A poetic and harsh portrayal of a family on the brink of change.
Atri Banerjee’s highly acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, first seen at Royal Exchange Theatre in late 2022, will be playing at the Rose Theatre, Kingston from Wednesday 17 April - Saturday 4 May before moving to Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Royal Bath and Alexandra Palace through late spring.
The cast includes BAFTA nominee Geraldine Somerville (Cracker, Gosford Park, and the Harry Potter film series) reprising her acclaimed portrayal of Amanda Wingfield, who is joined by new cast members Kasper Hilton-Hille (Tom Wingfield), Zacchaeus Kayode (Jim O’Connor), and Natalie Kimmerling (Laura Wingfield).
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Dorothy Bohm at 100
An exhibition celebrating the remarkable life and work of Dorothy Bohm and what would have been her 100th birthday.
“I do not photograph the differences but the similarities.” - Dorothy Bohm[1924 – 2023]
Having originally trained as a studio portraitist in wartime Manchester, she would go on to travel extensively, establishing herself as a leading humanist street photographer. Bohm’s passion for the medium extended far beyond her own practice, supporting photographers, writers, gallerists, and collectors within Britain and abroad. Notably, she played a key role in helping Sue Davies set up The Photographers’ Gallery in 1971 where she worked as Associate Director for fifteen years.
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cheeky little brown
A beautiful coming-of-age anti-romcom by Nkenna Akunnastory
tiata fahodzi, the UK’s leading British African heritage contemporary touring theatre company, presents the London Premiere of cheeky little brown by Papatango Prize-winning playwright Nkenna Akunna - coming to Theatre Royal Stratford East, Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 April 2024
How do you break up with your best friend?
“When you’ve known someone basically your whole life,
Since you were five,
And you know all the same people,
And everyone you know knows you as one special Thing,
Sister-friends.”
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Agathe
The true story of the woman who became Rwanda’s head of state for less than a day
Marking 30 years since the 1994 genocide against Tutsi people in Rwanda, Agathe tells the true story of the extraordinary woman who became Rwanda’s head of state for less than a day. Created through extensive research including first-hand accounts from witnesses and survivors of the genocide, Angela J. Davis’s new play explores the life of a Chemistry professor and advocate for women and girls’ education, Agathe Uwilingiyimana. When a plane crashes and takes the life of African president, Juvénal Habyarimana, it ignites a killing spree that the world will later recognize as the 1994 genocide against Tutsi people in Rwanda. Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, the first and so far only woman to hold the role, becomes the next in line for the country’s presidency but just 14 hours later Agathe is assassinated.
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