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Wig Out
Royal Court, London | 20th November 2008 – 10th January '09
"In this gossamer- laced reality there is never a moment to be without your face, to not be together. One false move and you'll get chopped... |
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Hansel and Gretel
Theatre Royal, Stratford | 29th November 2008 - 17th January 2009
Written by Hope Massiah and directed by Dawn Reid. In 2007 Darren Hart thrilled audiences as the loveable Buttons in... |
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Monkey: Journey to the West
Monkey's World, Outside of the O2, Greenwich | 06 December 2008 - 04 January 2009
Described by the British tabloids as a ‘popera’, Monkey features a cast of over 40 performers, including acrobats, silk dancers, contortionists, volcano soldiers... |
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Following the record-breaking success of Aladdin last year, don't miss the Broadway Theatre's spectacular Christmas pantomime... |
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In Blood: The Bacchae
Arcola Theatre | 06 January to 31st January '09
Britain’s first ever professional Capoeira production based on Euripides’ epic play comes to Arcola for a limited run as part of the 2009 Brazilian Season... |
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Poetry's patois queen Valerie Bloom will be taking us on a verbal voyage
through her hard-hitting, poignant, exuberant back-catalogue. |
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Amazonia
Young Vic, London | January '09
This Christmas, Brazilian and British theatre artists come together to create a spectacular Amazonian adventure... |
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Mother Goose
Hackney Empire, London | December '08 - January '09
Once upon a time there lived a kindly storyteller called Mother Goose. She lived in Hackneytopia with her son Billy and all the other fairytale folk... |
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Loot
Theatre Royal, Newcastle | 11th December '08 – 31st January '09
Jim Creighton, David Haig, James Hayes, Doon Mackichan and Javone Prince join Matt Di Angelo in Joe Orton’s Loot, directed by Sean Holmes at the Tricycle Theatre. |
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Hosted by Curtis Walker and Diahanne Rhiney... |
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Celebrate the inauguration of America’s first black president at the Tricycle. |
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To celebrate the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States of America... |
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The Convict’s Opera
UK Tour | 15th January - 28th March '09
The Convict’s Opera relocates a staging of John Gay’s famous work The Beggar’s Opera; to onboard a ship bound for Australia, performed by the ships inhabitants – convicts... |
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He didn’t know a black person until he was eighteen. It wasn’t his fault. They just thought it was better that way. Playwright, performer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay... |
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Shakespeare’s tale of teenage knife crime, gang rivalry and arranged marriage is updated to the modern day Docklands in a production by Admiration Theatre. |
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Henri Oguike Dance Company celebrates 10 years of presenting musically inspired choreography of the very highest quality with a spring UK tour. |
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Up Against the Wall
The Octagon Theatre, Bolton | 29th January to 28th February '09
A vibrant comedy musical with over twenty great soul and funk songs from the 70s. The New Year at the Octagon Theatre starts with Up Against the Wall... |
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Madame Zingara
Battersea Power Station | London January '09 - March '09
After two years in South Africa, the multi-award winning bohemian playpen, Madame Zingara and her Theatre of Dreams arrives at the Battersea Power station in London... |
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RSC on Tour with Othello
The Royal Shakespeare Company On Tour | January '09 - March 09
The Royal Shakespeare Company will tour Othello, Shakespeare’s great tragedy of jealousy and suspicion. |
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Politics and cutting-edge dance collide in the world premiere of the controversial My Friend Robert by award-winning Zimbabwean-born choreographer Bawren Tavaziva... |
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Thriller – Live is the spectacular, high-octane show specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson... |
