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Home > Archives for Theatre at home

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The cast of Talawa Theatre & Radio 4's dramas

Tune in to some original audio drama

Are you looking for a bit of drama in your life? Then tune into Radio 4 this month, for a showcase of new work from Talawa Theare Company…

Elephant's Graveyard

Spectacle and revenge explored in Elephant’s Graveyard

History and legend combine, as tragic tale Elephant’s Graveyard streams to theatre audiences this month…

Geraldine Pilgrim's Hangbag, photo Sheila Burnett

Handbags at the ready for some participatory home theatre

This month, watch a celebratory online participatory performance with music, dance …and handbags…

Random Selfies, Ovalhouse, photo by Simon Annand

Tackling loneliness in lockdown with Random Selfies

This June, the team behind London’s Ovalhouse theatre and the new Brixton House venue, will be opening up their archives to share a selection of performances for free…

Grimm's Collecting Agency

Grimm’s Collecting Agency need your stories

This Spring, Teatro Vivo and Croydonites will present free broadcast show, Grimm’s Collecting Agency, and they need your stories…

Getting Better Slowly live stream, photo Robert Day

Getting Better Slowly streams for charity

Getting Better Slowly, the true story of a man’s two-and-half-year journey to recovery after Guillain-Barré syndrome paralysed him, is to be streamed…

Breach Theatre, It’s True, It’s True, It’s True

Breach Theatre stream critically acclaimed drama

Critically acclaimed Artemisia Gentileschi drama It’s True, It’s True, It’s True will be streamed this month, following its BBC Four TV debut…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

Top Story

Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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