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THE PRICE OF OIL
BBC Radio’s major new season of factual dramas exploring the history of oil – and the price we’ve paid for it, starts on the 26th September at 2.30pm on Radio 4, with three of the eight plays written by Jonathan Myerson, who co-devised the series.
see the full season listing here
FACEBOOKED!
At the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe Festival until 30th August, this new one-man show sees playwright and double Fringe First winner Iain Heggie detail the time he spends posting on Facebook.
‘he has developed a knack for honing shaggy dog stories into pithy status updates for an audience of thousands. Heggie’s soothing, rhythmic prose is perfectly attuned to capture the spirit of the divergent characters he encounters in and around the streets of his home town.’ Paul Vale – The Stage
FACEBOOKED!
At the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe Festival until 30th August, this new one-man show sees playwright and double Fringe First winner Iain Heggie detail the time he spends posting on Facebook.
‘he has developed a knack for honing shaggy dog stories into pithy status updates for an audience of thousands. Heggie’s soothing, rhythmic prose is perfectly attuned to capture the spirit of the divergent characters he encounters in and around the streets of his home town.’ Paul Vale – The Stage
DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON
David Byrne’s new modern satire inspired by George Orwell’s autobiographical tale plays at the Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe Festival until 31st August before transferring to London’s New Diorama.
‘Often funny, nuanced’ Lyn Gardner – The Guardian
‘A stroke of genius’ Matt Trueman – Fest
Shakespeare’s classic hilariously updated by director Rebecca Gatward for Chester Performs. At Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre Chester until 23rd August.
‘This is a heart-warming and affectionate piece of theatre. If you want an uproariously enjoyable evening of theatre in a beautiful setting, then I cannot recommend this show highly enough.’ 5 STARS – Clare Howden – ThePublicReviews.com
Photo Mark McNulty for Chester Performs
Shakespeare’s classic hilariously updated by director Rebecca Gatward for Chester Performs. At Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre Chester until 23rd August.
‘This is a heart-warming and affectionate piece of theatre. If you want an uproariously enjoyable evening of theatre in a beautiful setting, then I cannot recommend this show highly enough.’ 5 STARS – Clare Howden – ThePublicReviews.com
Photo Mark McNulty for Chester Performs