Arcola Theatre

Saw The Poltergeist @arcolatheatre.bsky.social this evening. Absolutely astonishing, spellbinding solo performance by Louis Davison!!
His very proud parents were there too!😊

REVIEW: The Poltergheist There’s a very unique kind of intimacy in Philip Ridley’s one-person plays: the kind that pushes its blade right up to theatre’s jugular and cheekily threatens to bleed it dry if you don’t follow it through to the end.

REVIEW: 5 stars to #ThePoltergeist @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

'For eighty minutes, Davidson lets the text work his body to a pulp, and the text lets Davidson pull it up by the roots.'

#review #theatre #london #whatson

📣▪️ REVIEW | POLTERGEIST at the Arcola Theatre
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💬▪️ “Davison’s performance is a tour-de-force”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/09/the-poltergeist-2/
📷▪️ Simon Annand
👉▪️ @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #PhilipRidley

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Wiebke Green We sat down Wiebke Green who returns to Arcola Theatre with a bold theatrical challenge: Tarantula and The Poltergeist by Philip Ridley, performed in rep for the first time.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Wiebke Green director of #Tarantula and #ThePoltergeist @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

'They’re tonally very different; one a fizzy, dark comedy, the other a twisty, psychological thriller.'

#interview #london #theatre #whatson

Kemi Awoderu on her early role in Annie and persevering as an actor The actor tells John Byrne about her first performing job: playing Milly in Annie at the Pleasance Theatre, London, in 2003

'Every role matters, every setback teaches you.'

Tarantula's Kemi Awoderu spoke with The Stage about being cast as Toni six years after her first audition for the role — and her advice to emerging actors.

Get tickets for Tarantula at arcolatheatre.com 🎟️

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Review: Don Giovanni, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre Can’t afford opera? Yes you can! Get down to the Arcola and see -and HEAR - a wonderful production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

#Review: Don Giovanni @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"A full-on, memorable evening of sublime music, singing and storytelling. Ensemble OrQuesta have done it again."

#theatre #opera #Grimeborn #theatresky

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Review: The Womb, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre A surreal, unflinching reminder that women’s battles are far from over.‬

#Review: The Womb @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"A thought-provoking and visceral piece that confronts what it means to be a woman in a world built by men."

#theatre #offwestend #theatresky

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Arcola Theatre continues its 25th anniversary season with the London premiere of Crocodile Fever by award-winning writer Meghan Tyler.

Running 17 Oct-22 Nov, the production is dir by @arcolatheatre.bsky.social AD Mehmet Ergen. Cast incs Tyler, Rachel Rooney, Stephen Kennedy & James Pedley-Holden.

Grimeborn Opera Festival: Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner at Arcola Theatre @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @kevinwilsonpr.bsky.social
Susan Elkin • 17 August 2025

‘Intimate yearning, finely sung’ ★★★★

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REVIEW: Tristan Und Isolde Tristan Und Isolde is a epic for the ages. With themes of love, life, and death there is nothing out there quite like this.

REVIEW: 4 stars to #TristanUndIsolde @arcolatheatre.bsky.social #Grimeborn

'Timeless, powerful, thrilling.'

#review #opera #london #whatson

REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Jane Eyre the Opera at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

"This contemporary operatic take on a classic story is visually rich and musically dramatic, brought to life by a talented group of young singers"

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#review #London #opera

📣 REVIEW | JANE EYRE at the Arcola Theatre

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💬 “at once powerful and raw while remaining refined and focused”

📖 thespyinthestalls.com/2025/08/jane-eyre-3/

📷 Camilla Greenwell

👉 @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @kevinwilsonpr.bsky.social

#️⃣ #review #thespyinthestalls #JaneEyre #Grimeborn

Clive Step into the strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human world of Clive, the riveting new one-person play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

So lucky to see a (sold-out) preview of #Clive at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social last night.

A funny, supertense, moving, timely, deeply involving social thriller about isolation. Razorsharp writing from #MichaelWynne and a tour de force from ⁦‪#PaulKeating.👏🏻

www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/cli...

Review: Clive, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre An emotionally charged tale of working from home with only a cactus to talk to.

#Review: Clive @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"Keating has a unique and powerful skill of portraying minute nuances of vulnerability... makes the second half of this play so often shocking and surprisingly moving."

#theatre #offwestend #Dalston

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Clive - Arcola Theatre | Review People who work by themselves have been around for some time – it has been at least twenty years since I first came across a photocopier engineer who was mutt

Clive - @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

"how refreshing to find a character who picks themselves up after a critical incident and does what most of us are trying to do – live the one life we have to the best of our ability. A thoughtful and intriguing production."

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Review: CLIVE at Arcola It’s a brave man who attempts delivery of a one hour play where his only co-star is a large, inanimate, but dangerous looking cactus. Paul Keating has done just that, tackling the spiky subject of pos...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CLIVE at Arcola.

Homeworking, office bullies and inept HR departments are put under the microscope in CLIVE at Arcola.

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@londoboxoffice.bsky.social @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @kevinwilsonpr.bsky.social

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Paul Keating We sat down with Paul to talk about CLIVE, who will play Thomas in this strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Paul Keating @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

We sat down with Paul to talk about CLIVE, who will play Thomas in this strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

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#interview #london

From South London to the stage at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social - we’re creating joyful,
community-rooted work with a serious passion for music, stories & connection. 💜

Review: Run Sister Run, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre A marvellously crafted story, forged with emotions that are tempered by an unbreakable bond.

#Review: Run Sister Run @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★★

"A marvellously crafted story, forged with emotions that are tempered by an unbreakable bond."

#theatre #offwestend #theatresky

everything-theatre.co.uk/2025/07/revi...

‘Two Flat Earthers travel to Antarctica to find the edge of the world.’

The world premiere of Jessica Norman’s debut full-length play This Little Earth will be staged at London’s @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 22 Oct-15 Nov. Imy Wyatt directs #3heartscanvas #izzy_carney_.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Paul Keating @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

We sat down with Paul to talk about CLIVE, who will play Thomas in this strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

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#interview #london

54.60 Africa – Arcola Theatre - North West End UK In 54.60 Africa, what begins as a funeral for a continent quickly turns into a breathless adventure as ten friends of different ages and backgrounds, all members of the diaspora in London, spurred on ...

#REVIEW - 54.60 Africa at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social "a story that is bright and exciting, that feels new yet familiar, like coming home for the first time" northwestend.com/54-60-africa...

Review: 54.60 Africa, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre Traverse this mighty continent with these fearless travellers in a powerful compendium of Africa’s stories, emotions and music.

#Review: 54.60 Africa @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★★

"This is a joyful, poignant experience. The ensemble are ‘evangelists of seduction’ and we are both seduced and sated."

#theatre #offwestend #Dalston #Africa #theatresky

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Interview: Paul Keating on Clive at the Arcola Theatre - Theatre Weekly Paul Keating returns to the Arcola Theatre this summer in the world premiere of Clive, a new play by Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning writer Michael Wynne

'You will laugh, you may cry, but I know you'll be entertained'
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Review: The Reckoning, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre A beautifully crafted elucidation of the human impact of war that blurs the boundaries between audience and story, actively challenging how people stand by as devastation occurs.

#Review: The Reckoning @arcolatheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"We leave not as passive spectators but as an active part of the struggles, our own lives now touched by them."

#theatre #offwestend #ukraine #theatresky

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The Reckoning Written by Anastasiia Kosodii and Josephine Burton, and directed by Burton, The Reckoning is a vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and the fragile trust between those who uncover the truth...

A brilliant piece of remarkable power, on this month at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social — Ukraine & war & much more. Based on work of Reckoning Project, full of painful & surprising & moving moments

YouTube video by Arcola Theatre 54.60 Africa - A Message from the Elufowoju jr Ensemble

We're proud to be co-producing 54.60 Africa with the Elufowoju jr Ensemble at Arcola Theatre this summer!
The Ensemble is raising funds to help bring the show's bold musical vision to life.
We'd love your support to make this project soar: gofundme.com/f/5460-africa
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I’m building a case against Putin — and this drama is part of the battle A radical new play is using real testimony of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, explains Peter Pomerantsev

Brilliant piece on the story behind The Reckoning, opening at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social this week: can a play hold real evil accountable?
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Two-time Olivier nominee Paul Keating will star in the world premiere of Olivier and BAFTA award-winning writer Michael Wynne’s new play Clive, directed by Lucy Bailey.

The ‘intimate & funny portrait of an ordinary life’ runs at London’s @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 30 Jul-23 Aug.

Meet Clive! He’s prickly, silent, and Thomas' work-from-home pal. A new, darkly funny play about loneliness, connection + a very large cactus.

🌵 Written by Michael Wynne. Directed by Lucy Bailey. Starring Paul Keating.
🎭 Arcola Theatre | 30 July – 23 August
🎟️ arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/clive