#OPERA #REVIEW Giulio Cesare in Egitto @arcolatheatre.bsky.social #NewTrinityBaroque 'This sublime show of authentically orchestrated 18th-century artistry makes for a transporting night in one of London’s most innovative theatres' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/grimeborn-gi... #London

Grimeborn: Giulio Cesare in Egitto – Arcola Theatre, London - The Reviews Hub

Music: George Frideric Handel Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym Director: Marcio da Silva Conquering hero Julius Caesar arrives in Egypt, dressed in a short white tunic, purple toga, golden laurel wreat...

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One of my final summer projects is a program note for @blackeyedtheatre.bsky.social's & @arcolatheatre.bsky.social's production of The Turn of the Screw. Check it out during its UK tour! #HenryJames

On the History of Literature Podcast, @jackewilson.bsky.social talks to playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm about her new adaptation of The Turn of the Screw, which has its world premiere at London's Arcola Theater in September. #literature #plays #theater @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

825 Henry James's Ghosts (with Morgan Lloyd Malcolm) | My Last B…

In 1895, Henry James suffered through a terrible failure, as his play Guy Domville was greeted by hoots, jeers, and tomatoes being thrown at the play's author. Jame…

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#OPERA #REVIEW Rinaldo @arcolatheatre.bsky.social 'a dazzlingly intense experience and a beautiful illustration of how an opera can be transformed by focusing on what matters most' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/grimeborn-20... #London

Grimeborn 2026: Rinaldo – Arcola Theatre, London - The Reviews Hub

Composer: George Friderick Handel Librettist: Giacomo Rossi Director: Ralph Bridle Musical Director: David Eaton  Handel was commissioned to compose Rinaldo, the first Italian opera specifically for t...

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Introducing Tolu Okanlawon, winner of the Playwrights '73 Award and our new playwright-in-residence! The award places four playwrights with four theatres around the UK, funding them to write a new play – and this year, Arcola is one of those theatres. www.arcolatheatre.com/news/tolu-ok...

Tolu Okanlawon: our new playwright-in-residence - Arcola Theatre

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#OPERA #REVIEW Grimeborn: Erwartung/The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K @arcolatheatre.bsky.social 'Contemporary opera is a hard nut to crack, but Kevin Rodgers has most definitely cracked it' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/grimeborn-er... #London

Grimeborn: Erwartung/The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K – Arcola Theatre London - The Reviews Hub

Erwartung Music: Arnold Schoenberg Libretto:  Marie Pappenheim   The Murderous Delusions of Gavrilo K Music and libretto: Kevin Rodgers   Director: Valeria Perboni Contemporary opera is a hard nut to ...

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"Back then, that was the only way to get to the truth" The Financial Times's AJ Goldmann interviewed our own Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen and composer Tuluğ Tırpan about Lowest of the Low, making its UK premiere at Arcola in just over a week! www.ft.com/content/39ae...

Lowest of the Low — how a controversial exposé about migrant workers became an unlikely opera

Günter Wallraff’s book uncovered dangerous working conditions in postwar West Germany

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#OPERA #REVIEW Grimeborn: Murder Games: A Double Bill @arcolatheatre.bsky.social #TheOperaMakers 'a fun double bill that gives two largely unknown 20th-century pieces the best possible chance' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/grimeborn-mu... #London

Grimeborn: Murder Games: A Double Bill – Arcola Theatre, London - The Reviews Hub

Cupboard Love Music: Madeline Dring Libretto: DF Aitken   Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters Music: Ned Rorem Libretto: Gertrude Stein   Director: Jonny Danciger  As so often, the Grimeborn Opera Festi...

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Premiering at Arcola Theatre this October, the production The Banality of Evil, opens at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social stars Mai Weisz, Anna Eckhard, Ariella Barnett, Pat Dynowska and Helen Goldwyn. #ArcolaTheatre #HannahArendt #LondonTheatre Read more: www.flickermagazine.art/post/banalit...

The Banality of Evil, on Hannah Arendt, opens at Arcola | Flicker Magazine

The Banality of Evil, a new play by Julia Pascal centred on Hannah Arendt, has its world premiere at Arcola Theatre from 7 October to 7 November.

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#THEATRE #REVIEW Grimeborn: Dreamscape @arcolatheatre.bsky.social 'It’s a show that makes you rejoice in the sheer exuberance of Myeisha’s love of life, even as you know that it ends tragically' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/grimeborn-dr... #London

Grimeborn: Dreamscape – Arcola Theatre, London - The Reviews Hub

Writer: Rickerby Hinds Directors: Rickerby Hinds and Mxolisi Masilela Dreamscape is a short, exhilarating burst of creative energy featuring stellar performances by Kim Blanché Adonis as Myeisha and K...

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REVIEW: Così fan tutte?! at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A genuine delight" #Grimeborn #CosiFanTutte #Mozart pleasemindtheblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/g...

Grimeborn 2026: Così fan tutte?!

First performed at Vienna’s Burgtheater in 1790, Barefoot Opera’s production of Mozart & Da Ponte’s Così fan tutte?! at the Arcola Theatre (running as part of the 2026 Grimebo…

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I've somehow managed to neglect the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social, so I'm finally back here this summer! I have a handful of their #Grimeborn productions booked in to coincide with the BBC Proms season - my first time at this festival.

ICYMI: casting has been confirmed for The Turn of the Screw at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social - lovelondonloveculture.com/2026/07/08/n...

NEWS: Cast Announced for Turn of the Screw at the Arcola Theatre

The production for Olivier Award-winning playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s adaptation directed by Nicky Allpress will run at the theatre from the 11th September until the 10th October ahead o…

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"Sometimes you have to put on a mask to unmask a society" After last year's premiere at Kunstfest Weimar, The Guardian revealed that documentary opera Lowest of the Low (Ganz Unten) would be coming to Arcola in 2026 – and nearly a year on, it's almost here! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Opera tells story of German journalist who posed as migrant worker for two years

Docu-opera explores encounters and ethics of Günter Wallraff’s undercover work in 1980s, which he now describes as an existential necessity

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BLOG POST: BBC Proms 2026 Featuring my 2025 highlights, theatre tips (inc. @arcolatheatre.bsky.social) & my recommendations for this season. #BBCProms #RoyalAlbertHall #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers pleasemindtheblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/b...

BBC Proms 2026

After having such a great time last year, expanding my coverage more than ever, I decided to go all-in on the BBC Proms once more. It’s another enticing schedule, although at this point I&#82…

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This is great.

Alternative Classical@alterclassical.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Grimeborn embraces opera as a living, evolving art form – where daring stories, urgent questions and bold reinventions unfold across intimate stages. 15 July - 5 Sept in London www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...

Happy Windrush Day! 🌴💕 We're so excited to be partnering with Orísun Productions on their newly-launched Windrush Prize for British Caribbean Playwrights. Find out more about the prize here: www.arcolatheatre.com/news/introdu...

Introducing The Windrush Prize for British Caribbean Playwrights - Arcola Theatre

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A £10,000 prize for British Caribbean playwrights has been launched to coincide with Windrush Day. (@arcolatheatre.bsky.social) Read more in The Stage 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/pri...

Grimeborn Opera Festival presents powerful new operas exploring the climate crisis, social injustice and women’s perspectives, alongside reimagined classics: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...

Today’s entertainment is Barbara Pym’s Quartet in Autumn at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social. As a longtime Pym fan, it’s great to see her work on the stage for the first time.

Such gorgeous production of Barbara Pym’s novel at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social. Samantha Harvey’s text is a beautiful adaptation and the acting was just immaculate and so moving. www.arcolatheatre.com/event/quarte...

Quartet in Autumn - Arcola Theatre

Adapted for the stage by Samantha Harvey (Orbital) from the beloved novel by Barbara Pym, this is a wryly humorous and poignant ode to ageing, friendship and the poetry of everyday life.

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Enjoyed Quartet in Autumn @arcolatheatre.bsky.social this afternoon. Not often I've been to a play which name checks a newspaper I've been known to write for. (Yes, obviously in terms of being me and being Pym, it's @churchtimes.bsky.social)

Don't miss Barbara Pym’s #QuartetinAutumn, adapted for the stage by #SamanthaHarvey - a poignant depiction of four co-workers approaching retirement. I reviewed for @islingtontrib.bsky.social playing @arcolatheatre.bsky.social til 13 June www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Quartet in Autumn, at Arcola Theatre

Poignant depiction of four co-workers approaching retirement is a masterclass in observing ordinary lives

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Absolutely loved ‘Quartet in Autumn’ adapted from Barbara Pym’s novel at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social Funny, sad and beautifully cast. Do see it if you can.

★★★★★Flushed With Success thepegreview.com/2026/05/09/%... @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

★★★★★Flushed With Success

Simon Ward reviews FLUSH at the Arcola Theatre Writer and performer April Hope Miller and director Merle Wheldon bring their 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit, FLUSH, to the Arcola for a month-lon…

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CHASING THE MOMENT, a 'dazzling jazz drama' by the late JACK SHEPHERD 'changed' the life of @arcolatheatre.bsky.social Mehmet Ergen: www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/m... Script available: www.concordtheatricals.co.uk/s/11509/chasing-the-moment www.steinplays.com/clients/jack...

The play that changed my life: Jack Shepherd’s dazzling jazz drama was somethin’ else

The late playwright was also a great actor and pianist who combined all three talents in Chasing the Moment, which flowed like real life

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Looking forward to seeing Ukraine Unbroken @arcolatheatre.bsky.social this weekend

Sasha Dugdale@sashadugdale.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Some great reviews of Ukraine Unbroken @arcolatheatre.bsky.social in the press (and lots that mention Natalya Vorozhbit’s Three Mates as outstanding). A couple of weeks left to see the show.

'Emotionally devastating' ★★★★ Guardian 'Brilliantly taut' ★★★★ The Stage Ukraine Unbroken, a collection of five plays by NHB authors is now on @arcolatheatre.bsky.social. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/ukraine-unbr...

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