119 stories by "Anya Ryan"
Brixton House, London Five writers contribute fizzing ideas aplenty to this play exploring questions of Latinx identity in Britain, while also attempting to deliver an undercover drama
There…
Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotA reluctant return to the valleys brings a reckoning with a violent past and problematic present in Katie Payne's vivid and raw monologue
Playwright Kati…
Omnibus theatre, LondonA couple of former hedonists are reunited years later in Louis Emmitt-Stern's quick-witted dissection of bereavement and the queer dating scene
History is supposed to …
Revisiting the Troubles in 1990s Belfast, Sapling is the result of intensive research in the city. And winning the Women's prize, says Duncan, 'is the maddest thing that's ever happened to m…
Soho Theatre Walthamstow, LondonShe draws us in with bursts of manic physical expression and never stops poking fun at her own quirks and compulsions
'Why did Americans decide to elect a dic…
Bush theatre, London Karim Khan's tender portrait of South Asians finding companionship through shared grief and illness is played with crackling chemistry by Shobu Kapoor and Rehan Sheikh
L…
Soho theatre, LondonDesire collides with stomach-churning awkwardness in this play " which won the Women's prize " about friends heading out for some physical contact
I'm watching Miriam Bat…
Bristol Old VicAn inventive production crammed full of puppets, sword fights and rousing melodies shrieks with life
It's all aboard this Christmas with Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary's musica…
Watermill theatre, NewburyRelocating the Hans Christian Andersen tale to Cornwall, with its folk musicians and fishermen, Elgiva Field and Lara Barbier's show is cheery and sweet
Christmas h…
Lyric Hammersmith, London A sinister giant computer and a meat-eating headmaster have a sinister plan for shy Jack and his schoolfriends. Meanwhile, the Fairy Godfather has the hots for the …
Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonA rollercoaster accident leaves six choristers in limbo, each having to make their case for a second chance on Earth in this eccentric show
Well, this is …
Bush theatre, LondonPerformed by an exceptional cast, Sophia's Griffin's debut play paints a vivid picture of men " and a system " in crisis
The heat rises slowly, and then suddenly reaches …
Soho theatre, LondonGayathiri Kamalakanthan's warm, funny debut examines history, heritage and gender expectations as Krish and bestie Brenavee navigate a big life moment
In many ways, Perio…
Birmingham RepStaged by Deafinitely Theatre, Eloise Pennycott's play sets romance against a broken, unjust system
Barrier(s) is a queer love story about a couple with vastly different experi…
Park theatre, LondonA writer tries capturing the messiness of new parenting in Jane Upton's gut-punching play " every scene of which chips away at the myth that motherhood should come natura…
Riverside Studios, LondonA heavyweight political journalist underestimates the influencer he is interviewing in this sharp update of a 2003 film by Theo Van Gogh
There's something fascinatin…
The once musty old art of voice-throwing is back in vogue on stage and online. Its new hip practitioners " plus 1980s TV mainstay Roger De Courcey " explain why their vocal tricks and errant…
Stratford East, LondonThis show, based on a gone-viral Tinder date in which a woman tried to dispose of her poo unconventionally, tackles the perils of modern love with wit, humour and crack…
It was a turning point in the push for African independence " and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African Congress
On the fac…
Bush theatre, LondonArtistic director Taio Lawson's Bush debut shows the heartbreaking fallout of a 82-year-old mother whose acid tongue belies her faltering memory
In Danny James King's Mis…
Tara theatre, LondonHunia Chawla's intimate drama is played out across continents to tell a platonic love story that examines the challenges to freedom in Pakistan and England
What does lib…
Toby Jones, Frances McDormand and Mike Myers are some of those who have appeared alongside Tim Crouch in An Oak Tree, despite never having seen the script before. As the play celebrates its …
Hampstead theatre, LondonBea, a hoarder, is visited by Veda, who carries a secret, to fix the rift between them in Chloë Lawrence-Taylor's debut play, full of vivid dialogue and forebodin…
Sisters 360, Khan's new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls " and bring new audie…
Hampstead theatre, LondonThe actors, especially Kaya Scodelario, work hard with Beau Willimon's plot, but are hampered by a leaden, tension-light production
House of Cards writer Beau Willim…