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VENUE: THE OTHER PALACE >>> What do polyamory, Southend-on-Sea, and a hall of mirrors have in common? They all played an instrumental part in the construction of Shake it Up!’s Improvised Shakespeare Show at the Other Palace. Unluckily for you, it is probable that none of these plot lines will ever crop up again due to the nature of the improvisation of every performance...

VENUE: SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE, ELEPHANT >>> The Children's Inquiry is a musical about the UK care system. We are presented with its history from 1896 workhouses to the present day, including acts of Parliament such as the 1945 Children's Act, the Child Migration Scheme in the 1953, the Children's Home Act in 1982...

VENUE: HAROLD PINTER THEATRE >>> Manga meets Broadway Baroque in a mouth-watering mélange of sweetness and light that hits the West End stage in Your Lie in April The Musical’s English language premiere at the Harold Pinter Theatre. If music is the food of love you’ll need a...

VENUE: UNION THEATRE >>> Wet Feet is a tale of prejudice, fear, love and Strawberry Yazoo. Set in the present day, Franko (Michael Neri), an anxious mid-30-something, decides to face his anxiety over his closet homosexuality...

VENUE: OMNIBUS THEATRE >>> If you don’t yet know who Joe Carstairs was, this play is a fine introduction to a character who lived life unashamedly their own way, defying the gender norms and oppressive forces of the twentieth century...

VENUE: SECRET LOCATION IN CLERKENWELL >>> When the opportunity to spend my last night as a 22-year-old at a secret location in Clerkenwell landed in my inbox, I signed myself up. My friend and I met after work on Wednesday...