Lots to look forward to:
Rotterdam – Donnacadh O’Briain’s Olivier award-winning production
The fastest growing arts festival in the UK, VAULT Festival returns to Waterloo (23 Jan – 17 Mar) with its biggest and boldest programme yet with the best in new writing for theatre and comedy, immersive experiences, cabaret, live performance and late night parties.
Making her West End debut, Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis will take the lead in the world premiere of Dark Sublime, the love-letter to British sci-fi television for both those that make it and those that adore it. (25 June – 3 Aug, Trafalgar Studios)
Tackling the migrant experience and performed by a mixed ensemble, including those who have recently sought refuge in the UK, Welcome to the UK has its world premiere at The Bunker. (22 Jan – 16 Feb)
The first time Soho Theatre have programmed circus, No Show joyously and heartbreakingly deconstructs superhuman circus performers and reveals what lies hidden beneath the showmanship. (22 Jan – 9 Feb)
In 2019, Waltham Forest will be the first ever London Borough of Culture and to mark this, audio visual artists Greenaway & Greenaway, in a unique collaboration with award-winning musician Talvin Singh, have created a spectacular projection for the Town Hall as part of the opening event, Welcome To The Forest. (9 – 13 Jan)
Across the UK:
Following critically acclaimed runs in London and a highly successful transfer to New York, Donnacadh O’Briain’s Olivier award-winning production of Rotterdam, which explores transitioning and sexuality, will now embark on an extensive UK tour (Apr – June 2019).
Following its acclaimed premiere in spring 2017, good dog by Arinzé Kene (Netflix’s Crazyhead; BBC’s EastEnders; Channel 4’s Youngers; Girl From the North Country, West End; Misty, Bush Theatre and West End) embarks on a national tour (Jan – Mar 2019).
A punchy and poetic exploration of family, race, identity and love from Manchester-based dual heritage writer David Judge, SparkPlug is the story of a white man who becomes the adoptive father, mother and best friend of a mixed-race child. (Feb – Apr 2019)
With their first foray into new writing, Chippy Lane Productions present the world premiere of BLUE – the debut play of young Welsh writer Rhys Warrington which shines a light on the current state of innumerable families across Wales as vital medical and NHS services are cut. (5 – 16 Feb, Chapter, Cardiff)