The Theatre Reviewer

Ahead of Return To The Forest I caught up with Sue to give a deeper dive into the themes of the production and what people can expect from this production. How did your previous collaboration on The Global Playground influence this new production? The Global Playground was Theatre-Rites' first collaboration with Gregory Magoma and was produced by Manchester International Festival during Covid, rehearsed in a socially distant way. As you can imagine, it was both wonderful to b

A gripping new Korean musical making its UK premiere, The Last Man follows a lone survivor trapped in an underground bunker during a zombie apocalypse. As isolation, paranoia, and fear begin to take hold, the line between reality and imagination blurs in this haunting psychological thriller. There is definitely something intriguing at the heart of The Last Man. A moody bunker musical about isolation, paranoia and zombies? It already sounds like the kind of thing that would ei

Blending boxing, music, history and heartfelt storytelling, Dancing in the Mirror is an ambitious new site-specific production staged inside the iconic Fellowship Inn in Lewisham. The very place where legendary boxer Sir Henry Cooper once trained. Written by Sunday Times bestselling author Rhik Samadder in his playwriting debut, the production brings together professional actors, musicians and the Lewisham Creative Chorus for a moving story that spans generations of South Lon