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

September 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM

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A Young(ish) Perspective

@youngishpers.bsky.social

REVIEW: 5 stars to #ThePoltergeist @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

'For eighty minutes, Davidson lets the text work his body to a pulp, and the text lets Davidson pull it up by the roots.'

#review #theatre #london #whatson

REVIEW: The Poltergheist

There’s a very unique kind of intimacy in Philip Ridley’s one-person plays: the kind that pushes its blade right up to theatre’s jugular and cheekily threatens to bleed it dry if you don’t follow it through to the end.

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September 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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thespyinthestalls

@thespyinthestalls.bsky.social

📣▪️ REVIEW | POLTERGEIST at the Arcola Theatre
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💬▪️ “Davison’s performance is a tour-de-force”
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/09/the-poltergeist-2/
📷▪️ Simon Annand
👉▪️ @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #PhilipRidley

September 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM

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A Young(ish) Perspective

@youngishpers.bsky.social

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Wiebke Green director of #Tarantula and #ThePoltergeist @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

'They’re tonally very different; one a fizzy, dark comedy, the other a twisty, psychological thriller.'

#interview #london #theatre #whatson

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Wiebke Green

We sat down Wiebke Green who returns to Arcola Theatre with a bold theatrical challenge: Tarantula and The Poltergeist by Philip Ridley, performed in rep for the first time.

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September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Arcola Theatre

@arcolatheatre.bsky.social

'Every role matters, every setback teaches you.'

Tarantula's Kemi Awoderu spoke with The Stage about being cast as Toni six years after her first audition for the role — and her advice to emerging actors.

Get tickets for Tarantula at arcolatheatre.com 🎟️

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Kemi Awoderu on her early role in Annie and persevering as an actor

The actor tells John Byrne about her first performing job: playing Milly in Annie at the Pleasance Theatre, London, in 2003

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September 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM

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Everything Theatre

@everything-theatre.co.uk

#Review: Don Giovanni @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"A full-on, memorable evening of sublime music, singing and storytelling. Ensemble OrQuesta have done it again."

#theatre #opera #Grimeborn #theatresky

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Review: Don Giovanni, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre

Can’t afford opera? Yes you can! Get down to the Arcola and see -and HEAR - a wonderful production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

everything-theatre.co.uk

August 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM

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Everything Theatre

@everything-theatre.co.uk

#Review: The Womb @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"A thought-provoking and visceral piece that confronts what it means to be a woman in a world built by men."

#theatre #offwestend #theatresky

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Review: The Womb, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre

A surreal, unflinching reminder that women’s battles are far from over.‬

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August 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM

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Terri Paddock

@terripaddock.bsky.social

Arcola Theatre continues its 25th anniversary season with the London premiere of Crocodile Fever by award-winning writer Meghan Tyler.

Running 17 Oct-22 Nov, the production is dir by @arcolatheatre.bsky.social AD Mehmet Ergen. Cast incs Tyler, Rachel Rooney, Stephen Kennedy & James Pedley-Holden.

August 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM

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LondonPubTheatres

@pubtheatres1.bsky.social

Grimeborn Opera Festival: Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner at Arcola Theatre @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @kevinwilsonpr.bsky.social
Susan Elkin • 17 August 2025

‘Intimate yearning, finely sung’ ★★★★

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August 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM

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A Young(ish) Perspective

@youngishpers.bsky.social

REVIEW: 4 stars to #TristanUndIsolde @arcolatheatre.bsky.social #Grimeborn

'Timeless, powerful, thrilling.'

#review #opera #london #whatson

REVIEW: Tristan Und Isolde

Tristan Und Isolde is a epic for the ages. With themes of love, life, and death there is nothing out there quite like this.

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August 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM

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A Young(ish) Perspective

@youngishpers.bsky.social

REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Jane Eyre the Opera at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

"This contemporary operatic take on a classic story is visually rich and musically dramatic, brought to life by a talented group of young singers"

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#review #London #opera

August 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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thespyinthestalls

@thespyinthestalls.bsky.social

📣 REVIEW | JANE EYRE at the Arcola Theatre

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💬 “at once powerful and raw while remaining refined and focused”

📖 thespyinthestalls.com/2025/08/jane-eyre-3/

📷 Camilla Greenwell

👉 @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @kevinwilsonpr.bsky.social

#️⃣ #review #thespyinthestalls #JaneEyre #Grimeborn

August 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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Alan Turkington - The Warden in #CRONOSNewDawn

@thisisalanturk.bsky.social

So lucky to see a (sold-out) preview of #Clive at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social last night.

A funny, supertense, moving, timely, deeply involving social thriller about isolation. Razorsharp writing from #MichaelWynne and a tour de force from ⁦‪#PaulKeating.👏🏻

www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/cli...

Clive

Step into the strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human world of Clive, the riveting new one-person play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

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August 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM

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Everything Theatre

@everything-theatre.co.uk

#Review: Clive @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"Keating has a unique and powerful skill of portraying minute nuances of vulnerability... makes the second half of this play so often shocking and surprisingly moving."

#theatre #offwestend #Dalston

everything-theatre.co.uk/2025/08/revi...

Review: Clive, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre

An emotionally charged tale of working from home with only a cactus to talk to.

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August 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM

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Chris Omaweng

@comaweng.bsky.social

Clive - @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

"how refreshing to find a character who picks themselves up after a critical incident and does what most of us are trying to do – live the one life we have to the best of our ability. A thoughtful and intriguing production."

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Clive - Arcola Theatre | Review

People who work by themselves have been around for some time – it has been at least twenty years since I first came across a photocopier engineer who was mutt

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August 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM

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Stuart King, Head Reviewer at London Box Office

@stuartreviews-lbo.bsky.social

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CLIVE at Arcola.

Homeworking, office bullies and inept HR departments are put under the microscope in CLIVE at Arcola.

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Review: CLIVE at Arcola

It’s a brave man who attempts delivery of a one hour play where his only co-star is a large, inanimate, but dangerous looking cactus. Paul Keating has done just that, tackling the spiky subject of pos...

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August 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM

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A Young(ish) Perspective

@youngishpers.bsky.social

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Paul Keating @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

We sat down with Paul to talk about CLIVE, who will play Thomas in this strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

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#interview #london

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Paul Keating

We sat down with Paul to talk about CLIVE, who will play Thomas in this strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

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July 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM

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Baseless Fabric Theatre

@baseless-fabric.bsky.social

From South London to the stage at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social - we’re creating joyful,
community-rooted work with a serious passion for music, stories & connection. 💜

July 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM

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Everything Theatre

@everything-theatre.co.uk

#Review: Run Sister Run @ArcolaTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★★

"A marvellously crafted story, forged with emotions that are tempered by an unbreakable bond."

#theatre #offwestend #theatresky

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Review: Run Sister Run, Arcola Theatre - Everything Theatre

A marvellously crafted story, forged with emotions that are tempered by an unbreakable bond.

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July 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM

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Terri Paddock

@terripaddock.bsky.social

‘Two Flat Earthers travel to Antarctica to find the edge of the world.’

The world premiere of Jessica Norman’s debut full-length play This Little Earth will be staged at London’s @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 22 Oct-15 Nov. Imy Wyatt directs #3heartscanvas #izzy_carney_.

July 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM

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A Young(ish) Perspective

@youngishpers.bsky.social

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Paul Keating @arcolatheatre.bsky.social

We sat down with Paul to talk about CLIVE, who will play Thomas in this strange, funny, and heartbreakingly human play by Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

wp.me/pdXz8Y-61j

#interview #london

July 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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North West End UK

@northwestenduk.bsky.social

#REVIEW - 54.60 Africa at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social "a story that is bright and exciting, that feels new yet familiar, like coming home for the first time" northwestend.com/54-60-africa...