OMNIBUS THEATRE NEW SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2019 • The new Autumn Winter season at Omnibus Theatre sees nine productions featuring new writing, four of which are returning companies. We welcome three touring shows, a programme of Irish work which includes a revival by one of Ireleand’s greatest playwrights,…
"From assassins to cannibals to Queens. Each show this season is here to entertain, enthral and champion stories that may otherwise be left untapped or unheard."
Clarissa Widya is the founder and artistic director of critically-acclaimed British East Asian theatre company Papergang Theatre, who are marking the 30th anniversary of the 6/4 Tiananmen Square protest by curating a evening of British East Asian artists presenting their reflections on the movement.
NC Chang, whose new play Clouds Over Beijing will be performed in a staged reading at this Saturday's #Tiananmen30 event, writes about the importance of reflecting on the Tiananmen protests 30 years on.
Othello: Remixed director Darren Raymond is in the Omnibus Theatre hot seat. Here we quiz him about his unapologetic re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Othello.
"I've never been to Southend before."- Lynsey. Except, I have! I'm originally from Basildon in Essex but moved to the Isle of Sheppey in Kent and stayed there for 11 years or so. Although my mums back in Essex now and is about 10 mins from Southend, I always say…
"Many of the best known songs were written and sung by LGBT musicians and yet there has until relatively recently been a culture of homophobia within the jazz scene." Queertet's Tom Smith shines a light on five of his faves.
I first came across Country Music whilst at drama school. The play really stood out to me because of how human it felt. I was drawn to the relationships between the characters and the journey which Jamie goes on. Years later, I came back to it because I remembered that…