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1 month ago | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck | 3rd Apr 2025 | London Fringe Theatre Peckham has announced a diverse community-curated programme for its fourth Peckham Fringe this summer. But this year, there’s more. Our commitment to inclusivity and representation is vital, The south London theatre has excellent facilities. The foyer entrance is a spacious and bright licensed cafe that can accommodate 90 standing and 50 seated patrons.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck | 5th Nov 2024 | London Fringe As the seasons change Summer Fringes give way to Winter Festivals and on Monday the Voila! Theatre Festival kicked off with an evening of celebration at The Cockpit Theatre, its home for 10 years.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 6th Sep 2024|London Fringe Simon Wiesenthal was a man with a mission. “When history looks back,” he said, “I want people to know that the Nazis could not kill millions of people with impunity.” Thus, having survived the Holocaust, he devoted the rest of his life to bringing Nazi war criminals to justice.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 6th Sep 2024|London Fringe Simon Wiesenthal was a man with a mission. “When history looks back,” he said, “I want people to know that the Nazis could not kill millions of people with impunity.” Thus, having survived the Holocaust, he devoted the rest of his life to bringing Nazi war criminals to justice.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 17th Jun 2024|London Fringe The team at Polka Theatre have announced the launch of their inaugural Polka Playwriting Award, generously funded by The Garek Trust, supported by Cockayne and London Community Foundation with Methuen Drama as the award partner. We have to address the gap in theatre provision for the pre-teen age groupPolka Theatre is one of just a handful of dedicated children’s venues in the UK.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 15th Jun 2024|London Fringe Musician Alison Cotton talks to our Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck about Engelchen (Little Angels), a multimedia production inspired by the heroic lives of local residents and opera fans in Balham, Ida and Louise Cook, who used their love of music to help 29 Jews escape Nazi Germany.
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May 27, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 27th May 2024|London Fringe We recently featured Brendan Shelly and his company Ageless Arts, which provides opportunities in theatre for people over 50. Here, Sabina Westrup writes about her aim of providing middle-aged women with a voice.
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May 15, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 15th May 2024|London Fringe Brendan Shelly talks about the background to the world premiere of his company's inaugural play, Porridge Boy, which opens this month at the Greenwich Theatre. A celebration of the ability to rein in our biggest fearsBrendan, let's start with your company, Ageless Arts, which you created to support previously unpublishedplaywrights over the age of 50.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 26th Apr 2024|London Fringe Regarded by the Independent as one of the 40 best plays of all time, Bryony Lavery’s Frozen is a play in two acts and 30 scenes, not to be confused with the new musical of the same name; it is a dark drama far removed from the magical world of princesses. The play is being staged by Artistic Director James Haddrell at the Greenwich Theatre.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
broadwaybaby.com | Richard Beck |London Fringe
By Richard Beck| 8th Apr 2024|London Fringe We invited John Mitton, director of The British Theatre Challenge, presented by Sky Blue Theatre Company at the Jack Studio to tell us about this year's event, the plays and the writers. Diversity and representation are integral values upheld by the BTCThe journey from page to stage can often seem like a daunting one for emerging playwrights, especially those who lack recognition and funding.
