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'It’s really not about marriage' - Gecko director Amit Lahav on The Wedding as it heads to Sadler’s Wells East

In theatre group Gecko's dystopian world, we're all 'married to the state'

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'It’s really not about marriage' - Gecko director Amit Lahav on The Wedding as it heads to Sadler’s Wells East

Cinderella at Hackney Empire - a Christmas present come early

From a social climbing evil stepmother to dating app-swiping ugly stepsisters, this festive pantomime is a modern twist on the beloved classic

Author: Julia Silverberg

Cinderella at Hackney Empire - a Christmas present come early

Mama Goose at Stratford East - a modern East End twist on the Christmas panto

The nights may be longer and the days might be darker, but one perk of the bleak midwinter is the ushering in of pantomime season

Author: Julia Silverberg

Mama Goose at Stratford East - a modern East End twist on the Christmas panto

A Hackney homecoming - actor Siobhan James returns to legendary venue for first lead role

Celebrated actor Siobhan James is returning to her home borough this winter, assuming her first lead role in a pantomime

Author: Julia Silverberg

A Hackney homecoming - actor Siobhan James returns to legendary venue for first lead role

The Harder They Come - 'a message of persistence rings loud and clear'

Olivier Award-winner Matthew Xia directs this stage adaptation of the film The Harder They Come at Stratford East

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Danny Bailey (José) in The Harder They Come

Saddled with Shakespeare: The Handlebards ride to Geffrye Museum

An all-bicycling theatre company is giving new meaning to the phrase ‘play cycle’

Author: East End Review

The Handlebards' all-female troupe. Photograph: The Handlebards

From the Ground Up, Shoreditch Town Hall, review: ‘a lo-fi game show experience’

The show, devised by the Almeida young company, saw audiences peppered with provocative yes-or-no questions

Author: East End Review

The cast of From the Ground Up. Photograph: Almeida

Crossing the divide – Spitalfields to see crowdfunded adaptation of Malorie Blackman classic

An extraordinary tale of social exclusion, terrorism and oppression, Noughts and Crosses has now been adapted for the stage. Its director Cheryl Walker talks about black representation and why her performers are “not just actors”

Author: East End Review

The cast of Noughts and Crosses in rehearsal. Photograph: Purple Moon Drama

1972: The Future of Sex begins Shoreditch Town Hall run

A new comedy explores sexual anxiety and coming of age in the year of Ziggy Stardust and Mary Whitehouse

Author: East End Review

Generation sex - The Wardrobe Company on stage. Photograph: Jack Offord

Playing a blinder – All That Fall preview

A one-act play for radio by Samuel Beckett is ingeniously staged at Wilton’s Music Hall

Author: East End Review

All That Fall, as staged by Out of Joint

Wilde Wilde East – The Importance of Being Earnest comes to the Barbican

An operatic adaptation of one of the most celebrated comedies in the English language comes to the Barbican this month

Author: East End Review

Going Wilde: cast members of an operatic production of The Importance Of Being Earnest. Photograph: Royal Opera House / Steph

Sheer Height redress the gender balance with new Arcola show

Fed up with the state of theatre for women, two friends founded their own company placing female characters centre stage

Author: East End Review

The Sheer Height company on-stage. Photograph: Thomas Scurr.