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In just one week, the much-anticipated,  When You Pass Over My Tomb will open its doors to tell a tale that transcends the boundaries of love and passion even in the afterlife. Brought to you by the critically acclaimed team, Sergio Blanco and Daniel Goldman, who are returning to the Arcola Theatre after the success of their OFFIE award …
Here at Arcola we have adopted the Anti-Racism Rider as an important statement of intent and will work with colleagues from across the industry to implement this. As a company, we have made a commitment over the next 2 years to meet the baseline actions of the rider. The creation of the Rider was lead …
What a year it’s been! This year, Arcola Theatre created, built and opened a brand new outdoor venue. Arcola Outside opened in June 2021, home to Today I’m Wiser and Grimeborn. Last week, the final show of our season took to the Arcola Outside stage. Since we reopened in June, Arcola has supported and welcomed: …
You can watch the video of this interview, or listen to the audio as a podcast below. Richard Speir interviews Robin Hooper about Broken Lad, coming soon to Arcola Outside. Robin Hooper is a prolific and lauded playwright (Queer Fish, Battersea Arts Centre – Critics Choice, Time Out, Whats On), who returns to Arcola following …
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We were sad to hear of the passing of Sir Graham Vick this week. We would like to express our condolences to his loved ones and those others deeply affected by his loss. We have long admired Vick’s desire to challenge stereotypes around opera, one which led to the creation of City of Birmingham Touring …
This month we are thrilled to introduce you to our new Production Intern Anya Winful. Hi Anya! Maybe you could start by telling us a bit about yourself. What have you been up to recently? I’m currently in my final year studying Management of Music, Theatre, Entertainment and Events at LIPA in Liverpool. I bounce …
Listen to Arcola Conversations: The Future of the Arts, a discussion on the future of the arts exploring what impact has the pandemic, and the UK’s exit from the EU, had on our arts sector. Panellists include: • Sally Beck Wippman from Freelancers Make Theatre Work• Giovanni Bienne from Equity LGBT+ Committee • Lora Krasteva from …
Whether we’re on holiday, visiting an unfamiliar place or taking some time out of daily life, since the 1800s we have been sending postcards to our loved ones. While we are unable to travel to new places through a visit to the theatre, we’re inviting our audiences and partners to send us a postcard in response to the question: What are …
Listen to the first in our new series of online discussions, Arcola Conversations: LGBT+ Activism Then and Now, a conversation with performer, activist, researcher and presenter, Dan de la Motte. Marking LGBT History Month and the publication of his new book GLF at 50: The Art of Protest, listen to Dan discuss the art and activism of …
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Arcola’s Queer Collective is an east London performance collective for LGBTQI* people, exploring queer identity and how to present it theatrically. To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, we wanted to introduce you to a couple of its members. We caught up with Arden Fitzroy and Dan de la Motte about being part of the collective and …
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As we prepare to open Arcola Outside, we will be spending the next few weeks going behind the scenes at Arcola to introduce you to some of the freelancers, artists and staff who make it all happen. This week, we caught up with Lerato Islam who is one of our Youth Theatre facilitators now leading …
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Before we open later in spring, listen to the Arcola team talk about the conception and creation of Arcola Outside, our brand-new 90 seat outdoor performance space and bar in the heart of Dalston. First broadcast via Resonance FM – 6 January 2021Produced by Neil McKeown for Hackney Social RadioListen to Hackney Social Radio here …
We have today announced plans to build Arcola Outside, a brand-new outdoor performance space and bar in the heart of Dalston, designed by multi-award-winning stage designer Jon Bausor, and built by a team of freelance theatre and live events technicians. Scheduled to open for a series of trial performances in December 2020, the new space …
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We are really pleased to share the news today that our application to the Culture Recovery Fund has been successful, and Arcola will receive a grant to help us survive for the next six months.
The impact of COVID-19 is a critical threat to the livelihoods of all those who work in the arts. If you work in theatre, we encourage you to check out the following guidelines and sources of support: The Theatre Artists FundThe Theatre Artists Fund has been set up to provide emergency support for theatre workers and …
The full casting has been announced today for the world première of Matt Parvin’s new drama Gentlemen, directed by Richard Speir, which opens at Arcola Theatre on 24 March, with previews from 18 March. Testing the limits of retribution and the power of social status at university, Gentlemen examines what happens when culture turns toxic, …
Arcola Bar is looking for bands, individuals and orchestras – in a span of genres from classical to jazz, soul, funk and more – to be part of a new, curated music programme. Our license allows us to be open all day and until 3am. We are looking for daytime and late-night acts that can …
Arcola Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company today announce the full cast for the London première of Pippa Hill and Sophie Ivatts’ adaptation of #WeAreArrested by Can Dündar, a vital story about the cost of reporting the truth in the age of fake news. Ivatts directs Jamie Cameron (Son), Peter Hamilton Dyer (Can) and Indra …
Arcola Theatre and Jump Spark today announce the full cast for Amanda Lomas‘ bold new imagining of Hunger, adapted from the ground-breaking psychological novel by Knut Hamsun. Fay Lomas directs Archie Backhouse (Hans), Katie Eldred (Ylayali), Kwami Odoom (The Young Man) and Jessica Tomlinson (Landlady). The production opens on 25 November, with previews from 20 …
HUNGER is a story about a young man on the poverty line, struggling to make his way in an unfeeling city. It was first published as a novel in 1890, and had a notable influence on psychological literature. The author of the novel, Knut Hamsun, held racist views and was sympathetic to fascist regimes. He made a …