No, it’s no Hairspray (or Grease, to which it’s clearly paying homage), but Arcola Theatre artistic director Mehmet Ergen provides a bouncy, colourful UK professional premiere in which the audience is ...

In 1796, at the height of the Revolutionary Wars, Napoleon Bonaparte took command of French forces in northern Italy. He was ...

Arcola boss Mehmet Ergen’s staging is brisk and stripped-back but still features a cast of 17, the largest ever at this theatre. The score is uncomplicated but delightful, from the insistently ...

If I tell you this musical adaptation of John Waters’ 1990 film is gloriously trashy you can take it as high praise indeed. This is a half-ironic, half-loving paean to the juvenile delinquent ...

Jack Bradfield, who has made a name for himself as a promising director, focuses his debut play on the niche and nerdy world of Dungeons and Dragons (or D&D, to those in the know). In the WarBoar ...

A medieval French castle dripping with history — and possibly Napoleon’s hidden gold — is for sale, asking $3.8 million. The ...

Now in 2025, it’s been revived at the Arcola in Dalston and what a delight it is. Cry-Baby, The Musical at Arcola Theatre. Photo credit: Charlie Flint The plot sets two groups of teenagers ...

The Napoleon Preservation Commission Wednesday gave the go-ahead for the proposed project for the Napoleon Public Library ...

Arcola boss Mehmet Ergen’s staging is brisk and stripped-back but still features a cast of 17, the largest ever at this theatre. The score is uncomplicated but delightful, from the insistently inane ...

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