Ken Wilson
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Ken is a feature writer award-winning editor covering subjects as diverse as the arts and design, film, the law, health and popular culture.
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Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story
Rich 1920s law students’ reading of Nietzche convinces them that they are above the law so they devise the perfect crime.
Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes
Ex-con dope smuggler Billy ‘Midnight Express’ Hayes’s story of incarceration and escape.
The Trial of Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda comes face-to-face with Vietnam veterans 15 years after she went to there herself.
Simon Callow in Juvenalia
Simon Callow recreate his 1976 one-man show channeling Juvenal the Roman poet and satirist.
The Pitiless Storm
A funny and furious one-man show. On the eve of a big speech a trade unionist leader is plagued by voices from the past.
The Curing Room
Captive World War II Soviet soldiers descend into barbarism in a powerful world premiere.
Get Up and Tie Your Fingers
The heartfelt story of East Coast fisherwomen and their struggle during the worst fishing disaster in history.
Like Father, Like Son (Soshite chichi ni naru)
A non-soapy depiction of modern fatherhood under threat where family ties clash with bloodlines.
Dear Scotland
Short monologues by big-name writers give voice to some of the faces in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
Award-winning gorgeous, heart pounding reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet with an all-male corps de ballet.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Propeller Theatre Company have made an exuberant drama that wilfully defies the weedy term “physical theatre”.
Under the Mulberry Tree
Desire under the mulberry tree as middle-aged couples reassess their relationships and reveal hidden secrets.
Dare to Care
A multisensory exploration of women in prison – past and present. Funny and heart-wrenching at turns.
Dark Vanilla Jungle
An abandoned and abused teenager discovers all too early the deceit of the world in this searing monologue.
Dial M For Murder
A sprightly production of a classic made famous by Hitchcock that keeps you riveted until the final big reveal.
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story
A rollicking musical biopic of the rock’n’roll star who tragically died while only 22.