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Janine Wunsche introduces Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, her first show at SLT and upcoming 28 June – 2 July 2022. What drew you to directing this particular Shakespeare? Initially I was thinking that the comedy was what everyone needed after lockdown, and a trip to a warm sunny setting (after no-one had had a holiday for years) prompted me to set the play on a beach. But this comedy has a fantastic mix of styles. It moves from romantic comedy, to […]

Episode 12 of the South London Theatre Podcast We talk to director Andy Webb about his production of Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art. Peppered with Bennett’s usual sharp wit and full of theatrical in-jokes, complete with a play within a play, listen to Andy talk about the play, as well as his experience at SLT. Check out Episode 12: The Habit of Art Tickets are on sale for The Habit of Art running Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 June.

We want to start planning our 2023 season, to commence in February following our Youth show which will kick off the new programme. We’re planning the entire year this time, not just a six-month season, but we do appreciate that in the course of a year things can change – we can but plan! So – our submissions window is now open, with a deadline of midnight at the end of Sunday 7 August.  If you’re keen to submit a […]

Andy Webb introduces The Habit of Art by Alan Bennett, our upcoming show running 14 – 18 June 2022. What is it about this particular Alan Bennett play that appeals to you? It’s witty, as you’d expect from a Bennett play. But also structurally it’s very clever. Bennett began with the idea of an imaginary meeting, thirty years after their catastrophic falling out, between poet W H Auden and composer Benjamin Britten, once great friends and artistic collaborators. There’s so […]

Episode 11 of the South London Theatre Podcast We talk to director Lisa Thomas about her production of Tom Stoppard’s Hapgood. This witty spy drama by the world-renowned playwright is rarely performed. Listen to Lisa talk about the play, as well as her experience at SLT, and hear from Jude Benning about some of the research she has done in preparing to play the eponymous role. Check out Episode 11: Hapgood Tickets are on sale for Hapgood running Tuesday 31 May […]