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Rave Reviews for The Princess Monologues

22/11/2015

The Princess Monologues have been getting nothing but rave reviews! Have a look for yourself below and make sure to book asap with only two performances left to go!

★★★★★ 'The Princess Monologues made me laugh and cry and taught me some new things. (...) A must-see for everyone!' - 5 stars, RemoteGoat

'This is brave and relevant theatre, and there is something for everyone in 'The Princess Monologues’. See it if you get the chance.' - London Pub Theatres

'strong, tight, multifarious and gleeful inspections of what ‘princess’ means in 2015. This show deserves to go far.' - Angela Clarke

'★★★★ 'exploring London’s fantastic fringe theatre scene is a rewarding experience (...) The Bread & Roses Theatre works well as a venue and made for the perfect setting for these monologues.' London Theatre 1

10 days until preview of The Princess Monologues

5/11/2015

With ten days until the preview of The Princess Monologues at Theatre N16 on November 15th, things are getting exciting! Rehearsals are well underway, designers are working their magic and tickets are already selling, so get yours asap.

The show goes up next at The Bread & Roses Theatre from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd November and then on Sunday 6th December heads to The Space for one night only.

The project has already received interest from further venues and festivals, with the Princess Monologue, Hail Your Majesty by Tessa Hart, having been invited to the Melanin Box Festival at the Bussey Building on December 1st as well. So make sure to catch the premiere of this brand new and unique project!

Eleanor Dillon-Reams cast in Princess Monologues

11/10/2015

We are thrilled to have cast Eleanor Dillon-Reams in The Princess Monologues, selected from a record of over 440 applicants!

Eleanor graduated from East 15 Acting School in 2012 with a first class degree, after being nominated for the BBC Radio Carlton Hobbs Award, and working with Lucy Bailey and Punchdrunk choreographer Maxine Doyle on Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of The Beggar’s Opera. Eleanor recently won The Stage's award for Acting Excellence with HellBent Theatre’s sellout show ‘UKIP the Musical’ prior to which she performed the title role in 'Henry V; Lion of England'; a solo show based on the original by Shakespeare, being the first woman to perform it since it's début in 1992.

The Princess Monologues kick off in November and are currently scheduled for six performances only, so book your ticket asap!

Our 2014 production season comes to an end!

12/10/2014

In only our second year, we're thrilled and proud to be looking back at 5 productions throughout 2014 and thought we'd take a look at what we've been up to throughout the year!

We kicked off the year straight away in January with RETOLD - A Fairytale Festival... without the happily ever after, which ran for a week each at The Space as well as The Hen & Chickens Theatre and following which we were invited to become a resident company at the latter.

We then returned The Space twice in a row. First with a sell-out one-night-only benefit production of The Vagina Monologues in March, followed by our first full Off-Westend run of a full-length play The Devil & Stepashka in June, which transferred to Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre in July.

We then returned to The Hen & Chickens Theatre with two more productions. In August, as part of the Camden Fringe, we presented FORESEEN - Four post-apocalyptic new short plays and we ended our 2014 season at the venue with The Proposal / To Be a Wife - Two same-sex marriage comedies in October.

So after 5 successful productions this year, our 2014 production season is now over. But do not fear we've got lots of exciting things in planning for 2015, and a little preview will already be shown in a rehearsed reading this December. So stay tuned for further details to be announced shortly!

Stepashka finishes with another 4 stars!

25/7/2014

After 13 performances at two venues over the last two months The Devil & Stepashka has come to an end!

We finish on another high with yet another 4 star review, from Female Arts this time!

Many thanks yo our fantastic team and to everyone who came to watch and support the production!

★★★★ "The world is full of women with no voice of their own or no one to speak on their behalf. It is good that Goblin Baby Theatre in its own way highlights their plight in an entertaining, but provoking fashion." - Female Arts

Press Coverage for The Devil & Stepashka

24/6/2014

Now that the first two weeks of The Devil & Stepashka at The Space have come to an end, we throw a quick look back at some of the press coverage the production has received and give you a quick summary below.

First of all we had a series of interviews with various of the creatives involved and giving lots of further background details on the production and our journey to create it:

Furthermore, the production also received great reviews!

★★★★ The superstitiously secular, domestic world of Claire Booker’s The Devil and Stepashka manages to create a believable male Antigone in what ends up to be very literally one hell of a double-bind. - Exeunt Magazine on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

★★★★ The production is gripping and thought-provoking from beginning to end and left the audience with something to ponder and think on. (...) [Claire] Booker’s play is very brave as well as unusual and this production is one of those hidden gems on the London Fringe.
- Remotegoat on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

Inspired by Tolstoy's The Devil, Claire Booker's play explores what happens when passion crosses over into obsession and - in keeping with the company's focus on political theatre - whether justice can ever be obtained within an inherently corrupt society. (...) The Devil & Stepaskha is an intriguing new work which leaves you alarmed that such obvious madness could play out so dangerously.
- Views from the Gods on The Devil & Stepashka (June 2014)

Another 4 stars for The Devil & Stepashka!

18/6/2014

The Devil & Stepashka has received another 4 star review from Exeunt Theatre Magazine this time!

★★★★ Zhenya (Paul Christian Rogers) is a rational man. He knows that if he succumbs to his passion for the peasant Stepashka (Tessa Hart), his idyllic marriage to another woman will be wrenched out of joint. And yet he knows that he can never get Stepashka out of his mind. The superstitiously secular, domestic world of Claire Booker’s The Devil and Stepashka manages to create a believable male Antigone in what ends up to be very literally one hell of a double-bind.
Read the complete review at Exeunt Magazine

There are now only three performances left at The Space from 18th to 20th June, so make sure to come along!

We also offer a World Cup Antidote discount:
Book online with the discount code 'Antidote' and get 25% off standard tickets!

The Devil & Stepashka reviewed

17/6/2014

The Devil & Stepashka has received a four star review on Remotegoat and Views from the Gods also has lots of good things to say about the production! We have exactly four performances left at The Space (apparently the magic number is so four today).

Book your tickets asap! Tuesday 17th to Saturday 20th June.

★★★★ The production is gripping and thought-provoking from beginning to end and left the audience with something to ponder and think on. (...) The set was simple but clever. (...) The cast of four was diverse and international but all delivered solid performances. (...) Booker’s play is very brave as well as unusual and this production is one of those hidden gems on the London Fringe.
- Read the whole review on Remotegoat

Inspired by Tolstoy's The Devil, Claire Booker's play explores what happens when passion crosses over into obsession and - in keeping with the company's focus on political theatre - whether justice can ever be obtained within an inherently corrupt society. (...) The Devil & Stepaskha is an intriguing new work which leaves you alarmed that such obvious madness could play out so dangerously.
- Read the whole review on Views from the Gods

New production stills of The Devil & Stepashka

15/6/2014

Our first week of The Devil & Stepashka at The Space has already come to an end!

We've got some more production still for you in our gallery, taken by our designer Christopher Keech.

There are now now only 4 performances at The Space left to go, from Tuesday 17th to Friday 20th June, so make sure to book your tickets.

The Devil & Stepashka - Opening Night!

11/6/2014

After many months of pre-production and one month of rehearsals, the big day finally came and The Devil & Stepashka opened at The Space yesterday!

The show now runs at this venue until June 20th only, so make sure to book your tickets asap!

Photo Credit: © Leigh-Anne Abela