Edinburgh Fringe Show We Are Supporting All The Way To The Fringe:

We’re supporting *The Leeds Tealights: SPF5000* because sometimes the Fringe needs a proper comedy rescue mission, and frankly, these lot look like they’d save you from a rip current and a dull afternoon. Winners of Student Sketch Off, armed with whistles, suncream and the sort of daft confidence that says “yes, Shrove Lad deserves his moment,” they’ve got all the signs of a proper Theatre Village pick: sharp sketches, big energy, and just enough seaside nonsense to make Grace Hatchell drop her satchel in excitement. Consider us officially SPF-protected, laugh-ready, and mildly concerned about the Speedos.

What’s In Grace Hatchell’s Satchel This Week?

Student-created musical Muse! heads to the Edinburgh Fringe after Lincoln Center success
Formosa Viva returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a powerful story told through dance
Matthew Tennyson and Richard Cant lead world premiere of Sanctuary at the Edinburgh Fringe
It Comes In Waves washes into London after a sell-out tour
Bright Places heads out on UK tour with a moving, funny and refreshingly honest story about living with MS
Interview: Amanda Andrews on Bipolarcoaster. Original music and finding humour in life’s toughest moments
DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN: Pole Dancing, Nightlife and the Strange Hours Before Morning
North Sapph-Fest Week Three Brings Lesbian Romcoms, Queer Cabaret and a Dildo Custody Battle to Islington
Troubled Waters: Fishtail Women, Sacred Wells and a Woodland Rave Beneath the Surface
Amanda Royce Wants Your Vote — and Possibly a Full-Blown Revolution

Lost And Found In Theatre Village

Found one enthusiastic standing ovation noticeboard messge

Found reviewers tear, noticeboard message

Lost interval ice cream, noticeboard announcement

A Note From Grace Hatchell

Oi, before you go wandering off down the village, have a quick nosy at Theatre News, love. I’ve pinned up theatre goings-on quicker than you can say ‘five minute call’.Honestly, if theatre folk stopped putting notices on boards, half of us would miss our cue and the other half would end up in panto by accident.
Anyway, kettle’s on, board’s updated, and there’s probably somebody looking for a tap-dancing pirate by teatime.
– Grace

Theatre News

The Home Of The UK Theatre Community

Theatre Village is a UK theatre blog and online theatre community where theatre reviews, casting news, fringe discoveries, ticket guides and backstage gossip all arrive straight from the stage door.
Our village may be fictional, but the theatre world we cover is entirely real. From West End openings and touring productions to hidden fringe gems, Theatre Village shines a spotlight on the shows, performers and stories people are talking about across the UK.
Delivering much of the news is Grace Hatchell, our sharp-eyed village postie, cycling between theatres with reviews, rumours, recommendations and the occasional dramatic note tucked inside her satchel.
Whether you’re a lifelong theatre lover, an Edinburgh Fringe explorer, or booking theatre tickets for the very first time — pull up a chair and join the village.