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A sharp and deft interpretation of multimedia storyteller Philip Ridley’s script, Theatre Group’s Vincent River  chronicles the meeting of an adolescent, who stumbled upon the aftermath of a violent homophobic crime in London’s East End, with the mother of the victim, moved out of home and wracked with grief. The wordy one-act two-hander was served to the audience like an acrobatic waiter with a cloche-topped lobster: that is to say, impressive and delightfully surprising. Ca

A little while ago now, we ran our yearly ‘Give it a Go’ session. Wanting to get to know the members of our society, we asked a few (hopefully) thought-provoking questions, and below are some of the brilliant, bright, and humorous comments from Lippy Members. Go ahead and delve in; I hope you find as much resonance as I did.     What should we be talking about?  Transphobia, ableism, trending body standards, body positivity, intersectional feminism, internalised misogyny (why

On the 9th of May, I had the privilege of attending Theatre Group’s final production of the year: Present Laughter  by Noël Coward,...

The challenge of putting on a production of Sheik and Sater's Alice by Heart lies in its inherent whimsy and unadulterated madness that...