Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England tells the story of passionate football fan Billy Kinley, whose decision to insert a flare up his bum during Euro 2020 propels him to viral fame. What follows is a hilarious, raw, and surprisingly moving exploration of identity, loyalty, and belonging. One flare. One man. One bum. One unforgettable story. Sometimes, a show comes along that is so sharp, so brilliantly executed, and so wildly entertaining that you think: this is exactly

As an actor, writer, and practising NHS junior doctor, Mo Maka brings a unique perspective to the stage with her debut full-length play, DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS CONVERSATION. Set during a single high-pressure encounter between a junior doctor and a patient's relative, the play explores medicine, ethics, grief, and the realities of working within an overstretched NHS. Following early critical acclaim and ahead of its transfer to the Bread & Roses Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe previ

With the launch of the brand-new Mainstage Prize, a £10,000 award championing ambitious large-scale theatre, I sat down with founder Sophie Cairns and chairperson Pippa Hill to discuss the future of new writing, the urgent need for commercially ambitious theatre, and why horror has been chosen as the Prize’s inaugural genre. Backed by Riverside Studios, the Mainstage Prize aims to discover bold theatrical voices capable of captivating large audiences, and terrifying them too.