LAStheatre are proud to announce that our new show The Rascally Diner is part of the Without Walls 2020 programme.

"While there’s plenty of talk, at the moment, about bridging the gap between arts and science, this is a show that actually does it; and provides a good, exhausting, thought-provoking night out, into the bargain." **** Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman (Deadinburgh) A video message plays. A voice emerges through the static: “Time is running out.” […]

In January 2020, LAStheatre will be resident at artsdepot in Finchley.  During our time there we will be R&Ding The Rascally Diner, a new family show inspired by Jeanne Willis and Korky Paul's book The Rascally Cake. This production will look at healthy eating, nutrition and its impact on the environment in a creative, messy and joy-filled […]

LAStheatre has joined over 190 other cultural organisations to declare a climate and ecological emergency. We're part of the Culture Declares Emergency movement, alongside organisations like Battersea Arts Centre, the Royal Court, Manchester’s Home and the Lyric Hammersmith. The movement aims to draw attention to the decreasing time we have left to arrest man-made climate […]

"Barra Collins’ script sings, drawing out threads I never imagined, and the cast bring such emotion, playfulness and expansiveness. I cried. The girl next to me cried. The girl next to Tom de Freston whispered lines to herself. Joy." - Kiran Millwood Hargrave   LAStheatre in association with Bath Spa Productions present “They say the […]

This Christmas, LAStheatre are back at the Folkestone Quarterhouse with a new, quick-paced, three-hand version of 'A Christmas Carol' for families. Featuring songs, silliness and a singing oyster, this new adaptation of the classic will include puppetry and live music whilst holding true to the politics of the piece.  Tickets are available from the Quarterhouse […]

A short video about our new production 'Lovewright'. The R&D for this project, which took place at the Folkestone Quarterhouse, was made possible by Arts Council England, the Creative Foundation and Folkestone Town Council. We are currently seeking partners for the next stage of its development, including a UK tour in 2019.  

  Set design is really just a process of making one decision after another and then responding to the fall-out and happy accidents that come from those decisions.    It was pretty clear for LOVEWRIGHT that the chair was the thing.   It was the first thing we bought, from a lady called Bim in […]

Creative access is a way to make your work accessible to as many people as possible while still maintaining creative integrity.  For me this means that access is one of the first things I think about, often it steers the creative vision of a piece. Access opens up a world of possibilities for me in […]

Ruby Gaskell Ruby Gaskell is a circus artist, she graduated from the National Centre for Circus Arts, London in 2017. Her main disciplines are Dance Trapeze, and combining movement with the art of contortion. She also has a background in designing for theatre and live performance, where she discovered a love for devising.   Tell […]