Stratford East has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of THE HARDER THEY COME, the newly adapted reggae musical based on the cult Jamaican film of the same name.

An exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, which journeys from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America.

Theatre review of Tambo & Bones (Dave Harris) from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman at The Court...

An exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, which journeys from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America.

An exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, which journeys from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America.

Glad I caught the fascinating Tambo and Bones at Stratford East yesterday, having missed it first time around. Dave Harris’s play is the opposite of the earnest, issue-based theatre we’re often served...

If you’re watching Tambo & Bones for the very first time theatre director Matthew Xia advises the following: “You’ve got to strap in, go on the ride, get off at the end and ask ‘what does that mean?’....

Tambo & Bones laughs through our past, blows the roof off our present and imagines an explosive future for our world and for theatre.

Theatre review of Tambo & Bones (Dave Harris) from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate, Northampton Co-Production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Live...

From Ewan McGregor to ‘The Great Gatsby’, there’s something for everyone on the London stage this month

Theatre highlights this Month include Tambo & Bones written by Dave Harris and directed by Matthew Xia. You can also catch Thanks For Having Me with Kedar Williams-Stirling and Adeyinka Akinrinade, an...

Spanning 500 years of history, Tambo & Bones laughs through our past, blows the roof off our present and imagines a future for our world and for theatre.

One of the most talked-about cultural events of 2023 returns to Stratford East.

“Theatre should shake audiences awake”: Matthew Xia on the power of satire, the politics of laughter, and why comedy is the perfect weapon against racial capitalism.

“Theatre should shake audiences awake”: Matthew Xia on the power of satire, the politics of laughter, and why comedy is the perfect weapon against racial capitalism.

Matthew Xia’s Tambo & Bones is a bold, hilarious, and thought-provoking satire that uses hip-hop, humor, and sharp social commentary to explore race, capitalism, and the cost of representation.

Matthew Xia’s Tambo & Bones is a bold, hilarious, and thought-provoking satire that uses hip-hop, humor, and sharp social commentary to explore race, capitalism, and the cost of representation.

Richie Brave chats with comedians to journey through life before humour.

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Writer: Dave Harris Director: Matthew Xia “How can anyone know freedom in a world in which they are always being watched?” Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It’s hard to know what’s real w...

I'm just going to say it - regardless of whether you see yourself as a theatre goer, you should try and see Tambo and Bones at Northampton's Royal and Derngate before it moves on to big cities on tour. It's funny, jaw-dropping and provocative with a superbly talented cast and crew and unlike anything you're likely to have seen before. Watching (to the end, more of that later) is stressful and challenging but utterly necessary.

Written by US spoken word poet and playwright Dave Harris’, Tambo & Bones is a blistering, darkly comic, satire that fuses hip-hop and theatre to explore the intersection between race, capitalism and ...