RECLAIM THE FUTURE @ THE RUSSET
POPULACE’S ANNUAL SUMMER EVENT IS BACK After a brilliant night last year, we are very excited to be hosting this year’s event at The Russet. Tickets are just £5 on the door and show starts at 8pm with...
View ArticlePopulace at Wilderness with The Mono Box
The Mono Box has invited Populace to speak at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 9th of August as part of a panel discussion on the current state of theatre in the NOW LIVE Events programme. For details...
View ArticleClimate March ahead of summit in New York
Last Sunday Tom attended the Climate Change march. Marchers were out in force to show global support for prioritising environmental justice over big business before the summit in New York
View ArticleSave Our Libraries: THE JOHN HARVARD LIBRARY
LIFE IN THE LIBRARY: POETRY, POEMS & PERFORMANCES AT THE JOHN HARVARD LIBRARY On Monday 29th September Jess performed with parts of her band Beach Violence as guests at John Harvard Library on 211...
View ArticleCHANGE THE WORLD Workshops
Very pleased to announce that we will be bringing our Change The World Workshop to Theatre Royal Stratford East as well as Hackney Empire as part of Fun Palaces this weekend. So this Sunday 5 of...
View ArticleGreat day of Fun Palaces
Here are some pictures of our Change The World Workshops Hackney Empire & Theatre Royal Stratford East – more to follow!
View ArticleIntertwined comes to RADAR at Bush Theatre – Friday 7 November
Intertwined – a 5min version of the play by Tom Ross-Williams directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair is showing as part of RADAR festival at the Bush Theatre on Friday 7th of November. Intertwined examines a...
View ArticleMAN UP
MAN UP is a provocative solo show about crisis of masculinity. Through an equal dose of humour and candour, it challenges the way young men think about being a man. It asks its audience to embrace...
View ArticleFocus E15 – Young Vic / Southbank Centre / Roundhouse
As an extension of our show Protest: The Musical Populace has been working with the artist Emer Mary Morris over the past few months to develop our latest show about the housing crisis and the mothers...
View ArticleWORLD FACTORY AT THE YOUNG VIC
Populace’s Lucy Wray has been busy assistant directing World Factory at the Young Vic and New Wolsey for METIS (directors Zoe Svendsen and Simon Daw). Made in China. Sold in Britain. Worn by you. From...
View ArticleLost Watch’s Goodstock in Edinburgh & London
Lucy Wray directs Goodstock by Olivia Hirst for Lost Watch Theatre Company. GREENWICH THEATRE: JAN 2016 NEW DIORAMA: 22-26 SEPT 2015 EDINBURGH FRINGE 2015, Pleasance Courtyard (Attic): 5-31 AUG 2015...
View ArticlePopulace at Being A Man Festival at Southbank Centre
Being a Man Festival addresses the challenges and pressures of masculine identity in the 21st century. It runs from Friday 27 November – Sunday 29 November 2015. On Sunday 29 November, Populace’s...
View ArticleRECLAIM THE FUTURE – THURSDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2015
SAVE THE DATE for Populace’s End of Year Party at The Russet. Our annual event of counter-culture is back and this time it’s going to be more dancing. Please join us to celebrate 2015 with a night of...
View ArticlePopulace in Huffington Post
Artistic Director Tom Ross-Williams writes about the impetus for his upcoming show with Oonagh Murphy, Give Me Your Skin (previously called Man Up) in the Huffington Post. In this blog he explores...
View ArticleReclaim The Future: Line Up Announced
Thursday 10th December, 7.30pm @ The Russet, Hackney Downs Studios, 17 Amhurst Terrace, London E8 2BT Populace’s annual event is back. After a brilliant night last year, we are thrilled to be back...
View ArticleReview of Populace’s Focus 15 in Sabotage Reviews
“Populace Theatre read the testimonies of mothers involved in one of the most controversial housing protests of recent years, the Carpenter’s Estate occupation. By choosing to speak through the voices...
View ArticlePopulace at Being a Man Festival
Photo Credit: Belinda Lawley Populace’s Artistic Director, Tom Ross-Williams, talks on a panel at Being a Man Festival at the Southbank Centre with Adewale Adeniji, Patrick Cash and Matthew Todd...
View ArticleLand of Three Towers
With it roots in the development we did with Emer Mary Morris on our Focus E15 project in 2015, Land of Three Towers is a celebration of the housing struggle and will immerse you in a truly historical...
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