Stormzy Rose Theatre performance was “pure excellence”
5/5 stars Rapper Stormzy visited Kingston last week, playing four gigs over two nights at the Rose Theatre. Promoting his latest album Heavy Is The Head,...
SIX the Musical takes back the stage and puts the spotlight on the six wives of Henry VIII
I will admit, I was sceptical. I mean the last time I heard a song that started with “Divorced, Beheaded, Died” was on the children’s...
EXCLUSIVE: Yanis Varoufakis gives KU students his best advice at the Rose Theatre
Yanis Varoufakis, best known as the former minister of finance during key parts of the Greek debt crisis in 2015, gave an exclusive lecture on...
Sir Peter Hall: heart of the arts at KU and an icon in the British Theatre
Sir Peter Hall, one of the most celebrated directors and producers in British history, has died age 86. He was Kingston University’s Patron and former...
KU Big Read wins ‘Best project of the year’
Kingston University Big Read was awarded the ‘best project of the year’ this week at the University's second annual Rose Awards held at the Rose Theatre. (more…)
John Malkovich’s Good Canary sings at Kingston’s Rose Theatre
Kingston is transformed into to Manhattan as Good Canary - directed by Hollywood legend John Malkovich, took to The Rose theatre at the end of September. (more…)
KU scholar’s deportation to US complete
A Shakespeare scholar and Rose Theatre enthusiast who was set to study at Kingston University has been deported, despite calls from academics to end deportations...
A “Shameful Start to Shakespeare 400”
Shakespeare scholar and enthusiast set to do a research fellowship at Kingston University is being deported within days. Dr Paul Hamilton, who has been running...
A contemporary ‘Romeo and Juliet’
A new, gender-switched adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is playing at Rose Theatre in Kingston. With Romeo and Juliet being one of Shakespeare’s most adapted plays and...
VIDEO: Let there be light in Kingston
Hundreds of people gathered in Kingston town centre to welcome the festive season, as Christmas lights were switched on and live performers entertained the crowd. This year,...