Theatre for One

The Barbican’s main theatre is closed for refurbiushment at the moment, and an intriguing series of alternative projects have been programmed in the interim, including this Irish show masterminded by Christine Jones of Landmark Productions. Put bluntly, Theatre for One is a series of five-minute, one-actor plays that take place in a special booth that will be set up in the Barbican’s foyer. The plays are free, with the ‘catch’ (if you can call it that) being that you have to queue up and the actual play you watch will be randomised. There are some genuinely big names involved, with works by the likes of Enda Walsh, Marina Carr and Mark O'Rowe.