This month's interview is with Grace Chapman – co-artistic director of NOVAE theatre and the writer of Don't Look Away, an investigation into our collective response to the international refugee …
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‘I’m inspired by urgency, and this conversation felt urgent’, Q&A: Travis Alabanza on Burgerz, feature
October 17, 2018
I was lucky to catch up with Travis Alabanza this week – an emerging queer artist that I've had the pleasure of watching in Scottee's Putting Words In Your Mouth, Belonging (a Chats …
‘We’re championing new stories, asking uncomfortable questions and taking risks’, Q&A: CHUTNEY, feature
October 8, 2018
This week, I caught up with Georgie Staight - joint artistic director of Flux Theatre and the director of Chutney (a 'pitch black comedy' which opens at the Bunker Theatre next …
Halfway through 2018, here’s my top 10 shows so far…
July 1, 2018
I've been fortunate enough to see 110 shows over the past six months (list here). I feel like it's been a remarkable year for London; we've been treated to a steady stream of …
I was lucky enough to review CONSUMABLES last year (review here). It was "punchy, nuanced and an appropriately uncomfortable look at the desire and perils of connection". A genuinely excellent LGBT+ offering - …
My top 10 shows of 2017
January 1, 2018
Today, Jan 1st 2018, marks our first birthday. We collectively managed to review 96 shows last year - spanning theatre, cabaret, circus and dance. I'm really bloody proud of that. …
Debut Opera has been on our radars for over a year, and is definitely a company worth keeping an eye on. A platform for the UK's finest fresh-faced opera talent, …
Halfway through 2017, here’s my top 10 shows so far…
July 1, 2017
It's 1st July. We're halfway through 2017 already. Shit. It's an opportunity, though, to do a quick round-up of theatre highlights so far. So I'll do just that.. I've been fortunate …
Performing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe? You’ll want to apply for the annual EDDIES awards now…
June 28, 2017
If you're taking a show up to Edinburgh this summer, listen up. Application for the Drayton Arms Theatre's annual EDDIES awards have just opened, and I think it's definitely worth …
‘London-Paris-Roam!’ returns to London, feature
April 19, 2017
Coming to London after an international tour, Sarah Tullamore’s London-Paris-Roam! returns to its roots as the chanteuse performs her one-woman musical about a “woman of a certain age” clearing away …
Girl Power at the King’s Head Theatre, feature
April 12, 2017
Theatrical powerhouse and stalwart London performance space The King’s Head Theatre has achieved incredible heights in its nearly 50 year life as a London pub theatre. Its next show, 90's …
My top 10 shows of 2016
January 1, 2017
I was lucky/sad/unsociable enough to go to the theatre 174 times in 2016 (list here, in case anyone cares). Here's my top 10 shows, plus 10 that *almost* made the cut and 10 that absolutely …
Under 26? Here’s how to get crazy cheap theatre tickets
January 1, 2017
Lots of theatres offer insanely brilliant cheap theatre tickets and discounts for under 26's. You're seriously missing a trick if you're not making the most of them while you still can. You just need to …