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The problem with long plays, This Is Not A Test Theatre, and three shows to see...

The Second Woman lasted an entire 24 hours: is that an issue? Plus: theatremakers Maria Teresa Creasey and Rebecca Reeves, three shows to see, and…

May 26 •

The Crush Bar's 100th issue, theatremaker Annie Lowry Thomas, and three shows to see...

This newsletter's first century in numbers - and how you can help it reach issue 200. Plus: an invite to After Party, three shows to see, and more...

May 19 •

How to measure a festival's success, contemporary choreographer Temitope Ajose, and three shows to see at Brighton Fringe...

2.2 million tickets sold is a meaningless statistic. We need new metrics. Plus: the artist behind new show Lady M (At Home With Lady Macbeth), and…

May 5 •

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The movies they SHOULD make into musicals, What early interviewees are up to now, and three shows to see next week...

The West End is full of cynical screen-to-stage adaptations. Here are five films that should be turned into shows. Plus: an update on the artists that…

Apr 21 •

The theatrical alternatives to spending a fortune on seeing A Little Life, choreographer Marikiscrycrycry, and three shows to see next…

You could go see a better Ivo Van Hove show in Amsterdam for the same price as a stalls ticket to his latest West End show. Plus: a chat with…

Apr 14 •

What Succession owes to subsidised theatre, writer Robert Boulton, and three shows to see next week...

Why Tom Wambsgans wouldn't exist without Cheek By Jowl. Plus a chat with the writer behind hit play Snowflakes, and more.

Apr 7 •

ChatGPT reviews A Streetcar Named Desire, Scottish star Bethany Tennick, and three shows to see next week.

Can AI write about theatre? Plus a chat with the lead in recent hit musical A Mother's Song, and more.

Mar 24 •

An £8.6 million mess in Edinburgh, anonymous playwright Ahlam, and three shows to see next week...

Plus: a new format for this newsletter.

Mar 17 •

Five shows to see during the last week of VAULT Festival.

A verbatim clown show about grief, an interactive play about the climate crisis, a solo show about anxiety, and more...

Mar 13 •

Five shows to see during week seven of VAULT Festival.

A solo show about nostalgia, a one-woman play about a pirate, and lots more...

Mar 6 •

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