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The Crush Bar's Quiz Of The Year
What play was referenced in the year's biggest album? How many times is 'theatre' in the Budget? What was the floppiest flop? All that plus loads of…
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Meet The Critics
Artists and audiences know little about those that review their work. Here, eleven of the country's leading critics introduce themselves. Plus: three…
Dec 5
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Tynan on Stoppard, P*ddington The Musical, and the exploding world of audio
Will we ever adjectivise a playwright's surname again? Oh no, they loved it, didn't they? Which Harry Potter star did a baby voice to me on Zoom? All…
Dec 2
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"We wanted to see if true crime could work on stage"
Prolific theatremaker Jack Holden on Kenrex, The Line Of Beauty, Club NVRLND, and more. Plus: three shows to see next week.
Nov 28
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The Speakies, Creative Scotland, and an obligatory Black Friday discount
Who won at the inaugural British Audio Awards? What did the Creative Scotland review reveal? How big a discount exactly? All in this week's issue of…
Nov 26
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The ten best shows of the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe*
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Enough about this f**king bear already
Nov 11
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Trigger warnings are not the problem. The conversation around them is.
Feb 18
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As a theatre journalist, you see the industry at its optimistic best and exploitative worst
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Meet The Critics
Artists and audiences know little about those that review their work. Here, eleven of the country's leading critics introduce themselves. Plus: three…
Dec 5
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Fergus Morgan
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"We wanted to see if true crime could work on stage"
Prolific theatremaker Jack Holden on Kenrex, The Line Of Beauty, Club NVRLND, and more. Plus: three shows to see next week.
Nov 28
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"When I arrived here, I was surprised by how traditional productions of Shakespeare were"
Budapest-born, London-based director Júlia Levai on a new two-man take on Julius Caesar, the legacy of Buzz Goodbody, staff directing at the NT, and…
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The Crush Bar's Quiz Of The Year
What play was referenced in the year's biggest album? How many times is 'theatre' in the Budget? What was the floppiest flop? All that plus loads of…
2 hrs ago
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Fergus Morgan
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Tynan on Stoppard, P*ddington The Musical, and the exploding world of audio
Will we ever adjectivise a playwright's surname again? Oh no, they loved it, didn't they? Which Harry Potter star did a baby voice to me on Zoom? All…
Dec 2
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Fergus Morgan
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The Speakies, Creative Scotland, and an obligatory Black Friday discount
Who won at the inaugural British Audio Awards? What did the Creative Scotland review reveal? How big a discount exactly? All in this week's issue of…
Nov 26
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"When I arrived here, I was surprised by how traditional productions of Shakespeare were"
Budapest-born, London-based director Júlia Levai on a new two-man take on Julius Caesar, the legacy of Buzz Goodbody, staff directing at the NT, and…
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Alan Cumming's thrilling plans for Pitlochry
Why aren't more big names putting their time and money where their mouth is? Is The Hunger Games the biggest flop of the year? Has the internet ruined…
Nov 18
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"You have to make a small show that feels big now"
Playwright Tim Foley on Jurassic at Soho Theatre, his new BBC Radio 4 drama, his returning horror play It Walks Around The House At Night, and more…
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