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This will be the last issue of The Crush Bar for a bit. Here are ten exciting shows worth seeing before it returns.

May 16 •

As a theatre journalist, you see the industry at its optimistic best and exploitative worst

Could we have one without the other? Was it worth staging Sondheim's last musical? Has technology in theatre gone too far? All in this week's issue of…

May 13 •

"I am used to taking risks as a producer. I’m addicted to it, in fact."

Producer Ellie Keel on her debut play Skye: A Thriller, which will run at Summerhall during the Edinburgh Fringe. Plus: three shows to see next week.

May 9 •

Five talking points from Indhu Rubasingham's first National Theatre season

What will InRu's tenure on the South Bank involve? Does Ewan McGregor make a triumphant return to the stage? Who was snubbed in the Tony Award…

May 6 •

"I met Caryl Churchill in a café in Hackney. She was cooler than everyone else there."

Glasgow-based director Joanna Bowman on her acclaimed productions of Escaped Alone and Doubt: A Parable. Plus: three shows to see next week.

May 2 •

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