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Your favourite TV series was built on a bedrock of theatrical talent
And it is time the screen industry started giving something back. Plus: ten shows to see over the next three weeks, as I am off on holiday for a bit.
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What do this year's Edinburgh festivals have in store?
Some updates on the Fringe Society, Summerhall and Edinburgh International Festival, plus the reviews of Wild Rose and Clueless, and lots more links to…
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Fergus Morgan
"I sometimes think about these three characters as three corners of my mind, wrestling with each other."
Playwright Julia Grogan on her hit drama Playfight and her experimental company Dirty Hare. Plus: three shows to see next week.
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What went wrong at the Royal Exchange?
More questions about A Midsummer Night's Dream, an Arthur Miller experiment in Scotland, and the Olivier Award nominations. All that and more in this…
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Fergus Morgan
Is Scottish theatre back?
In both The Crush Bar and Exeunt today: a chat about the state of theatre in Scotland with Brian Logan, Caitlin Skinner, and me. Plus: three shows to…
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Exeunt
The Crush Bar does Only Connect (again)
Another theatrical version of the best quiz show on television, a round-up of the latest reviews, some links to click, and some stuff to listen to. All…
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February 2025

"I masqueraded as a property developer who wanted to build a theatre."
Artistic director Jay Miller on the first fourteen years of The Yard Theatre, the final show before it is torn down, and the new venue that will take…
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A golden age of American propaganda and AI-generated musicals awaits...
Trump's Kennedy Center takeover, the fight against AI, a slew of star-studded Shakespeares, and a look back at the last 25 years of British theatre. All…
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Chatting about theatre is just the best, right, guys? Guys?
On the joys of discussing shows, the moments that live in my head rent-free, and a new way of sharing all that in this newsletter. Plus: three shows to…
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Trigger warnings are not the problem. The conversation around them is.
Something odd is happening at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Plus: the reviews of Unicorn, a tough chat with Brian Cox, and the stigmatisation of solo…
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Fergus Morgan
"I have nightmares where I look out into the audience and see his face."
George Fouracres on playing the most famous man in musical theatre, giving his Hamlet at The Globe, and doing sketch comedy with Phil Wang and Jason…
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What is with all these terrible Greek tragedies starring Hollywood A-listers?
Plus: Asa Butterfield's impresses on his stage debut, Tom Hiddleston and Haley Atwell give the blandest interview ever, and David Hare is at it again…
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