Archive - The Crush Bar

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A hard-hitting verbatim show, a political satire about our outgoing premier, a silent comedy caper, and more...

Aug 5

An Australian sensation, a song-filled solo show, an extraordinary true story, and more.

Aug 2

There is one week to go, and here are several more shows worth booking - from devised dramas, to multimedia meditations, to acrobatic explorations of…

Jul 29

Surrealist sketches, interactive adventures, coming-of-age comedies, and more...

Jul 26

A clown show about grief, a movement piece about the climate crisis, and lots more.

Jul 22

Interactive comedies, gig-theatre Greek myths, classical composers, and more...

Jul 19

Solo shows, gig-theatre two-handers, devised docu-dramas, and the seventh Doctor Who...

Jul 15

The Crush Bar is back, with a pick of the festival's one-person productions.

Jul 12

This newsletter will be on hiatus until mid-July, when it will return with all things Edinburgh Fringe.

Jun 10

The Italian writer-director and his company I Birbanti are back in the UK with two shows this summer.

May 24

The playwright on his interest in urban identity, his "flaneur structure" and new show Rainer at the Arcola Theatre.

May 20

Associate director Kyla Goodey on the company's ethos, its pop-up venue, and new show Everyman, which arrives at Brighton Fringe next week.

May 17

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