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I turn thirty today and I've spent ten years writing about theatre. This is how it is going.
It's my birthday and I'll guilt trip you into becoming a paid supporter of this newsletter if I want to. Plus: three shows to see. Also: I'm taking a…
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Shouts and Murmurs - March 26, 2024
On time and paywall-free! Open for interesting articles about ticket prices, musical theatre, people staging shows in their own flats, and more...
Mar 26
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VAULT Festival is finished - but this cannot be the end of the ideas that inspired it.
They paved paradise, and tried to stage a Batman-themed immersive experience. Plus: three shows to see next week.
Mar 22
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Fergus Morgan
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Shouts and Murmurs - March 20, 2024
Why not become a paid supporter so I can turn down other work and get this newsletter out on time?! Why not?!
Mar 20
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"That place was more than a football pitch. It transcended its architecture."
Playwright Tyrell Williams on his award-winning play Red Pitch, which is now running for seven weeks in the West End. Plus: three shows to see next…
Mar 15
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Shouts and Murmurs - March 12, 2024
“Was it him? Puppets? Was he the puppets one?”
Mar 12
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Sorry, I'd rather pay £9.99 to see Dune: Part Two than £99.50 to see Hamilton.
I know it is very, very wrong to reduce art to numbers, but I am going to do it anyway to make a point about affordability, access and big worms. Plus…
Mar 8
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Sorry, I'd rather pay £9.99 to see Dune: Part Two than £99.50 to see Hamilton.
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Shouts and Murmurs - March 5, 2024
Yet another week in the Willy's Chocolate Experience that is the UK theatre industry in 2024.
Mar 5
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"The play is essentially about freedom. Freedom as a country. Freedom as a woman."
Poet and playwright Imogen Stirling on her new two-hander Starving, her five-star show Love The Sinner, and more. Plus: three shows to see next week.
Mar 1
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February 2024
Shouts and Murmurs - February 27, 2024
Was everything better in 2012? No, but theatre criticism was. Plus: the reviews of An Enemy Of The People, Hadestown and more; an interview with Ian…
Feb 27
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Can we keep compassion at the heart of the conversation about content warnings, please?
This is the last thing I will write about Ralph Fiennes, I promise. Plus: three shows to see next week.
Feb 23
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Fergus Morgan
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Can we keep compassion at the heart of the conversation about content warnings, please?
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Shouts and Murmurs - February 20, 2024
No paywall this week! Some thoughts on content warnings and ACE! Review round-ups of Dorian Gray, Dear Octopus, Two Sisters and more! Some links to…
Feb 20
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