Sitemap - 2024 - The Crush Bar

An update from The Crush Bar

Five final reflections on this year's Edinburgh Fringe

The ten best shows of the Edinburgh Fringe*

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 10

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 9

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 8: Australian special

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 7: English special

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 6

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 5

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 4

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 3

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 2

Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 1

The Edinburgh Fringe is three weeks away. Here's what to expect from me.

The Edinburgh Fringe is brilliant but broken. This is how to fix it.

Shouts and Murmurs - June 4, 2024

Inside the finances of an anonymous theatre director

Shouts and Murmurs - May 28, 2024

"David Byrne texted me on holiday and said: 'I fucking love your play'"

Shouts and Murmurs - May 14, 2024

Theatre's hiring process is unfair and nepotistic. Freelancers can fix it.

Shouts and Murmurs - May 7, 2024

"The best music comes from people jamming and seeing what happens. The same should be true of theatre..."

Shouts and Murmurs - April 30, 2024

Critics, huh? Yeah? What are they good for? Absolutely nothing?

Shouts and Murmurs - April 23, 2024

"The inciting idea was: let's put a toilet on stage and see what happens"

Shouts and Murmurs - April 16, 2024

I turn thirty today and I've spent ten years writing about theatre. This is how it is going.

Shouts and Murmurs - March 26, 2024

VAULT Festival is finished - but this cannot be the end of the ideas that inspired it.

Shouts and Murmurs - March 20, 2024

"That place was more than a football pitch. It transcended its architecture."

Shouts and Murmurs - March 12, 2024

Sorry, I'd rather pay £9.99 to see Dune: Part Two than £99.50 to see Hamilton.

Shouts and Murmurs - March 5, 2024

"The play is essentially about freedom. Freedom as a country. Freedom as a woman."

Shouts and Murmurs - February 27, 2024

Can we keep compassion at the heart of the conversation about content warnings, please?

Shouts and Murmurs - February 20, 2024

Theatre's toxic relationship with Twitter/X is distracting from the industry's real worries.

Shouts and Murmurs - February 13, 2024

"Some musicals are not really my bag, but Standing At The Sky’s Edge absolutely is."

Shouts and Murmurs - January 30, 2024

The finances of an anonymous freelancer, visual theatre company Tortoise In A Nutshell, and three shows to see...

Shouts and Murmurs - January 23, 2024

The theatrical alternatives to spending £300 on Plaza Suite, Inverness-based theatremaker Jack MacGregor, and three shows to see...

Shouts and Murmurs - January 16, 2024

Can theatre really change the world? Plus: international company Ephemeral Ensemble and three shows to see.

Shouts and Murmurs - January 9, 2024

Some hopes for the theatre industry in 2024, touring company Strange Futures, and three shows to see...