Sitemap - 2024 - The Crush Bar
The Crush Bar's End-Of-Year Lists
Shouts and Murmurs - December 17, 2024
The Crush Bar's Christmas Gift Guide
Shouts and Murmurs - December 10, 2024
"Devising takes time, trust and money to get right."
Shouts and Murmurs - December 4, 2024
Rupert Goold's reign at the Almeida Theatre has been remarkable
Shouts and Murmurs - November 26, 2024
Shouts and Murmurs - November 19, 2024
"I think doing so many different jobs made me a better producer"
Shouts and Murmurs - November 12, 2024
"It's sort of like Peep Show meets Mad Max"
Shouts and Murmurs - November 5, 2024
I've made a podcast - but not that kind of podcast.
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
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
Shouts and Murmurs - January 23, 2024
Shouts and Murmurs - January 16, 2024