The Crush Bar

There is a lot to look forward to

This will be the last issue of The Crush Bar for a bit. Here are ten exciting shows worth seeing before it returns.

May 16 •

"I am used to taking risks as a producer. I’m addicted to it, in fact."

Producer Ellie Keel on her debut play Skye: A Thriller, which will run at Summerhall during the Edinburgh Fringe. Plus: three shows to see next week.

May 9 •

"I met Caryl Churchill in a café in Hackney. She was cooler than everyone else there."

Glasgow-based director Joanna Bowman on her acclaimed productions of Escaped Alone and Doubt: A Parable. Plus: three shows to see next week.

May 2 •

Songs in shows can be devastatingly effective

Six critics on their favourite uses of music in theatre. Plus: three shows to see next week.

Apr 25 •

"The British Museum really pissed me off. That anger became the motivation behind this play."

Singaporean theatremaker Joel Tan on his new play about repatriating artifacts, which opens at the Royal Court Theatre next week. Plus: three shows to…

Apr 18 •

"Nikesh Patel described it as the result of putting Severance and PhoneShop in a blender."

Director Milli Bhatia on her production of Mohamed-Zain Dada's Speed at the Bush Theatre. Plus: three shows to see next week.

Apr 11 •

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.

Mar 21 •

"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.

Mar 14 •

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…

Mar 7 •

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"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…

Feb 28 •

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…

Feb 21 •

"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…

Feb 14 •

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