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The Crush Bar's End-Of-Year Lists
A list of good stuff! A list of bad stuff! A list of stuff to look forward to! A list of lists! (The Crush Bar will return at some point in January.)
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The Crush Bar's Christmas Gift Guide
Six presents the theatre-obsessed person in your life would actually like. Plus: three shows to see next week and the final episode of my podcast.
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"Devising takes time, trust and money to get right."
Playwright, director and co-founder of company Poltergeist Theatre Jack Bradfield on Alice In Wonderland at Brixton House and The Habits at Hampstead…
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Fergus Morgan
Rupert Goold's reign at the Almeida Theatre has been remarkable
As he announces his departure for the Old Vic, I look back at Goold's sensational time in charge in Islington and list my top five productions of his…
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"There will be loads of fun, creative, inventive stuff from lots of really brilliant, passionate writers."
Holly Williams, the new editor of Exeunt Magazine, on the much-missed publication's arrival on Substack, and three shows to see next week. Plus: a…
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"I think doing so many different jobs made me a better producer"
David Doyle, executive producer at Jermyn Street Theatre and freelance lighting designer, on hit show The Lonely Londoners, Tender at the Bush Theatre…
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"It's sort of like Peep Show meets Mad Max"
Theatremaker Olly Hawes on his provocative solo show F**king Legend, which runs at Riverside Studios until Christmas. Plus: three shows to see next…
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I've made a podcast - but not that kind of podcast.
It is called A History Of Scottish Drama In Six Plays and you can find it wherever you find your podcasts.
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An update from The Crush Bar
It's been a while. And it will be a while longer.
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Five final reflections on this year's Edinburgh Fringe
How should we measure success? Were there any stand-out shows? Has it all become less artistically risky because it is so expensive? Plus: news and…
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The ten best shows of the Edinburgh Fringe*
*of the 64 shows this extremely tired critic has seen over the last three weeks. Plus: news and views on the festival elsewhere.
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Five shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe, vol. 10
A two-person crime caper about kidnapping Jeremy Corbyn, a performance art piece about Germaine Greer, a storytelling show about London, and more. Plus…
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