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"It is in a much better place now. This is how it should have been set up from the beginning."
Summerhall Arts' Edinburgh Fringe producer and programme Tom Forster on the venue's rocky recent history, its exciting 2026 line-up, and his plans for…
 • Fergus Morgan
"We like it to be loud and sweaty and intense. We want to be in the audience’s faces."
Nora Alexander, Kat Cory and Dora Lynn - AKA In Bed With My Brother - on their hit show Philosophy Of The World, now touring, and some exciting news…
 • Fergus Morgan
"It's about feeling like everyone else is doing life better than you"
Flora Wilson Brown on her new adaptation of Virginia Woolf's The Waves at Jermyn Street Theatre. Plus: three shows to see next week.
 • Fergus Morgan
"Chadwick saw that the lyricism of hip-hop was powerfully dramatic and theatrical"
Director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu on his poignant production of Chadwick Boseman's Deep Azure. Plus: three shows to see next week. Also: this is the last…
 • Fergus Morgan
"There is a reason certain songs survive. There is a reason that people keep singing them."
Scottish writer and composer Finn Anderson on new musical Ballad Lines, which opens at Southwark Playhouse soon. Plus: three shows to see next week.
 • Fergus Morgan
"I was surprised by the classism at Cambridge. I didn’t expect people to say awful things about Liverpool to my face."
Jade Franks on her Edinburgh Fringe smash hit Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x), which opens at Soho Theatre on Monday. Plus: three shows to see…
 • Fergus Morgan
The Crush Bar's End-Of-Year Lists
Twelve super shows, eleven other hits, ten forthcoming productions, nine divisive dramas, eight excellent newsletters, seven other bits of work, six hot…
 • Fergus Morgan
Meet The Critics
Artists and audiences know little about those that review their work. Here, eleven of the country's leading critics introduce themselves. Plus: three…
 • Fergus Morgan
"We wanted to see if true crime could work on stage"
Prolific theatremaker Jack Holden on Kenrex, The Line Of Beauty, Club NVRLND, and more. Plus: three shows to see next week.
 • Fergus Morgan
"When I arrived here, I was surprised by how traditional productions of Shakespeare were"
Budapest-born, London-based director Júlia Levai on a new two-man take on Julius Caesar, the legacy of Buzz Goodbody, staff directing at the NT, and…
 • Fergus Morgan
"You have to make a small show that feels big now"
Playwright Tim Foley on Jurassic at Soho Theatre, his new BBC Radio 4 drama, his returning horror play It Walks Around The House At Night, and more…
 • Fergus Morgan
"People are seeking out silly stuff right now because there’s a lot of shit going down."
Australian clown Damien Warren-Smith - AKA Garry Starr - on his extraordinary show Classic Penguins. Plus: three shows to see next week.
 • Fergus Morgan
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