Alastair Ball
Alastair JR Ball is a writer, podcaster and filmmaker based in London. He is co-host of the Moderate Fantasy Violence podcast, chief editor for SolarPunk Stories and editor of the Red Train Blog. His main interests are politics in writing, theatre, film, art and buildings. When not writing, he can usually be found in a live music venue or a pub.
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Interviews
Alastair Ball18 February 2024Interview: The Devil’s In The Detail
Lotty Holder on the challenges in setting up a production company
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Alastair Ball9 February 2024Review: When the Time Comes, The Space
An ambitious and original sci-fi production.
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Alastair Ball12 January 2024Review: Alan Turing – A Musical Biography, Riverside Studios
An impactful portrayal of genius
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Alastair Ball14 December 2023Review: Rock ‘n’ Roll, Hampstead Theatre
Tom Stoppard’s seminal play about rock music and Czech politics is brilliantly brought to life
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Alastair Ball8 December 2023Review: An Attempt to Lose Time, Camden People’s Theatre
This one woman show tackles big issues in an accessible way
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Alastair Ball8 November 2023Review: Phantasmagoria, Southwark Playhouse
Gripping writing and powerful performances
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Alastair Ball20 October 2023Review: The Lodger, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
A funny and powerful, intimate portrait of people’s lives that has something to say about the wider world.
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Alastair Ball15 September 2023Review: Sorry We Didn’t Die at Sea, The Park Theatre
A powerfully acted and darkly funny play that addresses one of the key political issues of our time.
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Alastair Ball10 August 2023Review: Something to Take Off the Edge, Canal Café Theatre
Errol McGlashan’s magnetic one-man show immerses us in the unlikely friendship of two prisoner
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Alastair Ball28 July 2023Review: End Of The World FM, The Space
Sharply written and powerfully acted one-man show
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