Features
Our features are often a chance for us to talk about those aspects of theatre that we may not cover in the reviews or interviews.
Many of our features are one-off articles, maybe about an event we’ve been to, or something that is happening. But we also have plans for feature series, so watch this space.
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Going for the Gut in ‘Mumburger’
'Mumburger' playwright Sarah Kosar shares how her 'stomach-churning' new play goes straight for the gut.
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Bringing ‘Kiss Me’ to the West End Stage
Actress Claire Lams shares her journey of bringing 'Kiss Me' to the Trafalgar Studios — and why it pays to complain.
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What’s in a BAME Name? Stretching the Limits of Diversity Casting
Writer/director Nick Myles explains how he discovered there's more to diversity casting than meets the eye.
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Paul Hart of Watermill Theatre on Reaping Rep’s Benefits
Watermill Theatre Artistic Director Paul Hart on the benefits of the theatre's repertory system and why this theatrical tradition is worth keeping alive.
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Beyond the Big Top: Contemporary Circus & Compagnie XY’s ‘It’s Not Yet Midnight…’
Roundhouse circus producer David Pitt on Compagnie XY's 'It's Not Yet Midnight...' and what to expect from contemporary circus.
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Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough…
….Thriller Live certainly hasn’t! The show opened at London’s Lyric Theatre in January 2009, just a few months before Michael Jackson’s death, and has stayed put ever since. It had already broken the Lyric Theatre’s record for longest running production when,…
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Ten of the most iconic theatres in London – Sponsored
The history of London’s theatres is almost the history of London itself, so enmeshed is the West End with the cultural tapestry of the capital. Folklore, tales of catastrophe and the personalities who make their name in the Smoke; all…
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The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016 — ET Was There!
Neil Johnson offers his first-person account of this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
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Spotlight on the ‘Spotlight Challenge’
Spotlight CEO Ben Seale discusses this weekend's Spotlight Challenge, a charity run that brings the theatre industry together to benefit Acting for Others.
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SLEEPLESS: Living in the Shadow of a Genetic Condition
SLEEPLESS director and writer Hannah Barker explores the impulse to use theatre to explain the horrifying condition of living with a genetic disease.