Interviews
Want to go a little deeper into a show? Then this is the place to be. We chat with those making the theatre we review, whether that be the writers, directors, performers, even those running the theatres themselves.
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Interview: Lots of Laughter, But the Bitter Taste of Bereavement
Ollie Maddigan tells us about The Olive Boy, currently playing at Southwark Playhouse
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Interview: The Review That Inspired a Play
How an Everything Theatre review sparked the creation of Father on High. Writer Toby France talks grief, hoarding, and staging a "vicar gone rogue" at The Drayton Arms.
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Interview: The “Ordinary” Explosion
Read about the making of Proforça Theatre’s 'Flashbang'.
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Interview: Til Death Do Us Part (And Even Then…)
A zany and darkly comedic play exploring what we risk for love after Bron's soulmate dies.
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Interview: Beyond the Charm: Navigating the Moral Tension of Daughter
Director Alexandra Rizkallah and actor Cristiano Benfenati discuss the urgent need to revisit Adam Lazarus’s "unsettling" interrogation of toxic masculinity.
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Interview: Breaking Barriers through Queer South Asian Identity
A whirlwind of humour, drama, and acceptance with Sami Sumaria's Foxes
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Interview: Music, Madness, and a Dance with the Devil
Find out more about this musically warped exploration of toxic obsession, ambition, and the human need to connect.
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Interview: Chasing Connection from 1981 to 2026
We chat to the writers of Embrace, a bold, time-jumping piece of queer theatre exploring connection across decades
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Interview: Music and memories Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Deb Filler discusses her show Cohen, Bernstein, Joni & Me
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Interview: A Noir Mystery with a Political Punch
Explore the mystery of Asylum King. A noir-style whodunit by Paz Koloman Kaiba that exposes the dark reality of the UK’s asylum system