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: Toxic Relationships, Revenge and a Spiderwoman
Alice Mayer on Hourglass at GrimFest
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Interview: Unearthing the Dark Side of Nostalgia
Nina Atesh and Nick Benjamin takes us inside Uncle Monty’s Antique Shop Selected from over 50 competitive applications, Pither Productions brings their sinister new creation, Uncle Monty’s Antique Shop, to Lion and Unicorn Theatre this October, as part of the…
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Interview: “Theatre Worth Leaving the House For”
Artistic Director David Brady on the Lion & Unicorn’s HERE | FOR Season
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Interview: Medieval Tax Panics and Brechtian satire in 1066
Writer and Director Esalan Gates discusses God Save Us!
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Interview: The Pressures of Modern Life, Class, and Regulated Romance
Sining Gui on 10 LOVES at The Bread & Roses Theatre
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Interview: Modern Molière spiced with a Nigerian-Jamaican flavour
Actor Morenike Onajobi tells us about Tartuffe (Remixed)
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Interview: An epic wonderland of multimedia magic and dance for families
Joss Arnott invites us to Meet the Hatter, in an epic wonderland of multimedia magic and dance
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Interview: Performative Grief, Immigrant Isolation and Absurd Eulogies
Turning grief, immigrant isolation, and absurd eulogies into compelling
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Interview: Mortality, Hope, and Unexpected Friendships
Ahead of its run at The Bread & Roses Theatre as part of Lambeth Fringe 2026, we spoke with playwright Richard Banks about his new play, Painting with Water. Based on personal experience and transformed into a powerful piece of…
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Interview: Taking steps to bring the best of global dance performance to Birmingham
Paul Russ leads us through the newest THIS IS DANCE season