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: Mikhail Baryshnikov on ‘Brodsky/Baryshnikov’
Famed dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov discusses 'Brodsky/Baryshnikov' and bridging the worlds of drama and dance.
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Interview: Matthew Bugg on ‘Miss Nightingale’
Nick Myles talks to 'Miss Nightingale' creator Matthew Bugg about the musical's development and being a man of many hats.
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Phina Oruche on Writing Her Own ‘Identity Crisis’
'Identity Crisis' creator Phina Oruche on identity, the limits placed on black performers and speaking her own truth through a one-woman show.
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Interview: Titas Halder on ‘Escape the Scaffold’
'Escape the Scaffold' playwright Titas Halder tells us more about his visions as a theatre-maker and how it all began with a school assignment.
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Interview: Leon Fleming on ‘Kicked in the Sh*tter’
'Kicked in the Sh*tter' playwright Leon Fleming talks with us about crowdfunding, regional theatre and being inspired by the unsavoury.
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Classic Theatre Revisited: The Absurd Becomes Immersive in ‘Ionesco/Dinner at the Smiths’’
'Ionesco/Dinner at the Smiths'' puts an immersive spin on an absurdist icon and his work.
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Interview: Matthew Seager on ‘In Other Words’
Actor and playwright Matthew Seager discusses 'In Other Words' at The Hope Theatre and the power of music.
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Interview: Chris Burgess on ‘The MGM Story’
Ahead of its artsdepot bow, The MGM Story's Chris Burgess tells us more about bringing MGM's cinematic 'dream factory' to the stage.
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Interview: Tim Wallers on ‘Travesties’
Actor Tim Wallers tells us more about the West End revival of Tom Stoppard's 'Travesties'.
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Interview: Heloise Tunstall-Behrens on ‘The Swarm’
Beekeeper and composer Heloise Tunstall-Behrens tells us about bringing her love for honeybees to the stage in 'The Swarm.'