Feature: “It’s not over yet” – The fight to save IdeasTap
At the beginning of the month, the announcement came that IdeasTap is to close on the 2 June. Following the news, it didn’t take long for many of the site’s mem...
Katie Smith
Feature: Casual Violence returns with The Great Fire of Nostril
February is a big month for comedy group Casual Violence. Their new show, The Great Fire of Nostril, runs at the Soho Theatre next week, immediately followed by...
Feature: LIFT off for David Binder
Since its establishment in 1981, London International Festival of Theatre – or LIFT – have been bringing bold and ambitious theatre to the capital with its bi-a...
Feature: Chris Urch – “I try to write for people who don’t go to the theatre”
It’s almost two months since Chris Urch’s play Land of Our Fathers, finished its West End run at Trafalgar studios, but the playwright is showing no signs of st...
Feature: A TakeOver at York Theatre Royal
When I enter York Theatre Royal for the press launch of TakeOver Festival, I’m hit with how buzzing and alive the foyer is. Music fills the room, courtesy of a ...
Review: The Wolf From The Door, Royal Court Theatre
There's been some debate recently about realism, reality and realness, prompted by the Almeida's current production of Little Revolution, which constantly sprin...
Katie Smith
Katie is a freelance director and writer, and recent graduate of the University of York. You can find her on Twitter as @katzsmitz