Review: Nightfall, The Bridge Theatre
The Bridge, the first commercial theatre of its size to be built in London for 80 years, has so far produced work of varying quality. First up was last year’s m...
Barney Norris
Review: German Skerries, Orange Tree Theatre
Quiet little place, this. But you can see everything from this grassy patch of birdwatching land, out to Redcar, Middlesborough, the British Steel plant, the ro...
Feature: Alice Hamilton and Barney Norris of German Skerries, “Audiences decide what a play is”
As a young theatre company, Up In Arms has already traversed the best new writing stages with two plays written by their co-Artistic Director, Barney Norris. Wh...
Review: Eventide, Arcola Theatre
The pub garden: a place intended for a light-hearted drink or quick cigarette, but often host to the deepest and most honest conversations. For Mark, John and L...
Feature: Women Centre Stage − Celebrating Heroines
When I catch up with Barney Norris, he's calling on a faulty Skype line from the foyer of Salisbury Playhouse. Between all the crackling and fading in and out, ...
Review: Visitors, Bush Theatre
Sometimes the joy in theatre is the opportunity to relish in two hours of pure imaginative escapism. At others, it’s the chance to explore familiar turf, to rem...