Review: Dying For It, University of York
It’s been over one year since I started at the University of York – how fast did that go by?! When I first started, the Department of Theatre, Film and Televisi...
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Feature: Russell Bolam – “I like to tell stories”
After successfully bringing Three Sisters and The Seagull into the modern day, Russell Bolam, along with collaborator, playwright Anya Reiss, is back with a thi...
Review: The Proposal/To Be a Wife, Hen and Chickens Theatre
Now that gay marriage is legal in the UK, while in Russia matters only seem to get worse, the Hen and Chickens this week presents a double bill inspired by thes...
Review: Faster, Higher, Stronger, Straighter, Dominion Studio
I unfortunately missed Damien Tracey’s Warde Street, though the excellent reviews he gathered certainly forced me to take notice. Faster, Higher, Stronger, Stra...
Feature: Speaking out – Sochi 2014
"This is no time for complacency," says Tess Berry-Hart, "or appeasement, or political apathy." We're in a North London cafe with the writer's husband and frequ...
Review: Larisa and the Merchants
Larisa and the Merchants is making its English premiere at the Arcola theatre. With a name like that, one would be forgiven for mistaking it for a band. The tit...