Guest blog: New Views competition winner
When I think of the process of writing my New Views play, Is there Wi-Fi in Heaven?, the first thing that springs to mind is the memory of nearly missing the de...
Writing
Feature: Paines Plough – “I don’t know how anyone can run a company on their own”
James Grieve and George Perrin, Artistic Directors of Plaines Plough. (c) Geraint Lewis. James Grieve and George Perrin have been working together since the...
Feature: Bitch Boxer – “I just wanted to know what it was like. To hit and be hit.”
When I ask Charlotte Josephine how she began writing for the stage, she tells me her primary motivation was one of frustration. While auditioning for drama sc...
Feature: Straight from the director’s mouth – 27 mins with Gbolahan Obisasan
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s cleverly titled play We are proud to present a presentation about the Herero of Namibia, formerly known as South-West Africa, from the G...
Feature: Michaela Coel – a powerhouse
Playwright, actress, singer and poet, Michaela Coel is a busy woman, I learn, as I manage to grab a few minutes with her on a two-show day: she’s currently ...
Feature: From social worker to playwright – the making of Carthage
If Chris Thompson has any nerves ahead of the opening of his first play Carthage at the Finborough Theatre this week, he isn’t showing them. “It’s extremely exc...