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  • In Profile: Yann Elvis / Glastonbury 2025

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  • Strategic Love Play review – Audible

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  • Chess Dillon-Reams on M-Othering

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  • 1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★

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  • Gleanne Purcell-Brown on Shucked

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  • Titus Andronicus review – Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★★

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  • Krapp’s Last Tape review – Barbican Theatre, London ★★★★☆

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  • Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky on The Gang of Three

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17 hours ago17 hours ago

In Profile: Yann Elvis / Glastonbury 2025

“I’ve been coming to Glastonbury my whole life, so getting to perform here feels extra special,” says Yann Elvis, the 22-year-old and “proudly Swinglish (that’s Swiss-English)” performer who is returning to Glastonbury for performances across the Theatre & Circus fields this year. “I’m here to spread love, laughter, and a little bit of chaos wherever…

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2 days ago2 days ago

In Profile: Charlie Bicknell / Glastonbury 2025

Charlie Bicknell says that describing herself is “a tricky question.” Ultimately, though, she settles on describing herself as “a middle-aged woman who is convinced she is still 25 and behaves like a demented child for a vast percentage of the time.” Bicknell originally trained as an actress, she tells us. “[I] played many, many dysfunctional…

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2 weeks ago2 weeks ago

Strategic Love Play review – Audible

Strategic Love Play’s long life continues. After success at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Miriam Battye’s play earned itself a London transfer to the Soho Theatre (twice) before making the leap across the pond to New York’s off-Broadway Minetta Lane Theatre late last year. Now it makes its way to Audible, where an even wider…

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3 weeks ago3 weeks ago

Chess Dillon-Reams on M-Othering

Chess Dillon-Reams’ new physical, comedic dance piece, M-Othering, is set to play The Old Market in Brighton, 30 – 31 May 2025, as part of the venue’s annual Reigning Women festival. Performed by an intergenerational cast of women and girls aged 7-77, including professional dancers, dancers in training, and members of the community, Dillon-Reams talks with…

In Profile: Charlie Bicknell / Glastonbury 2025
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In Profile: Charlie Bicknell / Glastonbury 2025

Strategic Love Play review – Audible
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Strategic Love Play review – Audible

Chess Dillon-Reams on M-Othering
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Chess Dillon-Reams on M-Othering

1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★
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1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★

Gleanne Purcell-Brown on Shucked
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Gleanne Purcell-Brown on Shucked

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Strategic Love Play review – Audible

Jim Keaveney 2 weeks ago2 weeks ago

1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney 1 month ago1 month ago

Titus Andronicus review – Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney 1 month ago1 month ago

Krapp’s Last Tape review – Barbican Theatre, London ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney 1 month ago1 month ago

The Brightening Air review – Old Vic, London ★★★☆☆

Jim Keaveney 1 month ago1 month ago

Murder for Two review – The MAC Belfast ★★★★★

Mark Quinn 1 month ago1 month ago

Interviews

In Profile: Yann Elvis / Glastonbury 2025

17 hours ago17 hours ago

In Profile: Charlie Bicknell / Glastonbury 2025

2 days ago2 days ago

Chess Dillon-Reams on M-Othering

3 weeks ago3 weeks ago

Gleanne Purcell-Brown on Shucked

1 month ago1 month ago

Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky on The Gang of Three

1 month ago1 month ago

Jennifer Jordan on 3 Minutes Inside My Brain

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