159 stories by "Alice Saville"
'Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!' Alice Saville reviews James Graham's play about the Labour party.
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New York cabaret star Erin Markey's genre-defying performance mixes pop songs, queer fantasies, and slick feminist energy.
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"How do I mentor a playwright when every time I write a play I feel like I'm starting from scratch?" Tim Crouch on joining the growing band of mentors and dramaturgs who hold up a mirror to …
The new artistic director of The Gate talks about running a theatre, looking to Europe, and why a narrow discourse around diversity can be dangerous.
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A loving portrait of an unlovable industry: James Graham's play about The Sun's founding days transfers to the West End.
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This week, there's an outpouring of new work on trans experiences. But with the same people in charge, is change really in the air?
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Shadowy and taut: Alice Saville reviews Dominic Cooke's magical revival of Sondheim's classic musical.
The post Review: Follies at the National Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
A week after the end of the Edinburgh Fringe, Alice Saville trudges through its debris to explore what the festival leaves behind.
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A Rowling riff: Thomas Eccleshare's play is a problematic story of an author who's not all she seems.
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As the feverish final days of the Edinburgh Fringe approach, here's Exeunt's writers on what you should see.
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Let's celebrate: the debut show from Emergency Chorus is a gawky, joyful evocation of the present moment.
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A metatheatrical unpicking of race and queerness: Eve Allin on an "intimidatingly clever" love story.
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As the dust settles after Edinburgh Fringe's first week, here's what Exeunt's writers have seen and loved.
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Circus as Angela Carter imagined it: a dazzling evocation of Victorian entertainments.
The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Batacchio at ZOO appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
Suitable for lactose intolerances: Dylan Coburn Gray's new romcom about online dating is sharp, satisfying and utterly cheese free.
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As LGBT Pride approaches, Alice Saville asks why London's glut of queer theatre is looking to the past, not the future.
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A first look at Exeunt's second zine, Rites of Spring, plus info on how to get a copy.
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Following Forest Fringe's announcement that they will no longer be running their free Edinburgh Fringe venue, Alice Saville remembers the invaluable spaces they created.
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Amy Draper's 'These Trees are Made of Blood' took years to move from initial seed of an idea to a full production. Here, she writes on why ideas need time to germinate.
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Alice Saville chats to the writer of 'An Octoroon' about New York's alt-theatre scene, reimagining historical plays, and the "weird echo chamber" of theatre criticism.
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Ifeyinwa Frederick writes on why the theatre industry needs a break from its centuries-long love affair with all things Shakespeare.
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A recent study showed that theatregoing in Asian communities is on the decline. Trina Haldar writes on why letting young audiences see themselves on stage is key.
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In December, Exeunt asked for your help. Here's how our Friends Scheme is helping us to be bigger, better and stronger - and why you should join.
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"Would I be less creative if I was less mad? Aniqah Choudhri talks to theatremakers who explore mental illness on stage about why the 'mad artist' myth is so dangerous.
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An uneasy critique of storytelling: Alice Saville on a "shifting, fitfully hilarious" revival of Martin Crimp's play.
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