47 stories by "Katie Smith"
Hats off to theatre company Waldeinsamkeit for the play's misleadingly ominous title: turns out (spoiler!) no one buries anyone in the company's debut show. Well, not literally they don't. I…
Despite an entire Edinburgh run and considerable publicity around Anna Jordan, its Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright/director, Freak still managed to be an entirely different play to the on…
Alright " any show that encourages its audience to start drinking at twelve noon is already working its way into my good books. Theatre company Not Too Tame has taken a pub in Edinburgh, the…
There's an ironic moment during Back Here! Theatre's production of Fairytales and Fire in which two characters talk about clichés " ironic because they seem unaware of quite how many cli…
In four bite-size chunks, Push showcases four dance pieces by renowned choreographer and dancer Russell Maliphant. Two of the pieces " which are chronologically titled ‘Solo’, &#…
Hurrah! A play about a trans-woman, devised by trans-people, performed by trans-people. At last, a piece that has gone out of its way to explore the experiences of trans-people, and which re…
Seeing as he is currently taking on the titular role in Malachite Theatre's production of Richard II, it is only natural that when Nick Finegan and I meet at the Barbican, we touch on David …
Tree Folk Theatre, which specialises in bringing to life folklore and classics, has stamped this trademark on Shakespeare's The Tempest, which is staged in the round at the Cockpit Theatre. …
Transferring from the Orange Tree in Richmond to the St James Theatre, Invincible by Torben Betts examines class and the north/south divide through humour and startling moments of sincerity.…
Distinguished American playwright Lynn Nottage's new play, Intimate Apparel, is now enjoying a run in London after it premièred at the Ustinov Studio in Bath. In the close quarters of the P…
The spectre of Punchdrunk was always going to hang over the overnight adaption of Macbeth by theatre company RIFT (née Retz), but gladly this 12-hour-plus experience manages to be firmly in…
In late July, contemporary dance centre The Place will be housing Edinburgh previews, giving three shows the exciting opportunity to showcase their work before taking it up to the Fringe. Un…
The title of Martyn Hesford's new play, The Glass Supper, might lead you to expect a play about religion. Peppered throughout the action are references to God, Jesus, and the practise of Chr…
"It's really unlike any other theatre that I've ever experienced," Joe Sumsion says, enthusiastically describing the outdoor promenade plays put on by the Dukes, Lancaster, of which he is th…
LIFT's Change… for a tenner! programme, a series of talks based around variations on the theme of social change, held its penultimate event on Wednesday at Wilton's Music Hall. It was …
When I interview members of Iris Theatre at its base at St Paul's Church (affectionately nicknamed the Actors' Church), I admittedly have difficulty finding my way in. There are several e…
Named after the anti-climactic Oasis album that failed to live up to expectations, Be Here Now is an exploration of love and the regret around our experiences with it. Theatre company TOOT "…
When Ellen McDougall insightfully and thoughtfully answers my questions, she occasionally checks if what she is saying "makes any sense at all". Her modesty is humbling " especially from a t…
When new writing company Nabokov re-launched in November last year, it held an entire event at the Soho Theatre, complete with live performances and the world's first piece of "WikiTheatre",…
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, seating around 1,200 people and entirely outdoors, is about to open its new season. Since 1932, the theatre has become a staple of the summer theatre scene, a…
Of the four members of Clout Theatre, all are present for our interview, but only three of them are in the same country. Mine Çerçi is in Turkey, and joins our interview over Skype. "…
Doug Lucie almost doesn't make it to our interview. He's coming from his home in Oxford, and the director of his show informs me that, unusually, Lucie doesn't own a mobile phone, so there i…
