The comic and writer may have ended up in A&E four years running, but she'd never go anywhere but Edinburgh in AugustHi Nat, where are you? In a cafe where they now know me by sight. I …
Comedian Tom Wrigglesworth's emotionally intense show makes his audiences blub " but it's tap-dance dubstep that really sets him offHi Tom, how are you and what can you see? I've got a …
The comedian tells us about keeping it rural in the middle of the festival, and failing to recognise her own agentHi Zoe, how are you and what can you see? I'm well, I'm stood outside the Pl…
The impressionist talks about his typical festival experience, and explains why it is like Wimbledon for performersSo, Edinburgh … are you there yet?I go up the final week. Somebody once s…
The radio host talks about great pubs, rubbish ghost tours, missing all the cool parties and getting a flyer for his own showHi Christian, what's the vibe like in Edinburgh right now?Crazy b…
The comic talks pickled eggs and the joys of parenting as her new show, A Bic for Her, kicks off at the Edinburgh festivalHi Bridget, how are you coping? I'm good. I'm not nearly as stressed…
As he prepares to host Amnesty's Secret Comedy Podcast from this year's Fringe, the comic recalls the intoxication of his past Edinburgh festival experiencesHiya, Julian, how are you? I'm ve…
Paulette Randall may be the first black woman to direct a play in London's West End, but she's no stranger to a big stage. She talks Olympics opening ceremonies and Lenny Henry " and why she…
Bestselling book, movie and now play, The Kite Runner has become an emblem of modern Afghanistan. Nosheen Iqbal watches the show come togetherWhen Khaled Hosseini wrote his debut novel, The …
Chastity, courtship, arranged marriages … the director of an all-Asian Much Ado tells why India makes for a perfect settingIqbal Khan is gently coaxing a roomful of furrowed brows. It…
LMFAO's I'm Sexy and I Know It, Labyrinth, Wearing my Rolex … Few theatre shows have used contemporary music with the savviness of Laura Wade's play Posh. Why aren't there smarter soundtra…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonOn the face of it, there's little to love about Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. The play unavoidably revels in chauvinism and, you might argue, enforces the wor…
A new site launched this week is supposed to take the grief out of choosing productions to see. But do we need it?Does London really need another theatre listings website? Time Out, What's O…
For Mark Rylance, it's Rooster in Jerusalem. For Alison Steadman, it's Bev in Abigail's Party … leading actors on the parts they will never escapeMark RylancePlays Johnny "Rooster" Byron i…
Great art depends on great diversity. So why is an event that celebrates performers from all backgrounds under threat?Handling the solitary remaining testicle of an ex-cancer patient, live o…
They've survived blazing buildings, boardroom walk-outs and brutal cuts. But black theatre company Talawa are still celebratingAsk Yvonne Brewster how much the theatre industry has changed i…
Arts Council funding cuts hit many theatre organisations hard " but did black and minority ethnic companies lose out disproportionately?Last month, as over 1,300 arts organisations nervously…
Acting drunk isn't easy to pull off, so hats off to the actors who deliver a booze-filled tour de force. Here are my top tipplers"The acting profession is about the only job where you can pe…
Armed with a guitar, a couple of stools and Ryvita-dry anecdotes, this toe-tapping twosome have got a colourful future Continue reading...
You couldn't call him cool or controversial, but this suburban standup's patio patter should win him a bigger audience Continue reading...