Articles – Archive

Goodbye Mr Pinter

There was a sense of clarity in London today, heightened by a cold wind and a crisp silence. No streams of traffic, no hustle and bustle, nothing but a chance…

Dec 25 2008 | View Comments

Brickbats in Cyberspace

By Matt Boothman

Modern theatre criticism has problems, and those problems are generational in nature. That’s the one overriding conclusion with which I left the Royal Court after Brickbats in Cyberspace, in which…

Dec 2 2008 | View Comments

Fringe Diary Part 1: First Impressions

By Matt Boothman

The annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts the best and the barmiest of companies to show off, experiment and network for three weeks of non-stop plays and parties.

Jul 31 2008 | View Comments

A beautiful Rhys of comedy

By Andrea Donovan

Comedy doesn’t have to be racist, sexist, rude or political to get a reaction. It can simply be gentle, observational, harmless fun and can get just as many laughs, be just as hilarious.

May 10 2008 | View Comments

An Interloper at the Olivier Awards

By Lilly Dominic

Are the Olivier awards still relevant?

Mar 26 2008 | View Comments

Life and Times of a new graduate working in theatre

By Lilly Dominic

Is it really possible to make a living and a lifestyle out of loving theatre?

Mar 8 2008 | View Comments

Drugs and Theatre Go Together

By Guest Author

I am a drug addict and an alcoholic. Theatre saved my life.

Jan 10 2008 | View Comments

Event Horizon

By Guest Author

The Event Horizon sculptures seemed to me to function along that painful and poignant artistic line which highlights the gap between the collective and individual experience.

Sep 30 2007 | View Comments