Writing and Publishing
THEATRE REVIEW: August: Osage County, National Theatre
Tracy Letts’ masterpiece comes in at almost 4 hours and it is hard to see how it could be made…
MUSIC REVIEW: Simon Rattle, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
It may seem a conflict of interests to denote historically authentic performance as groundbreaking and openminded, until you've been spun…
Publishing the credit crunch
Super Thursday, which saw the publication of 800 books on one day in the race to reach the Christmas top…
Freedom to Freelance: creative independence
In the creative industries, freelancing is far from rare, but before you take that first step, there’s a whole host…
THEATRE REVIEW: Zero, Theatre Absolute
Zero is the story of one of hundreds of interrogation camps set up twenty years from now to extract information…
Stop Me If You've Heard This
Jim Holt, author of Stop Me If You’ve Heard This explains where jokes come from, whilst sharing a few of…
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Apples & Snakes, Soho Theatre
Fast becoming one of London’s most exciting literary groups, Apples & Snakes is pushing the boundaries in poetry and spoken…
Career Profile: Lucy Gough, playwright
Lucy has written for theatre and radio for over 15 years, writing for Hollyoaks for 10 years alongside this.
Theatre Cuts
If the Council decides to make dramatic cuts, projects and shows put on by institutes such as the Bristol Old…
THEATRE REVIEW: Delirium, Theatre O at the Barbican Pit
I do not know whether Enda Walsh is a dab hand in the kitchen but he’s introduced more than a…