Interviews
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Interviews
Unearthing Sunset Song: In Conversation with Morna Young and Finn den Hertog
An ambitious co-production between Dundee Rep and the Royal Lyceum uses Doric and English to delve deep into the human experience Read more »| 10 Apr 2024 -
Interviews
Flavia D'Avila on La Niña Barro
Our Theatre editor speaks to Fronteiras Theatre Lab's Flavia D'Avila about La Niña Barro, a daring and intimate piece of physical theatre Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
Interviews
The Pie's The Thing: A Play, A Pie & A Pint returns
With the days steadily getting longer, A Play, A Pie & A Pint launches its ambitious spring season this month Read more »| 09 Feb 2024 -
Interviews
Scottish Opera explore Marx's years in London
We speak to director Stephen Barlow about the great thinker’s ‘fascinating’ years spent in London – and why they were great source material for a new comic opera produced by Scottish Opera this month Read more »| 01 Feb 2024 -
Interviews
Tortoise in a Nutshell on play, participation and new show Ginger
Tortoise in a Nutshell's interactive children's show Ginger is a celebration of community – we catch up with co-director Alex Bird Read more »| 04 Dec 2023 -
Interviews
Apphia Campbell on new play Through the Mud
Apphia Campbell speaks about her upcoming show, Through the Mud, an intergenerational story about the struggle for civil rights Read more »| 31 Oct 2023
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Interviews
Female Friendship and the AI Monster
We chat with Racheal Ofori about her new play FLIP!, directed by Emily Aboud, which centres on the relationship of two young Black women and their craving for social media fame and wealth Read more »| 25 Oct 2023 -
Books
Iranian storyteller Zahra Afsah on The Voice Shall Always Remain
Ahead of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, we chat with Iranian storyteller Zahra Afsah, whose collaboration with Syrian storyteller Khloud Ereksousi explores the possibility of female revolution Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
Interviews
Interview with a Vampire: Liz Kettle on NTS' Dracula
We spoke with Liz Kettle ahead of her portrayal as the iconic Dracula in the National Theatre of Scotland’s upcoming production Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning Read more »| 30 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Plague Stone Party on queer paganism & Farewell, Tor
Plague Stone Party (aka Ozzy Algar and Buoys Buoys Buoys) are bringing their ‘freak folk comedy’ Farewell, Tor to the Fringe. We talk to them about the show and the growing niche of queer paganism Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Interviews
Psychic Translations: Ong Ken Sen on Trojan Women at EIF
Director Ong Ken Sen sought emotional resonances across Euripides' Trojan Women and the story of the Korean Comfort Women Read more »| 03 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Jian Yi on Weathervanes
We speak to Jian Yi about their inspiration and motivation behind Weathervanes, and the journey it has undergone to produce what is sure to inspire Fringe audiences this year Read more »| 02 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Zoo: Artist-First Theatre Programming
This year's Zoo programme features multidisciplinary, artist-first work Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Playing Latinx: Laughing through Your Casting Type
Guido Garcia Lueches' new one-human comedy challenges racist stereotypes through audience participation Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Jack MacGregor on Everything Under The Sun
We meet award-winning Highlands playwright and director Jack MacGregor to discuss his upcoming drama Everything Under The Sun Read more »| 01 Aug 2023