Interviews
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ArtCCA Glasgow: What We've Lost
With the CCA in Glasgow now in liquidation, its staff left jobless, and its windows boarded up, we speak to some of the artists and programmers who use this space and ask what we've lost in the wreckage and what we can salvage if the CCA returns Read more »| 05 Mar 2026 -
InterviewsJoanna Bowman on climate crisis play The Trials
In Dawn King's The Trials, teens hold adults accountable to a catastrophic climate in the near-future. Our writer speaks to director Joanna Bowman about exploring praxis through theatre in times of crisis Read more »| 03 Mar 2026 -
InterviewsManipulate Festival explores the absurdity of empire
As Manipulate Festival returns to Edinburgh, we explore the intersection of absurdity and political satire at the festival through two of its shows – Auntie Empire and Coffee with Sugar? Read more »| 30 Jan 2026 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... Alan Cumming
Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Artistic Director Alan Cumming looks forward to a busy 2026 by taking on our Q&A Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
InterviewsJohnny McKnight and Sally Reid on the Tron panto
With Gallus in Weegieland, panto veterans Johnny McKnight and Sally Reid reflect on the Tron’s tradition of self-aware pantomime – and how a certain scrappy joy remains at the heart of it all Read more »| 27 Nov 2025 -
InterviewsThe Digital Depths: Owen Sutcliffe on his debut play Òran
Owen Sutcliffe discusses his visceral debut play, Òran, and the ways in which young men find and lose each other in an online world Read more »| 28 Oct 2025
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FestivalsKhalid Abdalla on his Edinburgh Fringe play Nowhere
Our Books editor speaks speaks to Khalid Abdalla, the artist behind Nowhere, a show which interrogates, challenges and remembers the meaning of revolution Read more »| 06 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsPathways to Possibility: Welcome to the Fringe, Palestine
Welcome to the Fringe, Palestine arrives at Portobello Town Hall, promising a four-day mini-festival of theatre, dance, comedy, food, storytelling, music and poetry created by Palestinians Read more »| 02 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsTheatre Maketh Man: Masculinity and the Fringe
Perhaps it has become necessary to tell stories about a better masculinity, because the classics are no longer good enough – we look at a string of shows offering new views of masculinity at this year's Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsThe Body Is Disappearing: AI at the Edinburgh Fringe
Our theatre editor asks what the use of generative AI means for creativity in performance Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
InterviewsAndrew Panton on credit crunch satire Make It Happen
Chronicling the Royal Bank of Scotland's pivotal role in the financial crash of 2008, James Graham's new play Make it Happen traces the origins of our current crises – we talk to director Andrew Panton Read more »| 11 Jul 2025 -
InterviewsSpice of Life: The Neighbourhood Variety Show returns to Glasgow
Glasgow-based community project The Neighbourhood Variety Show celebrates a rich tapestry of local talent – we catch up with its creator Eoin McKenzie Read more »| 28 May 2025 -
InterviewsMonumental: The new show commemorating Edinburgh's invisible women
"We want people to feel the city differently after Monumental" – we take a look at F-Bomb's new feminist project Read more »| 06 May 2025 -
InterviewsAll Guns Blazing: Scottish Opera's The Merry Widow
We speak to John Savournin, director of Scottish Opera's new productions of The Merry Widow and Trial by Jury, on the updating of classic operetta for modern audiences and the experience of translating a piece through time Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsManipulate 2025: Puppets and Embodiment
As Manipulate Festival returns with another celebration of animated film, puppetry and visual theatre, we talk to Artistic Director Dawn Taylor about the programme and the radical potential of intimacy in theatre Read more »| 07 Feb 2025