Interviews
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FestivalsThe Best Theatre at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
The 2026 Edinburgh Fringe has kicked off – check this page for our favourite theatre shows from this year's festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsAlaa Shehada on his new Fringe show The Bridge
Alaa Shehada of the Palestine Comedy Club follows the award-winning The Horse of Jenin with a new Fringe show on the Allenby Bridge, Palestine's only land crossing Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Skinny on... Xhloe and Natasha
From mochi defrosted in their shirts to The Lego Movie Soundtrack, Fringe icons Xhloe and Natasha tell us some of their favourite things in this month's Q&A Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsHuman Connections: Christiane Jatahy and Lucas Paraizo on A Trial
Brazilian writers Christiane Jatahy and Lucas Paraizo introduce their latest play, A Trial, presenting a new point of friction for each audience, every night Read more »| 30 Jul 2026 -
FestivalsCults & Colonialism in Jack MacGregor’s Prophets
Scottish playwright Jack MacGregor speaks to us about the psychology of belief in their cult thriller Prophets, premiering at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2026 -
FestivalsSpread the News: Five New York shows at the Edinburgh Fringe
From interactive clowning to immersive soundscapes, our former Theatre editor gets a first glimpse of NYC shows heading to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 30 Jul 2026
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InterviewsCrown Jewel: Inside the revamped King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Three and a half years ago, The King’s Theatre closed for the most significant works in its 119-year history. With its doors reopening this August, one writer takes us behind the scenes of its renovation Read more »| 29 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsPower Play: Finn den Hertog on a new Lear
Director Finn den Hertog discusses a new King Lear at Pitlochry Festival Theatre which places dementia, family and feminine leadership at the heart of Shakespeare's great tragedy Read more »| 02 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsGame On: Joe McCann on his new play The Corinthian
As Scotland prepares for the World Cup, Joe McCann's new play restores Andrew Watson – the world’s first Black international footballer – to Scottish history Read more »| 29 May 2026 -
InterviewsSusannah Wapshott on Scottish Opera's Marriage of Figaro
Scottish Opera’s Susannah Wapshott on accessibility, Mozart’s near-perfect score and why The Marriage of Figaro still resonates now Read more »| 06 May 2026 -
InterviewsStaging Solidarity: The Lee Jeans Sit-In of 1981
Playwright Frances Poet, director Jemima Levick and Margaret 'Maggie' Wallace, an original striker, discuss Stand and Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In – the story of a Greenock uprising fit for the stage Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
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