Interviews
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BooksBuilding bridges with Scottish International Storytelling Festival
The connective power of storytelling is at the heart of the 35th Scottish International Storytelling Festival, with its theme of Bridges Between. We chat with the head programmer and performers about what it means to tear down walls and build bridges Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsBreak the Binary: Wet Mess on drag spectacle TESTO
We chat with drag artist Wet Mess about their blazing experimental show TESTO and the blurred lines between performance and authenticity Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
InterviewsFuture Artists on The Art of Producing
Producer Mark Ashmore of Future Artists talks about working with the Tartan Tabletop team to bring Dungeons & Dragon Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest – The Return to Gilded Balloon after selling out in 2023 and success at Adelaide Fringe Read more »| 31 Jul 2024 -
InterviewsEdinburgh Fringe 2024: Eating Theatre
Cooking is a demonstration of care, at once a balm and a bridge – we meet four theatre-makers bringing food-centred shows to the stage this August Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
FestivalsHyperpop, theatre and the trans voice
Ois O'Donoghue's HYPER isn't art about transness; it's trans about art – we talk to Ois ahead of the show's Fringe run at Summerhall Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
FestivalsSong for the Ages: ARI, The Spirit of Korea
We take a trip to South Korea's Gangwon region to learn about the Jeongseon Arirang which comes to the Edinburgh Fringe in ARI: The Spirit of Korea Read more »| 28 Jul 2024
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InterviewsUnearthing 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 -
InterviewsFlavia 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 -
InterviewsThe 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 -
InterviewsScottish 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 -
InterviewsTortoise 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 -
InterviewsApphia 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 -
InterviewsFemale 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 -
BooksIranian 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 -
InterviewsInterview 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