Interviews
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Interviews
Operatic Landscape: Scottish Opera Young Company's new double bill
Scottish Opera Young Company's immersive new double bill of Maud and Down in the Valley explores mysticism and mob mentality Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
Interviews
Fringe of Colour 2023: Ashanti Harris on Black Gold
Ashanti Harris's new Fringe of Colour commission explores extraction practices, colonialism, and our connection to the environment Read more »| 12 Jun 2023 -
Interviews
Community Access: Jess Brough on Fringe of Colour
Fringe of Colour pushes the possibilities of performance through a hybrid format and focus on community – we catch up with its co-director Jess Brough Read more »| 12 Jun 2023 -
Interviews
Hannah Lavery and Natalie Ibu on Protest
Playwright Hannah Lavery and Director Natalie Ibu hope to inspire hope through action with a play for children and adults alike Read more »| 17 May 2023 -
Interviews
The Skinny On... Leyla Josephine
Leyla Josephine is no stranger to these pages. But how to get to know the multi-talented artist? By letting her tackle The Skinny's Q&A! Read more »| 27 Mar 2023 -
Interviews
Meet the team behind 'Gaelic western' Stornoway, Quebec
As Stornoway, Quebec's tale of Gaelic bounty hunters prepares to tour Scotland, we meet playwright Calum L. MacLeòid and director Muireann Kelly Read more »| 24 Mar 2023
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Interviews
Scottish Opera introduce their new take on Il Trittico
We meet some of the team behind Scottish Opera's upcoming production of Puccini's Il Trittico, situating the three-part opera in a Scottish vernacular Read more »| 08 Mar 2023 -
Interviews
Dawn Taylor introduces MANIPULATE 2023
For its first in-person festival since 2020, Puppet Animation Scotland's MANIPULATE festival promises a bill full of genre innovation and challenging stories Read more »| 27 Jan 2023 -
Interviews
Tonderai Munyevu on Black British life, and post-pandemic grief
"COVID didn't discriminate, society did this for us". Tonderai Munyevu's piece in Blaccine: First Dose explores vaccine hesitancy and Black Britishness Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
Interviews
Laurie Sansom on James IV: Queen of the Fight
Director Laurie Sansom discusses racism and royalty in James IV: Queen of the Fight on the eve of its Scottish tour Read more »| 07 Nov 2022 -
Interviews
Deborah Colker and Alex Reedijk on Scottish Opera
As a new season begins, we talk to Deborah Colker and Alex Reedijk from Scottish Opera about the magic that only opera can provide Read more »| 13 Oct 2022 -
Interviews
James Beagon on Student Theatre
Getting involved in student theatre can be the first step to a career in performing arts. We meet Strange Town Theatre's James Beagon to find out how participation influenced his trajectory Read more »| 08 Sep 2022 -
Festivals
Horizon Showcase Pushes The Boundaries of Performance
Horizon brings its first in-person showcase of genre-defying and radical performance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Feminist Utopia: Tess Letham on Remedy for Memory
Choreographer Tess Letham talks about her interdisciplinary Edinburgh Fringe offering, Remedy for Memory: a joyful, comedic, and surreal celebration of feminine fantasy Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Sami Ibrahim on A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain
Award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim talks about migration, fairytale, and hostile environments in his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain Read more »| 29 Jul 2022