25 Years of The Gruffalo: Behind the Stage Adaptation

25 Years of The Gruffalo: Behind the Stage Adaptation

Will Quinn Jul 29, 2026 9 min read
As Tall Stories’ stage adaptation marks its 25th anniversary, the cast and company reflect on keeping Julia Donaldson’s monster fresh for new audiences.
Two Decades on the Edge: Why the Camden Fringe Prefers Pragmatism to Empire Building

Two Decades on the Edge: Why the Camden Fringe Prefers Pragmatism to Empire Building

Will Quinn Jul 29, 2026 8 min read
Why does the Camden Fringe prefer pragmatism to empire building? Co-founders Zena Barrie & Michelle Flower look back on 20 years of independent London theatre.
Interview: Afsaneh Gray on NYT’s shopfront soap Nail Bar

Interview: Afsaneh Gray on NYT’s shopfront soap Nail Bar

Will Quinn Jul 23, 2026 8 min read
Playwright Afsaneh Gray talks bringing soap opera mechanics to an empty shopfront on Holloway Road in the National Youth Theatre's site-specific Nail Bar.
Decoding Marie Maitland: An Interview with Ashley Douglas

Decoding Marie Maitland: An Interview with Ashley Douglas

Sandra MacDonald Jul 16, 2026 9 min read
Sass MacDonald interviews Ashley Douglas on her new book 'With My Own Hand' and the painstaking archival hunt for Scotland’s 16th-century Sappho.
Meet Richard Just Around the Corner: Staging a Modern Monster

Meet Richard Just Around the Corner: Staging a Modern Monster

Will Quinn Jul 8, 2026 8 min read
Director Nicolás Perez Costa and actor Hugo Coello discuss bringing a brutal, percussive, and physically decaying world of Richard III to London’s Cockpit.