Behind the Illusions: Staging Trauma in The Disappearing Man

Behind the Illusions: Staging Trauma in The Disappearing Man

Will Quinn Oct 5, 2026 8 min read

This October, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and HighTide present The Disappearing Man, a new drama from playwright Kenny Emson, setting live onstage magic against the bruised backdrop of the Essex coast.…

Laura Grillo on Grief, Britpop, and Jarvis Cocker’s Trousers

Laura Grillo on Grief, Britpop, and Jarvis Cocker’s Trousers

Will Quinn Oct 4, 2026 7 min read

‘Absurd, nostalgic, quest.’ That’s playwright Laura Grillo’s three-word summary of her newest stage creation. It is, one suspects, a fittingly off-kilter assessment for a production built around the disputed ownership…

Behind the Scenes of Brick Lane’s The Pleasures of Fanny Musical

Behind the Scenes of Brick Lane’s The Pleasures of Fanny Musical

Will Quinn Oct 1, 2026 11 min read

‘The funny thing about good slapstick is that it looks completely out of control, when in reality it requires an enormous amount of control,’ said Jack Pallister. He’s not wrong:…

Patrick Sandford’s Return to Perth Theatre: A Directing Life

Patrick Sandford’s Return to Perth Theatre: A Directing Life

Will Quinn Sep 28, 2026 8 min read

‘Definitely the actors,’ says director Patrick Sandford, recalling his first impressions of Perth Theatre forty years ago as a trainee under artistic director Joan Knight. ‘There was almost a resident…

Granite Grit and Big Gags: Inside Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2026

Granite Grit and Big Gags: Inside Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2026

Will Quinn Sep 18, 2026 10 min read

‘I genuinely believe there is nothing quite like attending a live performance and sharing in a cultural moment as it happens,’ said Steven Milne, Head of Programming for Aberdeen Performing…