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Review: Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, Young Vic
'Who has the freedom to force choices onto whom and why?': Kate Hewitt's new take on Stephen Adly Guirgis's play questions the possibility of free will within the penal system, writes Verity Healey.
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Making work with ‘real’ people
Playwright Luke Barnes writes on what he's learned from developing new play 'The Jumper Factory' in collaboration with men from Wandsworth prison.
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Review: SparkPlug at HOME, Manchester
Bad parenting: James Varney writes on the ambiguous critical outlook of David Judge's autobiographical monologue on race and fatherhood.
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Review: Princess and the Hustler at Bristol Old Vic
Personal and political: Lilith Wozniak reviews Chinonyerem Odimba's play for Eclipse Theatre, set during the Bristol Bus Boycott.
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Review: Shipwreck at Almeida Theatre
Paralysing pontifications: Sally Hales writes on Anne Washburn's brilliant new satire of an America that can't save itself from Trump.
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All in a Row
Alex Oates' play about an autistic child has sparked a multi-layered conversation about disability and representation. Alice Saville writes on why it's time for its makers to listen.
20 February
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Sammy Metcalfe
No Sleep Till Brexit
Sleepwalk Collective's Sammy Metcalfe writes on the impact of Brexit on the company, and why they're throwing a festival of work in Spain.
Alice Saville
Vault Odyssey: Hard Relate
Alice Saville writes on ideas of relatability and representation in three Vault Festival shows.
Maddy Costa
A People’s Theatre for Brighton
"This is a social justice issue": Maddy Costa talks to Naomi Alexander about community and participation as she relaunches Brighton People's Theatre.
Kitty Drake
Magic Mike Live
"I want it too much": Kitty Drake writes on Channing Tatum's West End stripshow/phenomenon, and what it says about female sexual hunger.
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Review: Come From Away at Phoenix Theatre
Hope and pain: Hailey Bachrach writes on a hit musical following the fates of the 'plane people' who landed in Newfoundland, post 9/11.
18 February
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Review: 9 to 5 – The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Diamonds in a rhinestone world: Francesca Peschier writes on Dolly Parton's musical theatre extravaganza.
18 February
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Review: The American Clock at The Old Vic
The roaring twenties: J N Benjamin writes on Arthur Miller's suspenseful drama of an America in decline.
18 February
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Review: All About Eve at Noël Coward Theatre
Pure artifice: Ava Wong Davies writes on Ivo van Hove's stylish, performative recasting of the backstage movie.
17 February
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28 January
Francesca Peschier
Paula Varjack’s Retail Theatre
As Marie Kondo fever sets in, Paula Varjack explains how her new show The Cult of K*nzo explores the performativeness of shopping.
23 January
Anonymous
Why I chose anonymity
The author of 'Everywoman' at Vault Festival writes on her decision to remain anonymous, and on how gender influences ideas of what counts as a 'universal' story.
18 January
Colin Hambrook
Brownton Abbey
Tarik Elmoutawakil, creative producer at Brighton's Marlborough Theatre, talks about creating a 'space church' for disabled, queer, trans and non-binary people of colour.
16 January
Rosemary Waugh
Malaprop Theatre: “We didn’t want to make a show that would be One More Thing To Feel Shit About”
Malaprop Theatre's approach mixes big ideas with bags of quirky warmth. They talk politics, Irish theatre, and collaborative working ahead of their stint at Vault.
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