Didn’t get tickets to Punchdrunk’s latest? Fear not, here’s a very detailed rundown of what you missed (and what you didn’t).
Alice Saville
Articles by Alice Saville
18 October 2017
Features
Sexual harassment in theatre won’t end until it’s everyone’s problem
By Alice Saville
As the Weinstein revelations spark a bout of theatre-world soul-searching, Alice Saville writes on why men need to take responsibility for rooting out sexual harassment.
13 October 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Labour of Love at the Noel Coward Theatre
27 September - 2 December 2017
By Alice Saville
‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!’ Alice Saville reviews James Graham’s play about the Labour party.
12 October 2017
Reviews
Review: Boner Killer at The Yard
By Alice Saville
New York cabaret star Erin Markey’s genre-defying performance mixes pop songs, queer fantasies, and slick feminist energy.
6 October 2017
Features • Essays
On Supporting Playwrights
By Alice Saville
“How do I mentor a playwright when every time I write a play I feel like I’m starting from scratch?” Tim Crouch on joining the growing band of mentors and dramaturgs who hold up a mirror to the playwriting process.
3 October 2017
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Ellen McDougall: “It’s absolutely important that we don’t limit people”
By Alice Saville
The new artistic director of The Gate talks about running a theatre, looking to Europe, and why a narrow discourse around diversity can be dangerous.
25 September 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Ink at Duke of York’s Theatre
By Alice Saville
A loving portrait of an unlovable industry: James Graham’s play about The Sun’s founding days transfers to the West End.
12 September 2017
Features
Fighting the Myth of the Tipping Point
By Alice Saville
This week, there’s an outpouring of new work on trans experiences. But with the same people in charge, is change really in the air?
7 September 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Follies at the National Theatre
By Alice Saville
Shadowy and taut: Alice Saville reviews Dominic Cooke’s magical revival of Sondheim’s classic musical.
4 September 2017
Features
After the Fringe is Over
By Alice Saville
A week after the end of the Edinburgh Fringe, Alice Saville trudges through its debris to explore what the festival leaves behind.
23 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Heather at Summerhall
By Alice Saville
A Rowling riff: Thomas Eccleshare’s play is a problematic story of an author who’s not all she seems.
23 August 2017
Features
Exeunt Recommends: Week Three
By Alice Saville
As the feverish final days of the Edinburgh Fringe approach, here’s Exeunt’s writers on what you should see.
20 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Celebration at ZOO venues
By Alice Saville
Let’s celebrate: the debut show from Emergency Chorus is a gawky, joyful evocation of the present moment.
20 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Scene at St Augustines
By Alice Saville
A metatheatrical unpicking of race and queerness: Eve Allin on an “intimidatingly clever” love story.
14 August 2017
Features
Exeunt Recommends: Week One
By Alice Saville
As the dust settles after Edinburgh Fringe’s first week, here’s what Exeunt’s writers have seen and loved.