Playwright Tom Wells chats to Frey Kwa Hawking about gay representation in theatre, making work outside London, and the power of panto.
Features
18 August 2018
Features • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Exeunt Recommends: Edinburgh Fringe, Week Two
By Alice Saville
At the Edinburgh fringe’s midpoint, here are the shows that Exeunt’s writers think you should see.
9 August 2018
Features • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Exeunt Recommends: Edinburgh fringe, week one
By Alice Saville
The fringe has begun, and Exeunt’s writers have a few thoughts on what you should go and see.
7 August 2018
Features • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Power Play: Addressing Gender Inequality at the Fringe
By Eve Allin
Taking over an Edinburgh flat, Power Play are making space for female-led theatre at the fringe. Here’s Eve Allin on her visit.
1 August 2018
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A Dead-Eyed Cynic’s View of the Edinburgh Fringe
By Fergus Morgan
Another festival of failure is upon us: Fergus Morgan is here to get you in the mood for the Edinburgh Fringe with a healthy dose of misery.
31 July 2018
Features
The power of theatre buildings
By Amber Massie-Blomfield
The impressive architecture of the UK’s theatres is often a legacy of stark class divides. Here, Amber Massie-Blomfield writes on the buildings that really are for everyone.
30 July 2018
Features • Essays
The Festival That Never Sleeps
By Andy Field
Andy Field writes on sleep-deprivation at the Edinburgh fringe, and the challenges of making new spaces in a world where time is commodified.
26 July 2018
Features • Festivals
Latitude 2018: Utopia
By Rosie MacPherson
New Bryony Kimmings, Middle Child, Theatre Ad Infinitum and more: Rose McPherson explores the world-building joys of this year’s festival.
24 July 2018
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Ontroerend Goed: “If art isn’t challenging, why bother?”
By William Drew
Ontroerend Goed artistic director Alexander Devriendt talks interactive theatre, gaming, and the death of capitalism.
23 July 2018
Features
The Nanette Feelings Thread
By Exeunt Staff
Exeunt’s writers process their thoughts on Hannah Gadsby’s fiercely emotive farewell to comedy, currently on Netflix.
16 July 2018
Features
The Posh Club
By Freddie Machin
“Swanky senior citizens, elegant elders & glamorous golden girls” are all invited to daytime cabaret The Posh Club. Here’s Freddie Machin on why it’s so vital.
9 July 2018
Features
Exeunt’s Edinburgh Fringe Tips
By Exeunt Staff
It’s nearly here: the season of mists and millions of shows. So Exeunt’s writers have chosen a few things they’re looking forward to.
2 July 2018
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Bechdel Theatre: Fighting Inequality With Data
By Francesca Peschier
Francesca Peschier interviews the duo behind Bechdel Theatre about industry inequality, representation, and sexy, sexy data.
27 June 2018
Features • Essays
Finding New Voices Starts Young
By Rabiah Hussain
Playwright Rabiah Hussain writes on why it’s time theatres did more to reach out from young people from working class and minority backgrounds.
26 June 2018
Features • Essays
Remaking Musical Theatre’s Misogynist History
By Alice Saville
Alice Saville writes on Kiss Me Kate, and her complex relationship with musical theatre’s problematic back catalogue.