Following the announcement that the NT’s Travelex sponsorship is coming to an end, Fergus Morgan writes on the trouble with cheap ticket schemes.
Features
22 October 2018
Features
What is ‘good’ theatre?
By Dr Kirsty Sedgman
Audience experience researcher Dr Kirsty Sedgman writes on why ideas of ‘quality’ and ‘value’ in theatre are all but impossible to measure.
15 October 2018
Features • Essays
Is the hype real?
By Alice Saville
As social media takes a starring role in 21st century theatre marketing, Alice Saville writes on the power and pitfalls of Twitter-era criticism.
10 October 2018
Features
“To ‘be in context’ is a luxury”
By Dipika Guha
Director Ailin Conant and playwright Dipika Guha are working on new play ‘The Art of Gaman’. Here, they discuss ideas of belonging, immigrant experience and Japanese-American history.
10 October 2018
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Milo Rau’s Theatre of Cooperation and Openness
By Verity Healey
Swiss theatre director Milo Rau’s working methods let members of the public into the rehearsal room. Here, he tells Verity Healey why “community theatre IS theatre”.
8 October 2018
Features
A year on from #MeToo, it’s time for justice, not rehabilitation
By Alice Saville
A year on from #MeToo, Alice Saville looks at the theatre industry’s response – and argues it’s far from time to move on.
2 October 2018
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Annie Siddons: “We need to be raging”
By Maddy Costa
Maddy Costa conducts an email dialogue with Annie Siddons about her new show Dennis of Penge, a triumphant narrative of addiction, recovery, and fighting the PIP system.
24 September 2018
Features
Class Might Be Invisible, But Theatres Shouldn’t Ignore It
By Adam Hughes
Working class people are hugely underrepresented in theatre at all levels. Adam Hughes argues that it’s time for the industry to dig deeper.
19 September 2018
Features • Essays
Time to Fly: Remembering Lindsay Kemp
By Amit Lahav
Gecko’s Amit Lahav writes on his relationship with the late, visionary choreographer, who created “an alternative version of the world, every second of the day, on and off stage”.
17 September 2018
Features
Theatre reviews, decoded
By Exeunt Staff
For your entertainment, three Exeunt writers reveal the hidden meanings behind the shorthands that theatre critics fall back on.
12 September 2018
Features
There’s a lot in a name, actually
By Fergus Morgan
Fergus Morgan writes on the Kiln’s controversial rebrand, and the message the backlash against it sends.
11 September 2018
Features
On Repeat Viewing
By Alex Fernandes
Alex Fernandes writes on the unique perspective you get from watching the same show over – and over – and over again.
10 September 2018
Features
Changing the Climate
By Annegret Märten
Annegret Marten argues that it’s time for the theatre industry to shift its attitude to environmental reform.
5 September 2018
Features
Clare Barron: “The writing’s better, because we’re working together”
By Alice Saville
The author of ‘Dance Nation’ talks teen experience, experimenting with form, and what makes New York’s playwriting scene special.
3 September 2018
Features
Exeunt Recommends: September 3rd-18th 2018
By Alice Saville
The UK’s theatres are starting a new term with some huge openings, and we’re taking notes. Here’s what to see.