The new artistic director of Northern Stage talks doomscrolling, digital theatre, and fighting to bring back the artists that theatre’s lost.
Q&A and Interviews
12 September 2019
Features • Q&A and Interviews
FullRogue Theatre: “The cult of confidence has to go”
By Ben Kulvichit
In this interview with Ben Kulvichit, the writer-director duo discuss their show Wild Swimming, symbiosis, and why emerging artists need to make mistakes.
27 May 2019
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Arming an Armadillo
By Rosemary Waugh
Writer Sarah Kosar and director Sara Joyce talk about narratives of victimhood, female agency, and their new show Armadillo.
14 May 2019
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Recasting Death of a Salesman
By J N Benjamin
“We’re not asking the audience not to see the colour of their skin – we are specifically asking them to look at it†– Miranda Cromwell, Marianne Elliott and Wendell Pierce discuss the impact of casting black actors in Miller’s play.
13 May 2019
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Anchuli Felicia King: “You have to recognise the shithole you’re in, in order to climb out.â€
By Ava Wong Davies
Playwright Anchuli Felicia King’s grimly comic satire of the Singapore skin-lightening industry opens at the Royal Court this week. In this interview, she discusses Mamet, Crazy Rich Asians, and late-stage capitalism.
26 November 2018
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Nick Field: “Neoliberalism is collapsing around us”
By Hannah Greenstreet
Artist Nick Field is bringing two new shows to CPT. He chats to Hannah Greenstreet about neoliberalism, Tom Baker, and making work that’s “pretty damn queer”.
2 October 2018
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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 July 2018
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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.
2 July 2018
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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.
18 June 2018
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Anna Deavere Smith: “I’m chasing that which is not me”
By Nicole Acquah
Nicole Acquah interviews the legendary verbatim theatremaker and creator of ‘Notes from the Field’, now on at the Royal Court.
24 May 2018
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Femmetopia Festival
By Exeunt Staff
As Karen Finley’s new show ‘Unicorn Gratitude Mystery’ comes to Femmetopia, she talks to the queer festival’s co-curator about American politics, princesses, and activist art.
5 March 2018
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Ultimate Dancer: “It’s liberating to let go of the limitations of being human”
By Diana Damian Martin
Performance artist Ultimate Dancer makes work that mingles choreography and spirituality. Here, she talks healing rituals, movement, and the power of darkness.
27 February 2018
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Bryony Lavery: “Anger is one of the things that fuels me wonderfully.â€
By Alice Saville
The author of ‘Frozen’ and a new adaptation of ‘Brighton Rock’ talks female anger, reimagining romantic fiction, and the banality of murder.
26 February 2018
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Lindsay Posner: “I either had the choice of casting stars or not doing the play”
By Fergus Morgan
Fergus Morgan interviews the enigmatic West End director about star casting, commercial theatre, and the post-Weinstein landscape.
25 January 2018
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Beyond Nervous Laughter
By Francesca Peschier
Four Vault Festival shows are combining belly laughs with explorations of life with mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. Francesca Peschier chats to some of their creators.