Writer and performer Michael Laurence on Krapp, 39
In which I talk to writer and performer Michael Laurence about his new play, Krapp, 39 (Tristan Bates Theatre), which is an autobiographical piece in which Laurence, a Samuel Beckett fan and inspired by Krapp’s Last Tape (1958), creates a diary using video, a laptop and audio recording on his 39th birthday.
The Print Room: the newest theatre in London
In which Lucy Bailey and Anda Winters, the Co-Artistic Directors of The Print Room in Notting Hill, London’s newest theatre venue, talk to me about the venture.
Theatre Delicatessen and the site-specific Souk
In which I talk to Jessica Brewster, Joint Artistic Director of Theatre Delicatessen, about the company’s occupation of derelict spaces in affluent areas of London, and about Theatre Souk, a ‘theatre marketplace’ in which acts and audiences haggle over what each performance is worth.
Edinburgh 2010 – David Leddy and Sub Rosa
In which I talk to writer and director David Leddy, of Fire Exit Ltd about his critically acclaimed show, Sub Rosa (Hill Street Theatre), a Victorian gothic promenade through a dark world of secrets and revolt.
Marek Kohn
Tackling climate change denial head-on.
Helen Arney delivers Songs of Modern Loving on the ukulele
‘If anyone’s reading this thinking, “Oh, another ukulele, I wish they would just stop,” that person should come and see this show. They’ll see a different side to my four-stringed friend.’
Belt Up
Remember that unruly rabble that spent last August squatting in C Soco? The ones that kept partying and fighting the nights away with hordes of strangers? Well, they’re back, and this time they’re really making themselves at home.
Operation Greenfield examines the complications of being a teenager
It may sound counter-intuitive, but in an environment like the Fringe, where envelopes are being pushed and boundaries broken in every second venue, a degree of restraint can be the best way to stand out.
The Sum Of It All…
Anomic is a brand new company, never before seen at the Fringe – but the style of the company’s debut, The Sum Of It All…, will ring some bells for Zoo regulars.
