Interviews

Q&A video and photos: Overturning the ‘white saviour’ narrative with the Cry Havoc company

By |2020-01-25T23:28:32+00:009 April 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

How lucky am I? Last night I got to spend a second night in a row with lovely Olivier Awards nominee Marc Antolin, now starring in new play Cry Havoc at the Park Theatre.

Tony’s Last Tape Q&A video and photos: What would Tony Benn have thought of Brexit, Corbyn & this play about him?

By |2020-01-25T23:32:41+00:006 April 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This past Wednesday (3 April 2019) would have been Tony Benn's 94th birthday. Great celebratory timing for the return of Tony's Last Tape, the one-man play celebrating the Labour firebrand, who died in 2014.

Half Me, Half You Q&A video and photos: It’s not easy to talk about racism & hate crime, but it’s necessary

By |2020-01-25T23:37:11+00:002 April 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Did seeing fascist Tommy Robinson denouncing Muslims and immigrants on a big screen in Whitehall terrify you? What are the long-term consequences of today's political rhetoric in Trump's America and Brexit Britain?

Lord of the Flies Q&A video and photos: Are humans inherently good or evil?

By |2020-01-25T23:46:06+00:0027 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Last night I chaired my second of three post-show Q&As with Lazarus Theatre Company as part of their 2019 residency at Greenwich Theatre - their highly acclaimed return production of Lord of the Flies.

Q&A photos and video: Talking chemsex, HIV positivity & intimacy at Undetectable

By |2024-11-15T20:00:18+00:0021 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Why is intimacy so hard? In the bedroom, when can drugs be a help and when a hindrance? How much should we reveal to a new partner? What new demons do today's young gay men carry with them into relationships?

Q&A video and photos: Relaunching the Lion & Unicorn Theatre as a new fringe destination

By |2020-01-25T23:53:30+00:0013 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , |

How can a 60-seat black box studio above a pub stand out amongst nearly 100 Off-West End and fringe theatres in London? THIS is how.

Do You Love This Planet? Q&A video and photos: Philosophy, individual responsibility and climate change

By |2020-04-16T22:45:37+01:007 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , |

How often do you ask yourself this question: Do you love this planet? No, but seriously, do you really love this planet? How much?

Call Me Vicky Q&A video and photos: How difficult was it to transition in the 1980s?

By |2020-01-25T23:58:47+00:0026 February 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was a great big family affair for my post-show Q&A at Call Me Vicky at the Pleasance Theatre this weekend. The new one-act comedy-drama marks the playwriting debut for sisters Stacey and Nicola Bland, who also perform in the cast, and their mum, dad and nan were in proud attendance.

Post-show forum: Taking the All in a Row controversy & conversation offline

By |2020-01-26T00:04:09+00:0022 February 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

A lot has been said about All in a Row online (especially on Twitter around #puppetgate) - about the play itself, its depiction of autism and its use of a puppet in portraying the non-verbal autistic 11-year-old character. Last night we were able to take the conversation offline.

Gently Down the Stream Q&A podcast and photos: Martin Sherman on passing on gay history and happiness

By |2020-01-26T00:08:26+00:0022 February 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , |

"It's so rare these days to see a play about optimism," the wonderful actor Malcolm Sinclair told me after Wednesday night's performance of Gently Down the Stream at the Park Theatre.
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