‘Wonderful and terrifying all at once’ – Playwright Alistair McDowall on unlikely inspirations and writing the unexpected
Alistair McDowall's latest play, Pomona, comes to the Orange Tree Theatre this November.
Emily Shipp
Review: Escaping the confines – and wathering the storm – at Beacons Festival
Light up the night - luminous art at Beacons. Photograph: Emily Shipp / RunRiot
The thing about Beacons is the feeling of discovery; that you could walk into any of the tents in the Space Between arts area and get totally swept away in something new.
Chicken Shop Shakespeare and mass dancing – arts reign at Beacons Festival
12 Months of Neon Love by Victoria Lucas and Richard Wheater. Photo credit Giles Smith.
On the whole, we’re not short of a boutique festival or two, but then there are the ones that are really worth exploring.
What would you write to an unknown soldier? We talk to Neil Bartlett from the WWI memorial project ‘Letters to an Unknown Soldier’ to find out what the public are writing
Paranoia and brave new worlds – Rift talk to RunRiot about The Trial and the new all-night Macbeth
Talkie films, horror stories and tenement blocks – RunRiot talks to 1927’s Paul Barritt
The critically acclaimed 1927 create theatre quite unlike anything else you’ve seen. They are innovative storytellers weaving animation, performance and film to create striking, unsettling performances. Spoken word, cabaret, fairy tales, silent film and music hall songs all play a part in their audiovisual menagerie.
5 minutes with the one and only Joan as Police Woman at Village Underground
5 minutes with Secret Cinema founder, the (slightly elusive) Fabien Riggall
Swallow and the Wolf talk residencies, inspirations and nurturing new talent.
Why would you want to watch a play about death? We investigate The Nine O’Clock Slot
ice&fire are a theatre company with a difference... and a moral purpose. They explore human rights stories through performance. Their latest production - The Nine O'Clock Slot - is perhaps not what you'd expect from your average trip to the theatre. Emily Shipp talks to artist and writer Annecy Lax about death.