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Explore exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creatives, offering insights into West End productions and their journeys.

Jordan Fein on bringing the magic of Into the Woods back to the West End

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Jordan Fein on bringing the magic of Into the Woods back to the West End

When director Jordan Fein was about to open Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods at...

11 Nov, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner Interviews Samuel Barnett as Pride Heads to the Bridge Theatre

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Lyn Gardner Interviews Samuel Barnett as Pride Heads to the Bridge Theatre

When Pride, the gloriously uplifting musical based on the 2014 movie of the same name, transfers ...

5 Nov, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Amit Sharma on the Importance of Representation in Theatre

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Amit Sharma on the Importance of Representation in Theatre

Some might hesitate about programming a play about death for the Christmas period, but Amit Sharm...

22 Oct, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Sam Pinkleton on the Joy of Bringing People Together with Ceilidh

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Sam Pinkleton on the Joy of Bringing People Together with Ceilidh

“I bristle at the words participatory or immersive in theatre,” says Sam Pinkleton, director of t...

14 Oct, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner interviews Laurie Kynaston about The Standard of Living and the value of the arts

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Lyn Gardner interviews Laurie Kynaston about The Standard of Living and the value of the arts

When actor Laurie Kynaston, currently playing Friedrich Hayek in James Graham’s The Standard of L...

7 Oct, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

“If something scares you, then you probably need to do it”: John Dagleish on Into the Woods

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“If something scares you, then you probably need to do it”: John Dagleish on Into the Woods

“I wanted to do Into The Woods because it scares the hell out of me, and I always think that’s a ...

27 Aug, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm on Adapting One of the Greatest Ghost Stories Ever Written

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Morgan Lloyd Malcolm on Adapting One of the Greatest Ghost Stories Ever Written

Playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm reckons that “telling a simple story in a dark room with some wel...

18 Aug, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner