INTERVIEW: ITA O’BRIEN Ita O’Brien has fundamentally reshaped the way we approach intimacy, consent, and storytelling on stage and screen. Bringing together decades of experience in dance, acting, and embodied practice, she developed the Intimacy On Set Guidelines, a framework that has become central to how intimate content is created safely and professionally across the […]

INTERVIEW: ITA O’BRIEN Ita O’Brien has fundamentally reshaped the way we approach intimacy, consent, and storytelling on stage and screen. Bringing together decades of experience in dance, acting, and embodied practice, she developed the Intimacy On Set Guidelines, a framework that has become central to how intimate content is created safely and professionally across the […]

INTERVIEW: TONY LANKESTER Tony Lankester took on the role of Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in 2025, stepping into one of the most complex arts leadership roles in the world. With around 3,500 shows heading up to the city of Edinburgh each summer, against ever more difficult financial circumstances, he talks to […]

INTERVIEW: PAULE CONSTABLE Paule Constable is one of the most successful and influential lighting designers in the UK if not the world. She has shaped the look of contemporary theatre in the country through her work on stage – from War Horse to Les Misérables to Oliver to Wolf Hall to Angels In America – […]

INTERVIEW: SIR TIM RICE Sir Tim Rice is one of the most celebrated lyricists in theatre and film. He has won Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and Tonys, written the words to many of the best known songs of all time – including Circle of Life and A Whole New World – and penned hits for artists […]

INTERVIEW: AMIT SHARMA Amit Sharma became artistic director of London’s Kiln Theatre in 2023. He has already made his mark there with hits including the West End transfer of Ryan Calais Cameron’s thriller Retrograde, about the actor Sydney Poitier. Before the Kiln, Amit worked as a director with Graeae Theatre Company and as Deputy Artistic […]

TheatreVoice editor Tim Bano talks to Theatre Critics Arifa Akbar and Fergus Morgan to discuss the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025. This is an annual TheatreVoice critical round-up to cover and reflect on the Festival each year, with discussions of ticket sales, show highlights, and the changing landscape of the Fringe and the International Festival. This […]

INTERVIEW: SOUTRA GILMOUR Soutra Gilmour is one of the greatest theatre designers of our time, with five Olivier Awards and credits that cover all the most major stages in the UK. She has become particularly well known in recent years for her work with director Jamie Lloyd, and in this interview, as well as talking […]

INTERVIEW: KATE WASSERBERG After a £50 million redevelopment, Theatr Clwyd has reopened its doors under new artistic director Kate Wasserberg. She talks about the future of the powerhouse producing theatre in Wales, as well as her route there, from setting up Wales’s first pub theatre The Other Room to running Out of Joint theatre company […]

INTERVIEW: DOMINIC HILL Dominic Hill became artistic director of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre in 2011. Seven years ago, the building closed for a huge redevelopment project. After a few delays, the theatre – a central part of the community in which it sits in Glasgow’s Gorbals – is set to reopen. Dominic talks to Fergus Morgan […]