TheatreVoice

INTERVIEW: CLAIRE APPLEBY. Claire Appleby is the architecture advisor for Theatres Trust – the national advisory public body for theatres – and also manages the Theatres at Risk register, which highlights theatre buildings under threat across the country.  She talks about the work of both organisations, and their vital role in championing and maintaining British theatre […]

INTERVIEW: TINGYING DONG. Tingying Dong is a sound designer, composer, and theatre maker. Dong talks about her early interest in student drama and improv and her eventual training at LAMDA, following a pivot from postgraduate economics studies.  Dong has since amassed an impressive resumé, including critically acclaimed work in productions including The Crucible and London […]

INTERVIEW: RUFUS NORRIS.  As he prepares to leave his role as Director and joint CEO of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris reflects on a decade in one of the highest profile arts jobs in the UK. Recorded at the National Theatre on January 9th, 2025. Image credit: Ellie Kurttz

INTERVIEW: OLIVER ROYDS. Across several different companies, Oliver Royds has his hand in a huge range of theatrical endeavours. Nicoll Entertainment creates some of the UK’s leading children’s theatre, including The Tiger Who Came To Tea and Olivier Award-winning Dinosaur World Live. BOS Productions produces hit shows in the West End and beyond. And Troubadour […]

INTERVIEW: DAVID BYRNE.  In 2024, David Byrne left the small New Diorama Theatre in London – which he’d transformed into a powerhouse of new work by exciting young artists and companies – to take up the role of artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. His first year there has seen huge hits like Mark […]

INTERVIEW: CARO NEWLING. Caro Newling is one of the most successful and influential producers in British Theatre. After meeting Sam Mendes at the RSC, the two of them set up the Donmar Warehouse, and have since worked closely on all Mendes’s stage productions. As joint founder of Neal Street Productions she oversees the development and […]

A recording of an interview by Tim Bano with Theatre Critics Arifa Akbar and Fergus Morgan discussing the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024. This is an annual TheatreVoice critical round-up to cover and reflect on the Festival. This interview was recorded on Zoom, September 2024. In the recording, the critics discuss their process when reviewing shows […]

A recording of a panel talk discussion celebrating 20 years of the TheatreVoice archive. The panel included theatre critic Arifa Akbar, theatre critic and founding editor of TheatreVoice Dominic Cavendish, theatre producer Ellie Keel, Theatre critic Rachel Halliburton, and it was chaired by Tim Bano, theatre critic and editor of TheatreVoice. This discussion took place […]

INTERVIEW: DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE. Dame Patricia Routledge is one of the UK’s most beloved and recognisable actresses, whose career spans more than 70 years and hundreds of plays, musicals, television programmes and films. Although best known for her roles as Hyacinth Bucket in TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, Patricia made her name in theatre, starting […]

INTERVIEW: BUNNY CHRISTIE. Bunny Christie is one of the most acclaimed designers working in theatre today. She is the winner of four Olivier Awards and two Tony Awards, and has designed shows including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Company, People Places and Things as well as the three immersive shows […]