Originally published by Exeunt Magazine. A child wearing safety goggles and carrying a baseball bat stands on a chair and smashes up a dinner party. Sugar glass and crockery scatter in brilliant, violent shards. The table splinters and gives way. An adult actor removes a wine bottle from harm’s way. The gesture of care makes … Continue reading Review: [BLANK] by Alice Birch

Originally published by Exeunt Magazine.  ‘We are always already entangled in webs of narratives. They are integral to the world that precedes us, and they make it possible for us to develop into subjects who are capable of narrating their experiences, sharing them with others, and telling their own versions of the stories they have … Continue reading Review: Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.

Originally published by Exeunt Magazine. If I had the time and materials, I would like to write this review in the format of a choose-your-own adventure book. There are at least two paths through this performance and multiple smaller choices. Yet maybe that would overstate the amount of choice given to the audience of Tim … Continue reading Review: Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation

Originally published by Exeunt Magazine.  Act 1 Rufus Norris is hosting a dinner party to celebrate the opening of Lyndsey Turner’s production of Top Girls. He has unfortunately forgotten to invite any women. The dinner party guests’ lines (all taken from reviews or public statements) overlap and interrupt each other. Rufus Norris: ‘The next four productions … Continue reading Review: Top Girls at the National Theatre

In January, director Charlotte Vickers, producer Emily Davis and I were lucky enough to get Arts Council funding for a research and development week on my new play Andromeda and Me. Charlotte and I spent a week workshopping a draft of the play and creating new material with actors Rosie Gray and Nigarish Khan. It … Continue reading How to make your PhD like an R&D