3,268 stories by "Lyn Gardner"
There is undeniably something odd about the fact that those bringing a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from New Zealand or
One of the pleasures of seeing the multi-talented 1927 performing its latest show, Roots, in the Edinburgh International Festival programme is in
I went to see a great show at Summerhall the other evening called The Afflicted. Produced by Scottish company Groupwork, the show
Sometimes I think almost everything I know about the world, I know from theatre. Of course, I read books, listen to the
If you felt annoyed by your neighbours would you write something down and pop it through their letter box, and also the
Today marks my 13th day at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I haven't totted up exactly how many shows I've seen, but it's
What would you do if your house was on fire? You probably wouldn't pop to the Edinburgh Fringe to either see a
Darting between the fringe and the Edinburgh International Festival, the difference in resources and scale is striking. The gloss of some EIF
Edinburgh Festival Fringe only officially started on Friday, but already you can see the shine rubbing off for some people. It's hard
What two things do you need to come to the fringe? Financial clout and bravery would be high on my list, and
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe officially opens today, but lots of shows have been up and running since Wednesday. I love the first
With claims of exploitation, the ever increasing cost of accommodation and concerns about its impact on the city, can the Edinburgh Fringe
With less than a week to go before the start of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, another report has just been published that
Unlike some commentators in the tabloid press, I rather doubt that West End theatre ushers being issued with bodycams signals the imminent
Last month, I was involved in The Art of Self Care, a day of workshops, panel talks and provocations at London's Roundhouse.
If #MeToo was a moment that made British theatre take a long hard look at itself, then the controversy over the authorship
I have often wondered what might happen and the benefits that would accrue to the whole theatre ecology, if instead of funding
What does the play Education, Education, Education " currently at Trafalgar Studios " have in common with Touching the Void, set to
I have always thought the best place to trial universal basic income schemes would be in the arts community, because of the
Theatre critic Kenneth Tynan once described Guys and Dolls as the greatest work of American drama after Arthur Miller's Death of a
The news that theatre critics Henry Hitchings and Fiona Mountford will no longer be writing for the London Evening Standard is not
Who is theatre's greatest collaborator? Undoubtedly, it's the audience. Without them the show is nothing. But do some audiences give better audience
Audiences don't normally get to choose the length of a show, but we do with Into the Mountain, a site-sensitive walking performance
Last week, The Stage published a piece I had written that followed a production on the London fringe " The Amber Trap
Just how hard is it to have a play picked up, staged and made profitable on the fringe? Lyn Gardner goes behind
