493 stories from Theatre Voice
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 danc…
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, a…
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 …
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…
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 son…
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 Came…
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 a…
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 be…
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…
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…
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,…
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, …
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 …
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 childre…
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 "…
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 Wareh…
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 …
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 Dom…
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,…
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 show…
ARCHIVE EDITION: INDHU RUBASINGHAM. When Indhu Rubasingham spoke to Theatre Voice in 2013 she was just coming to the end of her first year as artistic director of what was then called the Tr…
INTERVIEW: DAVID SABEL. Fifteen years ago the National Theatre had its first live cinema broadcast, Nicholas Hytner's production of Racine's Phedre starring Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper. …
In April 2023, as part of the V&A's Performance Festival, a group of leading theatre practitioners came together to discuss representation in theatre. Taking part were: Mei Mac, Cherrell…
INTERVIEW: JESSICA HUNG HAN YUN. What makes good lighting design in theatre? Jessica Hung Han Yun explains all " and talks through some of her award-winning lighting work from the past few y…
INTERVIEW: ISOBEL MCARTHUR. Isobel McArthur is an Olivier award winning actor, director and playwright. In 2018 she created Pride and Prejudice *sort of, a raucous and irreverent take on the…
