There was a moment I'll never forget from the Q&A I hosted after last night's performance of Stephen Clark's Le Grand Mort, starring Julian Clary at the West End's Trafalgar Studios.
Mrs Orwell Q&A podcast and photos: What might George Orwell have written after 1984?
Sales of George Orwell's 1984 surged by a staggering 9,500% after the election of Donald Trump to become Amazon's biggest seller. Orwell himself died, at the age of 46, in January 1950, just seven months after 1984 was published. What might he have written if he’d lived longer?
Q&A video and photos: Bringing Beckett’s Waiting for Godot home after 62 years
I had my own Godotesque moment to start last night's Waiting for Godot Q&A. The stage was bare. Where were the chairs? Was anyone bringing chairs? How long would we be waiting for chairs? Did such things as chairs exist?
Press Pass: Everything you need to know about Follies at the National
Sondheim's Follies is a monster hit at the National Theatre What do you
#HiddleHamlet is a ★★★★ success (for the few lucky critics who got tickets)
Tom Hiddleston stars as Hamlet at RADA until 23 September 2017 Did you
Q&A podcast and photos: What does Marlowe’s Edward II tell us about identity and gay rights?
The plays may have been written 420-odd years apart, but I was really struck by how many parallels there were between the discussion I hosted last week, to the European premiere of Jordan Tannahill's Late Company, and the one I hosted last night, to Christopher Marlowe's 16th-century classic Edward II.
Q&A podcast and photos: Confronting bullies with the Late Company cast
Having heard so many of My Theatre Mates raving about Late Company following its European premiere earlier this year at the Finborough, I was really looking forward to seeing it at Trafalgar Studios. And yet, I still came under-prepared: I didn't bring enough tissues.
My (non-Edinburgh) theatre diary: Salad Days, Mrs Orwell, Boom and Cowboy Rufus
Clockwise from top left: Mrs Orwell, Salad Days, Boom and King Cowboy Rufus Rules
Is London the real festival city in August? InMotion & other capital offerings
London's many festivals this August I'm in the slightly odd position this month
From Page to Stage Q&A podcast and photos: How is the international scene changing for new musicals?
Two years ago, I chaired the opening night discussion at the third annual From Page to Stage festival of new musicals founded by Aria Entertainment's Katy Lipson. The central question on that occasion was "are we doing enough to nurture new musicals?" And the central answer was no.