Theatre

‘Extremely funny and emotionally intense’: ‘Your Funeral’ at the Burton Taylor Studio

Your Funeral is Pharaoh Productions’ debut play written by Nick Samuel, about the last conversation that ex-partners Anna (Rebecca Harper) and Jeff (Matt Sheldon) have after Anna’s terminal leukaemia...

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‘A team of criers’: Behind the scenes of ‘Uncle Vanya’

Nothing makes me more excited about a theatre production than hearing a director talk...

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Grappling with ‘grief that’s half formed’: Your Funeral

“Meeting up with a partner so soon after a breakup is an awkward time...

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“NOR GLOM OF NIT?”: ‘Going Postal’ reviewed

“NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR...

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Theatre

‘Extremely funny and emotionally intense’: ‘Your Funeral’ at the Burton Taylor Studio

‘A team of criers’: Behind the scenes of ‘Uncle Vanya’

Grappling with ‘grief that’s half formed’: Your Funeral

“NOR GLOM OF NIT?”: ‘Going Postal’ reviewed

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