Writings
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The Literary Gaze
Sunday 1st June 2025
Here is a sample from the introduction to my latest book about postwar British t…
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Sierz and me
Thursday 1st August 2024
Can the Critic free themselves from their alter ego?
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Blasted ethics
Thursday 1st February 2024
Can theatre habituate us to extreme violence? Blasted is both a denunciation of …
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Is Love a Drug? Lucy Prebble’s The Effect
Tuesday 1st August 2023
One of the most important characteristics of contemporary British new plays is t…
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Dearest Squirrel: Johnny and Pam Osborne’s long-lasting love
Saturday 1st July 2023
The love affair between playwright and actor lasted far beyond their early divor…
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Reviewing in crisis
Thursday 1st June 2023
Has the recent growth in reviews and reviewers gone too far?
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Martin Crimp on Not One of These People
Saturday 29th October 2022
The playwright talks about his latest play, which he is performing himself, and …
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How To Write a Pandemic Play
Friday 1st January 2021
Ten prompts for writing about the year 2020
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The Time Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre: An Interactive Timeline
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Calling all drama teachers and students: let’s bring theatre history alive!
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