In Conversation with Caitlin Cook

Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you ever thought about the person behind the thoughts, notes and drawings often found on the walls of a public toilet? Caitlin Cook has – for the past 10 years.

Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you ever thought about the person behind the thoughts, notes and drawings often found on the walls of a public toilet? Caitlin Cook has – for the past 10 years.

Reading Time: 8 minutesWe sat down with acclaimed American playwright Sandra Tsing Loh who brings Madwomen of the West to Riverside Studios for its UK premiere this summer.

Reading Time: 6 minutesWell… it’s about a LOT. It’s a very specific show, but I think that is what makes it universal and accessible to so many people. Who hasn’t been impacted by a bad break up? A bad haircut? Who hasn’t lost a loved one and not only grieved that loss, but grieved the opportunity to say goodbye? While not everyone has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and there is so much misinformation out there about OCD, I think a lot of people can still relate to feeling stuck in their head, or stuck in an identity, or stuck in some part of their life that is keeping them from “more”.

Reading Time: 4 minutesShe’s F***ing Tired is a wild ride through the absurdity of beauty standards, fuelled by relentless social media trends. Brace yourself for an amusing yet eye-opening journey as we venture into the impossible ideals imposed on women. Get ready to laugh, cringe, and maybe even shed a tear as we expose the insanity of it all. Directed by Emily Adams, She’s F***ing Tired is showing at The Courtyard Theatre, on 6th August, 6pm.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe spoke with Lyndon Chapman about his debut play ahead of its run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Reading Time: 4 minutesGreenwich Theatre presents a brand-new musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast featuring an astonishing cast of actor-musicians and an unforgettable original score with its roots planted firmly in English folk and blues.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with Iain Mackechnie, guitarist of The Other. The Other is an extraordinary hour of music and images from a pool of 8 musicians and visual artist, Shatha Altowa, some who have an experience of forced displacement and migration, from Scotland, Chile, Iran, Brazil, Syria and Yemen.

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Pedro Montenegro who, alongside Alex Kidder, is putting on Say Goodbye To London at the Hens & Chicken Theatre on 11th August 2024 at 9pm.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Siofra Dromgoole, writer of After Sex, a play that follows the beginning of a couple’s relationship, largely through post-coital scenes.

Reading Time: 2 minutesTheatre Peckham has announced the world premiere of PAN! Peter’s Come Out To Play, a brand new festive show for 2024 conceived by actor and writer Geoff Aymer and Suzann McLean MBE, CEO/Artistic Director of Theatre Peckham.