I Can Die Too
The Guardian 17 July 2026 If Frances Ruffelle fancied putting on a one-woman cabaret show, it would be pretty good. The West End and Broadway star has certainly pulled together…
Inexperience
The Guardian 20 June 2026 There is a clever conceit underlying Douglas Maxwell’s sparky romantic comedy. It imagines the possibility of a sexually charged relationship being sustained without physical contact.…
The Long Drop
The Guardian 12 June 2026 On the bare brick wall backing Jen McGinley’s set – half courtroom, half saloon – there is a faded poster of The Searchers, John Ford’s…
Revolution Days
The Guardian 22 May 2026 In less volatile times, the memory of the Arab spring would be fresh in our minds. But with the Iran war already stealing attention from…
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil
The Guardian 14 May 2026 Black diamonds are what they used to dig up from the Fife coalfields. The Blue Brazil is the unlikely nickname of Cowdenbeath football club. Together,…
Sunset Boulevard: The Backstage Cut
The Guardian 12 May 2026 Over the past decade or so, Morag Fullarton has been developing a popular line in bijou Hollywood adaptations. With a camp flourish and a multitasking…
Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In
The Guardian 29 April 2026 It was the early days of the Thatcher project. At the start of 1981, the free-market chill was about to lay waste to the Linwood…