Crowning Glory: To weave, or not to weave? I like to put the spotlight on new and emerging theatre voices.  London-born Somalia Seaton’s debut play, Crowning Glory, is about the trials and tribulations of hair. It opens soon at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Somalia told me why and how...

Beats is described as a coming-of-age story exploring rebellion, apathy and the irresistible power of gathered youth. With techno. Lots of techno. It tells the tale of Johnno McCreadie, a teenage living in a small suburban Scottish town at the time of the 1994 Criminal Justice Act – a new...

With each being able to boast a strong musical pedigree, singer/songwriters Ben Parker and Kate Aumonier have come together as Chains, making their own brand of beautiful acoustic/electronic folk. Currently gigging and with an album due out next year, they’ll be taking time out to play...

Watford Palace Theatre’s Artistic Director, Brigid Larmour, talks about their current rep season, the digital revolution and multi-platform theatre. What led you to develop the Ideal World season? I think theatres need to create space for reflection on what is happening in the society...