“I just want people interacting with what’s onstage and then whatever they feel is theirs to feel”: Nathan Englander on What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

“The play doesn’t try to patronise you with simple answers to massive global problems; it’s about the discussion and the journey”: Gabriel Howell and Joshua Malina on What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

“I like to think of my work as a conversation”: Samuel Rees on Lessons on Revolution at Edinburgh Fringe 2024

“Finding a balance between respecting the character and your own creativity is important”: Stephen Leask on Back to the Future the Musical at Adelphi Theatre

“I really hope the audience gets the same feeling when they join us in our space as they would when they step into their local pub”: Matthew Woodyatt on The Fair Maid of the West at the Swan Theatre

“It honours the spirit and qualities of the film, but the stage show has its own energy and aesthetic”: Ami Okumura Jones on My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre

“She’s the kind of character I hope everyone might see a bit of themselves in”: Madeleine Mantock on Hamnet at Garrick Theatre

“I look for a space where the dancers and I can find freedom to create and to express without judgement”: Alice Ripoll on Zona Franca at Southbank Centre

“It has been my dream to do a show with the disabled experience at its heart”: Gracie McGonigal on The Little Big Things at @sohoplace

“Her soul is eternal and her spirit is with us on that stage always. Her legacy will live on forever”: Elesha Paul Moses and Karis Anderson on The Tina Turner Musical

The Father and the Assassin: Anupama Chandrasekhar, Indhu Rubasingham, Hiran Abeysekara and Paul Bazely ahead of opening night at the National Theatre

“It plummets into some very murky depths in terms of the human psyche”: Jamie Lloyd, Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell on The Effect

“I fell in love with the character’s charm”: Raj Bajaj on The Empress at Swan Theatre

“The sober actors essentially do the same job as a Shakespearean improv troupe, except they have a shark in the tank with them”: Stacey Norris on Sh!t-faced Shakespeare

“Talawa has been shining a spotlight on the most exciting and innovative Black British artists”: David Gilbert on Talawa Firsts 2023

Tarantino Live: Fox Force Five and the Tyranny of Evil Men at Riverside Studios

“It’s the entire Quentin Tarantino Cinematic Universe brought to life before your eyes”: Anderson Davis on Tarantino Live at Riverside Studios

“An argument for just how special theatre is, in all its liveness”: Director Daniel Raggett on Accidental Death of an Anarchist

New York, New York – A New Musical: On the red carpet for the opening on Broadway

“I think Philip is one of our greatest living playwrights”: Joseph Potter on Leaves of Glass ahead of its opening at Park Theatre

“It’s essentially a surreal show set in a mad Victorian world inspired by Dickens”: Mark Evans on Bleak Expectations

“Being kinder and more accepting – hopefully that’s what they would take into the future”: Sarah Irvine and Nicola McNamee on Tuesday at the Lyric Theatre Belfast for NT Connections

“I loved it so much because it feels more real, like something you actually would see performed”: The cast of Alison Carr’s Tuesday for NT Connections at The Lyric Belfast

“It’s tonight’s audience we have to be there for”: An interview with Lion King stars Shaun Escoffery and George Asprey after 15 years in their roles

“The audiences are wild…it’s a really visceral reaction and that helps us to perform”: Merryl Ansah and Owen Chaponda on The Lion King at Lyceum Theatre