The Theatre Reviewer

Ahead of Take Flight, I caught up with Ria Ashcroft to talk about the themes at the heart of the production, the journey behind it, and what audiences can look forward to when the lights go up. Take Flight is such a beautifully unique concept. What first sparked the idea for creating a show specifically for babies aged 0–2? I first thought of the idea to make this show after I had my daughter. I was getting back into training (I'm also an aerialist), she was mesmerised by the

I caught up with Denholm Spurr to talk about Off West End and the Offie Awards, and see the journey, and where he sees the role of off west end productions in the future. Arts company OffWestEnd is celebrating 20 years this year. What does that milestone mean for the organisation and the wider independent theatre sector? Twenty years is significant because very few grassroots cultural institutions survive this long, let alone remain relevant. OffWestEnd was founded in 2006, p

Ahead of FLUSH, I caught up with April Hope Miller to talk about the themes at the heart of the production, the journey behind it, and what audiences can look forward to when the lights go up. FLUSH has such a brilliantly specific setting. What inspired you to centre the entire play in a nightclub bathroom? The ladies bathroom is a sacred place that I wanted to use to tell a story about women in their most unfiltered form. Setting this play in a nightclub toilet allowed me