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Out of Her Comfort Zone

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Art Writer Sarah Hyde explores the production of La Bohème, Part of the Famous Glyndebourne Opera House’s Autumn Season.

BY Sarah Hyde
Date November 1, 2025
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SAM PRITCHARD DOESN’T THINK A PLAY IS A THING THAT HAS A POINT OR A MESSAGE. “AT ITS BEST ITS A WHOLE UNIVERSE.”

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Sam Pritchard is a theatre director and the former Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Most recently, he directed Romans: A Novel, the latest play by award-winning playwright and screenwriter (and his real-life partner), Alice Birch, at the Almeida. Sam shares with…

BY Luke Bromage Henry
Date October 9, 2025
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SOUTRA GILMOUR IS INTERESTED IN HOW THEATRE FEELS IMMEDIATE AND CLOSE

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Costume and set designer Soutra’s creative partnership with director-of-the-moment Jamie Lloyd has shaped some of the most talked-about productions of the past few years—Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Cyrano de Bergerac, Betrayal, to name but a few. And now she’s brought her vision to the Broadway revival…

BY Louise Snouck
Date October 9, 2025
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Out of Her Comfort Zone

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Art Writer Sarah Hyde explores the production of La Bohème, Part of the Famous Glyndebourne Opera House’s Autumn Season.

BY Sarah Hyde
Date November 1, 2025
Read 3 min. read
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RESTRICTED VIEW #1

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A monthly review of the (London) Drama.

BY Clementine Melvin
Date October 1, 2025
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SAM PRITCHARD DOESN’T THINK A PLAY IS A THING THAT HAS A POINT OR A MESSAGE. “AT ITS BEST ITS A WHOLE UNIVERSE.”

Read

Sam Pritchard is a theatre director and the former Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Most recently, he directed Romans: A Novel, the latest play by award-winning playwright and screenwriter (and his real-life partner), Alice Birch, at the Almeida. Sam shares with…

BY Luke Bromage Henry
Date October 9, 2025
Read 6 min. read

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Out of Her Comfort Zone

Sarah Hyde
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Art Writer Sarah Hyde explores the production of La Bohème, Part of the Famous Glyndebourne Opera House’s Autumn Season.

SAM PRITCHARD DOESN’T THINK A PLAY IS A THING THAT HAS A POINT OR A MESSAGE. “AT ITS BEST ITS A WHOLE UNIVERSE.”

Luke Bromage Henry
6 min. read

Sam Pritchard is a theatre director and the former Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Most recently, he directed Romans: A Novel, the latest play by award-winning…

SOUTRA GILMOUR IS INTERESTED IN HOW THEATRE FEELS IMMEDIATE AND CLOSE

Louise Snouck
5 min. read

Costume and set designer Soutra’s creative partnership with director-of-the-moment Jamie Lloyd has shaped some of the most talked-about productions of the past few years—Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Cyrano de Bergerac, Betrayal,…

RESTRICTED VIEW #1

Clementine Melvin
3 min. read

A monthly review of the (London) Drama.

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