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Emily Capon

Nora Ephron, and Why You Should Never Regret the Potatoes

"I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them," says Nora Ephron in her thinly-veiled autobiographical novel, Heartburn,...

Is the coronavirus killing culture?

Arts and culture, sectors which have already faced significant funding cuts, may have to adapt to a new normal if we are to welcome them back to our stages, screens, and books.

What Light Through Yonder Theatre Breaks?

This week, we saw the death of theatre director Terry Hands, acclaimed for his founding of the Everyman in Liverpool among various other theatrical, notably Shakespearean, endeavours....

Sustainable Style To Dye For

Muted oranges, deep browns and soft berry pinks make up the childhood palette of New York-based designer, Emily Dawn Long. With a growing Instagram...

The Death of Theatre Monarchy

It’s January 2020 and a new controversy has arrived to add to the Britain’s collection. Popular discussion of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s exit from...

A theatrical Utopia?

Emily Capon explores explores the possibility of a Utopia of ‘no-where’ on the stage.

Interview: Richard Ratcliffe

I take Richard Ratcliffe to Bill’s Restaurant, just opposite the Oxford Union, where he has just given a talk. He is energised, the heavy...

Preview: Martlets

New play commemorating forty years of women being admitted to Worcester College is full of joy, wit and sharp writing.

Profile: Zoë Wanamaker

The actress on beginnings, theatrical lifelines and the deliciousness of language

Interview: BOSH!

Ian Theasby and Henry Firth on veganism, sustainability and 'Peaky Blinders'.