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Why is theatre associated with sports?

Will no one be thinking of the playwrights? Defeat in Sunday’s European Championship final robbed James Graham of the perfect ending, currently updating his football hit Dear England for a return to the scene next year. Still, at least Gareth Southgate’s men were not eliminated on penalties in the quarter-finals against Switzerland. The prospect of… Read More »

‘When you see the truth in front of you, that is the right person’

The popular image of auditions today is defined by the cruelty and embarrassment of reality television. “People expect Nicole Scherzinger to say, ‘You’ve made it to the judges’ houses!’ and Rylan to cry,” says freelance casting director Jatinder Chera, raising a skeptical eyebrow. In the media, heartless rejection and impossible dreams seem to be the… Read More »