Theatre

Skepta at MIF: A glimpse of the future of gigs?

Grime star Skepta’s contribution to the Manchester International Festival was part gig, part immersive theatre, and offered hints of how technology may change our experience of live events

Creative Insight

How I Get Ideas: Designer Kate Dawkins

Kate Dawkins Studio specialises in the creation of inventive and distinctive digital content for live shows and brand events. Here she talks about finding inspiration on the streets of east London, and why it pays to have a tidy desk

Creative Inspiration

University of the Underground launches free New York summer school

The four-week course, run in partnership with the Hannah Arendt Center, invites creatives to explore future political structures through design, performance and “experiential practices”

Creative Process

Bringing Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities to life for MIF

This year’s Manchester International Festival features an ambitious production of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. We talk to director Leo Warner about the challenges of bringing the novel to the stage, and creating a theatre from scratch at Mayfield in the city

Creative Insight

So you want to be a… flower designer

Rebel Rebel is the green-fingered duo behind Beyoncé’s floral headdress for Tyler Mitchell’s debut Vogue cover shoot, as well as the flowers in the final episode of Fleabag. We speak to its founders about why the flower game is worth the long hours and hard graft

Creative Process

How I Work: Bunny Christie

Bunny Christie has won numerous awards for her spectacular set and costume designs. Here she talks to CR about creating dream worlds, building sets in miniature and the challenges of working on theatrical productions

Creative Inspiration

Hong Kong Ballet marks 40 years with colourful short

Tradition collides with the present as Hong Kong Ballet celebrates its 40th anniversary in an eye-catching film conceived by Design Army

The Annual

How Phoebe Waller-Bridge is rewriting the rules for TV

With Killing Eve and Fleabag, writer and performer Phoebe Waller-Bridge has broken taboos and challenged TV convention. As a part of our Annual 2019 coverage, we look at the great work she has done this past year

Creative Insight

How theatre is embracing the virtual reality age

Does the future of theatre lie in virtual reality? New productions at London’s National Theatre suggest the most ancient of art forms might be on the cusp of a new era in technology-supported live performance

Creative Inspiration

A ‘Grave of Thrones’ to mourn all those who died on GoT

Australian broadcaster Foxtel and DDB Sydney have built a pop-up graveyard to pay tribute to all the thousands of characters who have died on Game of Thrones over the past seven seasons of the show

Creative Insight

Inside the Hay Festival Experience

Reading is usually perceived as a solo activity, but the Hay Festival has turned it into a community experience. We talk to founder Peter Florence about why a live event works for literature and how they’ve spread the Hay brand around the world

Creative Insight

How I Got Here: Punchdrunk founder Felix Barrett

Punchdrunk’s lavish theatre shows have inspired all kinds of immersive experiences – from pop-up supper clubs to musical performances. Founder Felix Barrett reflects on how the company got started and the pressures that come with fame