Writer Krishna Istha on letters to his younger future self
Beatrice Updegraff catches up with writer Krishna Istha, dramaturg on Letters to My Younger Future Self - our major 70th celebration at the Southbank Centre on Sunday 20 September.
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Director Josie Daxter on letters to her younger future self
Ahead of our major 70th celebration at the Southbank Centre on 20 September, Beatrice Updegraff caught up with director Josie Daxter on her NYT journey
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Let the Right One In director on bringing Jack Thorne's stage adaptation to the Underbelly Boulevard Soho. Closing on 23 May 2026. Interview by Beatrice Updegraff.
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Reimagining and diversifying the curriculum
As we open Dracula with the NYT REP, we look back at productions of curriculum texts in the archive