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Great interview with Alice. Go and see Timestalker! theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/…

Newcastle’s Live Theatre is bringing cult horror Saint Maud to stage for the first time, moving the story itself to the north-east. I spoke to artistic director Jack McNamara and the artists he’s brought together Jessica Andrews Gazelle Twin and choreographer Roberta Jean

Absolutely loved talking to Alice Lowe about her new film Timestalker, and her career to date - from industry sexism and the challenges facing indie filmmakers, to creativity and obsession theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/…

‘All the tools at the disposal of those who want the world to act – journalism, protests, outcry and outrage – cannot end this catastrophe, cannot even capture its gravity.’ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Did I have a fun time at the Taskmaster live experience? Yes. Did I spectacularly fail at almost every task? Also yes!

‘I will be hunted down for my Taylor Swift jokes!’ Rose Matafeo on her scary return to standup theguardian.com/stage/2024/oct…

Theatre people - for a potential piece, I'm speaking to artists/companies whose Summerhall Fringe takings are currently in limbo. Keen to hear how this is affecting artists, and what support is needed. DMs are open or you can email [email protected] Thanks.

Some nice news - made it on to the Arts and Entertainment Journalism shortlist. Congratulations to everyone, so many amazing reporters and pieces of work!

"Have we become so numb to the fact that Israel is killing UN personnel?" Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo questioned UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq on the silence over a UNRWA staff killed by Israeli forces while driving a marked UN vehicle in Gaza.

Solidarity with staff colleagues, and all the paper’s freelancers, who are facing uncertainty at the moment

I spoke to Rachael Healy The Observer alongside other artists about the situation with Summerhall. I'm so grateful to her for investigating this & giving us a voice. Also in the paper tomorrow: theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n…

Artists who staged shows at Summerhall at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe still haven't received box office takings. Payments became officially late on 1 Nov, but artists have no idea if or when they'll get the money they earned. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n…

Spoke about the headache of not getting paid by summerhall here.

Alternative comedian Joe Kent-Walters: ‘I used to do a strip tease with carrier bags’ theguardian.com/culture/2024/n…

NEW on Summerhall saga: HMRC has been pursuing unpaid tax claims for years but was kept in dark over sell-off plans, bosses were warned of possible legal action months before Fringe + the Scottish Government & council were alerted while shows were running. scotsman.com/arts-and-cultu…