Emma Burnell is a freelance journalist writing about politics and theatre. She has her own blog on immersive theatre (Soakedindreams.com). Emma recently completed an MA in Journalism and has worked in communications for think tanks and pressure groups for fifteen years.
It’s hard not to love a play named after a Peanuts quote – not least one by the irrepressible Lucy. As the play ends in candlelight, one character’s l...
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of a political party? Ever wanted to experience a 'real-life' The Thick of It? Wish you could have halted...
The jazz age. Bootleg liquor, gambling, a party that never ends. This is the experience you are offered at the immersive Great Gatsby. This has now be...
The Ice Cream Boys covers a vital and important part of South African history that is just starting to come under examination. Much like Tree earlier ...
As I sit down with Kamila Siwinska there is glorious late summer sunshine outside the Teatr Polski in Poznan it is the last day of the Close Strangers...
This is a swirling mix of very dark poetry and even darker humour presented with a powerful Brechtian soundtrack. The performance is non-linear but su...
I meet Agata Siwiak in the glamorous downstairs bar and cabaret space at Teatr Polski in Poznan. It is the second day of the festival for which she is...
Restaurant Ukraine is a deliberately disjointed affair. Made up of two performers mixing spoken word, dance, rap and political commentary it is more h...
Red Wedding is an interactive piece with an interesting cultural past and much to recommend it. It explores through the enactment of a secular wedding...
