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Mary Pollard
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Head Editor & Reviewer at @everytheatre , MA London's Theatre, freelance designer, British Puppet Guild President's Plate holder, Jellycat wrangler
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#Review: Brave Bettie, Half Moon Theatre ★★★

"A really refreshing take on the ancient African legend, bringing a new superhero into our modern world and showing how the knowledge of the ancestors can be useful as well as entertaining."

#theatre #TYA #ZArts

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Review: Brave Bettie, Half Moon Theatre - Everything Theatre
Step aside, Anansi the Spider – there’s a fabulous new superhero on the block, bringing friendship, fun and exciting eco-adventure!
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February 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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#Interview: Puppeteer Bori Mező tells us about making Hopeful Monsters

"We weave around each other, connecting and coming apart, appearing and disappearing in channels of light."

14 - 22 Feb at Well Walk Theatre

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#Theatre #Puppetry #fringe #FamilyShow
Interview: Creating Incredible Creatures - Everything Theatre
Puppeteer Bori Mező tells us about making Hopeful Monsters, ahead of its return to Well Walk Theatre this month
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February 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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#Review: The Gambler @thecoronettheatre.bsky.social ★★

"There’s undoubtedly a great deal of potential in the meticulous elements of this production. It’s perhaps just missing that heart."

#theatre #offwestend #theatresky

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Review: The Gambler, Coronet Theatre - Everything Theatre
A fascinating concept on paper that, unfortunately, lacks heart in delivery.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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#Interview: Rickerby Hinds talks hip hop theatre in Dreamscape

"The use of MCin’ / poetry allowed me to infuse a tragic event with beauty, wit and laughter that traditional dialogue could not."

@omnibustheatre.bsky.social

#theatre #fringe #HipHop

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Interview: Giving Language to Loss - Everything Theatre
Rickerby Hinds talks hip hop theatre in Dreamscape, opening next week at Omnibus Theatre
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February 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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#Interview: Award-winning playwright Olga Braga takes us to the Donbas and beyond

"Donbas is about war, yes, but also about the stubborn persistence of everyday life inside it."

#theatre #offwestend #fringe #Ukraine

Opens tomorrow @Theatre503.bsky.social

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Interview: Living and Listening Together - Everything Theatre
Award-winning playwright Olga Braga takes us to the Donbas and beyond
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February 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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#Interview: "I still don’t think it’s actually sunk in." 🐾

Victoria Chen on the "extraordinary challenge" of playing Mei in #MyNeighbourTotoro, and why she never wants to grow up.

@totoroshow.bsky.social

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#westend #theatre
Interview: Embracing the Four-Year-Old Within - Everything Theatre
Go behind the scenes of the acclaimed stage production of My Neighbour Totoro with performer Victoria Chen. In this exclusive interview, Chen discusses the physical demands of playing four-year-old…
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February 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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#Review: Squirrel @unicorntheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"This is a genuinely shared family experience, where different ages take different things – and no one is asked to sit still and behave."

#theatre #TYA #familytheatre #theatresky

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Review: Squirrel, Unicorn Theatre - Everything Theatre
A welcoming, playful immersive theatre experience where babies, toddlers and adults play together, guided by a curious (and slightly pesky) squirrel we meet along the way.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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#Review: Shakespeare in a Suitcase - Hamlet, Polka Theatre ★★★★

"This is quality theatre: inventive, respectful of its audience, and quietly ambitious in what it asks young people to engage with."

#theatre #TYA #Wimbledon #Shakespeare #theatresky

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Review: Hamlet, Polka Theatre - Everything Theatre
A smart, playful and musically rich Hamlet that distils Shakespeare’s biggest questions into an hour of inventive, child-centred storytelling without ever underestimating its young audience.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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#Interview: Peddaling Puppet Power

Maia Kirkman-Richards on designing puppets for Mrs Armitage on Wheels, playing @SouthbankCentre.bsky.social for #ImagineFestival this February half-term

#theatre #puppets #TYA #southbank #theatresky

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January 29, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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The Etties 2025

The Etties are all about the beating heart of the industry. ❤️

Our 2025 shortlists are a love letter to the grit, talent, and innovation of the Fringe.

Who are you rooting for this year?

#Fringe #TheEtties #TheatreAwards #theatresky

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The Etties 2025 - Everything Theatre
Celebrate the beating heart of fringe theatre with The Etties 2025. Discover our shortlists for the best new writing, TYA, and small-scale productions from a record-breaking year of 985 reviews.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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#Interview: Director Eoin McKenzie on The Show for Young Men

"It’s a show about love, and about expanding how men can connect with each other and learn from each other."

13 - 15 Feb @SouthbankCentre.bsky.social for #ImagineFestival

#theatre #TYA #dance

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January 27, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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#Interview: Conrad Murray discusses his role as co-composer/musical director for Deep Azure

"It feels INCREDIBLE bringing hip hop theatre to the Globe!... I’m part of a historic moment."

@The_Globe from 7 February

#theatre #beatboxing #hiphop #theatresky

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Interview: Beating New Rhythms at Shakespeare’s Globe - Everything Theatre
Composer Conrad Murray talks hip hop theatre in Deep Azure, coming to Shakespeare’s Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 7 February
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January 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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#Interview: George Stone checks us in to Last Unicorn Airways

"Embedded creative audio description, visual non-verbal storytelling, and immersive, sensory environments."

#theatre #TYA #touring #immersive #theatresky

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Interview: Packing up for a sensory, immersive family adventure with Blanket Fort Club - Everything Theatre
George Stone checks us in to Last Unicorn Airways Pack your suitcase and get ready for Last Unicorn Airways, a family adventure for ages 4+ which offers a unique, sensory and immersive adventure. As…
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January 23, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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#Review: The Olive Boy @SwkPlay.bsky.social ★★★★★

"His story ultimately offers optimism and gifts us opportunity to talk about grief, which so often goes unaddressed."

#theatre #offwestend #drama #fringe #theatresky

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Review: The Olive Boy, Southwark Playhouse - Everything Theatre
Powerful, poignant and piquant; an outrageously funny yet heartbreakingly moving exploration of the universal experiences of adolescence and grief.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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#Interview: From Handspring Puppet Company to the heart of London: Janni Younge discusses her "haunted" puppet design for #DeathOfGesualdo 🎭

A fascinating look at how puppetry explores the fracture between artist and crime

#LondonTheatre #theatre #puppetry

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Interview: Puppets In The Fields - Everything Theatre
Death of Gesualdo is a new theatrical concert, created by Bill Barclay, which explores the life of Renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo. And theatrical it truly is, with the composer represented by a…
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January 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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#Interview: Director Christopher McElroen on Our American Queen, coming to the Bridewell Theatre.

Who was Kate Chase — and why was she one of the most influential figures in 19th-century American politics?

#theatre #fringe #AmericanHistory #theatresky

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Interview: A Forgotten First Lady - Everything Theatre
Who was Kate Chase? Director Christopher McElroen explores the forgotten power broker at the heart of Our American Queen, coming to London this January.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Very proud of my brainy husband! 🧠💖
Honoured to have been included on the OpenUK list.
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Today's #Muppet GIF of the Day is...
December 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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The Exec team at the FTA would like to thank everyone for all the support given in our first season of operation and wish everyone a very happy and successful New Year.
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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#Feature: @MaryPollard.bsky.social looks back at the spaces that have shaped her 2025.

"Ones through which creatives we’ve supported have transitioned, and ones in which the intangible or impossible has been made believable."

#theatre #fringe #puppets #TYA

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December 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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#Review: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland @OrangeTreeTheatre.bsky.social ★★★

"The production is at its best during the musical numbers, which showcase to the full the cast’s abilities to harmonise and dance."

#theatre #theatresky #musicals #Richmond

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Review: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Orange Tree Theatre - Everything Theatre
The Orange Tree's Young Company deliver strong performances in a full and sometimes visually overwhelming adaptation.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#Review: Pinocchio, SHakespeare's Globe ★★★★

"This production also radiates respectful collaboration, talent and joy, and its positivity bathes the audience in a message that the seemingly impossible can indeed become reality."

#theatre #TYA #theatresky

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Review: Pinocchio, Shakespeare’s Globe - Everything Theatre
Suspend your disbelief: world class puppet power elevates a traditional tale into a dazzling family show that’s comical, clever and classy.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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#Interview: A brush with panto legends

We chat with the legend that is Basil Brush, panto fav Paul Zerdin and stylist to the (puppet) stars Darryl Worbey

Ha! Ha! Boom, Boom!

#panto #theatre #RIchmond #BasilBrush #theatresky

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Interview: A brush with panto legends - Everything Theatre
Basil Brush, Paul Zerdin and Darryl Worbey talk styling panto superstars
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December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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#Review: Scrunch @UnicornTheatre.bsky.social ★★★★

"The babies’ joy illuminates the room here, as they are jubilantly gift-wrapped in the spirit of Christmas."

#theatre #TYA #Toddlers #theatresky

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Review: Scrunch, Unicorn Theatre - Everything Theatre
Giftwrap a happy baby in the spirit of Christmas through this gloriously sensory, playful production.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#Review: Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas, Garrick Theatre ★★★

"It ticks many of the boxes you might want for a family show at Christmas, with the science bit a good (perhaps slightly insubstantial) hook."

#theatre #Science #TYA #theatresky

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Review: Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas, Garrick Theatre - Everything Theatre
Festive farting aplenty in this upbeat seasonal science fest
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December 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM