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The Crush Bar

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Hello, and welcome to The Crush Bar, a newsletter about theatre by Fergus Morgan.

This is the free Friday issue, which usually contains an interview with a theatremaker or an essay on a theatre-related topic. This week, it is a chat with...

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"There is a reason certain songs survive. There is a reason that people keep singing them."

Hello, and welcome to The Crush Bar, a newsletter about theatre by Fergus Morgan.

This is the free Friday issue, which usually contains an interview with a theatremaker or an essay on a theatre-related topic. This week, it is a chat with...

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Damn, overlooked in The Stage 100 yet again!

I'm joking... or am I? Why is there a Western in the West End? Should we shift show start times? All that and more, including an extended pasta metaphor, in this week's issue of Shouts and Murmurs.

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"I was surprised by the classism at Cambridge. I didn’t expect people to say awful things about Liverpool to my face."

Hello, and welcome to The Crush Bar, a newsletter about theatre by Fergus Morgan.

This is the free Friday issue, which usually contains an interview with a theatremaker or an essay on a theatre-related topic. This week, it is a chat with...

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