Scarlett White

There was a time, before the emergence of the single origin pour over and pop up Peruvian beard salon, that getting smashed in Hoxton had a very different meaning.  The East End of London in the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of Octopussy’s General Orlov (writer Stephen Berkoff),...

The Agony Arts team returns to solve more of your arts related problems and dilemmas! This month Amy has written in about a problem that is close to the hearts of all literature lovers out there.  Dear Agony Arts, I am deeply distressed by a problem which has recently...

Admittedly, sketch shows aren’t something I’ve ever considered my cup of tea. Imagine my surprise, then, when presented with a smart, but not alienating, series of short, comedic sketches suspended by pleasantly self-aware actors with a great rapport.  Sketchy Characters, the second show in New Theatre’s Fringe season, makes...

Nottingham New Theatre’s autumn season has reached it’s half way mark, and hitting that mark is Steven Berkoff’s West. Impact Arts speaks to co-director Omid Faramarzi about the challenges of producing the play of a legend. What’s West about? It’s essentially a parable, telling the story of Mike (the...

The Pulitzer Prize, The Man Booker Prize, The Whitbread (Costa) Book Awards, The National Book Award…these are just to name a small few of the seemingly never ending list of book awards. As I took my weekly trip to Waterstones I was greeted by the harrowing sight of the...

Gus Herbert’s production of Miller’s famous play A View From The Bridge does justice to this tragic tale of flawed and helpless characters navigating their way through a sinister, gritty world. Captivating the audience throughout, the play leaves its viewers questioning and reflecting after the last bows have been...

After a week of sex and mothers, New Theatre’s third in-house production transitions to the polar opposite with the first of the season’s classics, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge. Impact talks to director Gus Herbert to discuss his adaptation of the well-known classic. What’s the play about?...