Natasha Tripney

London

International Editor at The Stage

Freelance Art Journalist at Freelance

Writer. Critic. International editor at The Stage. Longlisted for the @LucyCavColl Prize 2021. Café Europa on Substack.

Articles

An unlikely pair

2 days ago | thebookseller.com | Natasha Tripney

CommentThe cast of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at Chichester Festival Theatre © Manuel Harlan 100In June, two very different adaptations of popular novels can be found on UK stages. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
No Yoghurt for the Dead review

6 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

“Elegant and reflective”ReviewsAkademietheater, ViennaNo Yogurt for the Dead at the Akademietheater, Vienna. Photo: Michiel DevijverTender, personal and delicately balanced meditation on dying from director Tiago RodriguesSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Natasha Tripney on Sancta and lazy news coverage

2 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

OpinionSancta at Theatertreffen 2025. Photo: Fabian SchellhornDespite the headlines and hand-wringing, Florentina Holzinger’s show is a joyous experience, a piece about self-acceptance and survival, says Natasha TripneySupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Europe’s best theatre festivals for summer 2025

2 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

FeaturesClockwise from top left: North by Northwest, Monique Touko, Cadela Força Trilogy Chapter II: The Brotherhood and Tiago Rodrigues. Photos: Steve Tanner/Alex Brenner/Mayra Azzi/Raynaud De LageWhether you’re seeking standout stand-ups, adventurous adaptations or provocative new plays, there are performing arts festivals of all stripes across Europe this summer.
Theatertreffen 2025, Berline

3 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

Theatertreffen2025: (clockwise from top left) Senora Carrer’s Rifles-Choking Lead, Sancta, Our German Fairytale, [EOL]. End of Life. Photos: Sandra Then, Fabeian SchellhornFestival of German-speaking theatre offers a rich variety of spectacle and perspicuitySupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk.
Carolina Bianchi interview for The Brotherhood

3 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

Carolina Bianchi: ‘To talk about masculinity is to touch on very dangerous zones’Carolina Bianchi. Photo: Alexandre Quentin courtesy by Festival dAvignonChapter one of Brazilian theatremaker Carolina Bianchi’s Cadela Força trilogy on male violence provoked much debate since its debut in 2023.
A glut of Gatsbys

1 month ago | thebookseller.com | Natasha Tripney

F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby, his seminal exploration of the allure of wealth and the American dream, decadence and excess, ascent and downfall, is one of those literary works to which people keep being drawn back, as if to a glinting green light. In 1926, just a year after publication, a George Cukor-directed stage version played Broadway.
Natasha Tripney on the value of viewing international work

1 month ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

OpinionThe cast of Negotiating Peace at Oslo International Theatre Festival. Photo: Atdhe MullaCultural interaction can combat prejudices and the demonisation of ‘the other’ by politicians, says Natasha TripneySupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Return to Albion

1 month ago | thebookseller.com | Natasha Tripney

Malorie Blackman is one of the most successful young adult authors in the business. Her Noughts and Crosses series, set in an alternative 21st-century Britain, is particularly popular; the 2006 paperback of the first book in the series has sold more than 3 million copies. The series – a reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, set in a society where the Crosses, the dark-skinned majority, oppress the lighter skinned Noughts – has understandably proved popular with theatre companies.
interview with Projekt Europa’s artistic director

2 months ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

FeaturesMaria Aberg, artistic director of Projekt Europa, tells Natasha Tripney about how The Stage award-winning company was born from the closures of the pandemic and the vital work it does with migrant artists “I never used to think about myself as a migrant artist,” says Maria Aberg. Born and raised in the south of Sweden, Aberg is the founder and artistic director of international theatre company Projekt Europa, winner of The Stage’s international award for its work with migrant artists.