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Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and now Weather Girl: meet the producer genius behind them all

After Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, now theatre super-producer Francesca Moody has TV execs in a tizzy again with the new hit show Weather Girl

Evening Standard

From Six to Operation Mincemeat – how cool indie musicals are sweeping the West End

Bold new musicals with their roots in fringe theatre are popping up across the West End. Stars, writers and producers on why this is a ‘moment’ to celebrate

Evening Standard

Move over Abba: new ‘riskier’ wave of British musicals to challenge West End’s established order

Theatreland is taking a gamble on a wave of quirky little shows to challenge the big but tired box office beasts

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Cosy crime dramas are killer tickets at the Edinburgh fringe

Musical whodunnits and political backstabbing dominate the escapist agenda this year

The Guardian - UK

‘You absolutely can’t make money’: can the Edinburgh Fringe survive?

The world’s biggest arts festival is back this month, at a time when discussions about the cost of taking a show to the Fringe have never been louder. Isobel Lewis speaks to performers, producers, food stall owners and community organisers about the problems facing the festival and whether it can…

The Independent UK

Oh Silvio! The making of the naughty, noisy and dark new musical about Berlusconi, coming to London

The controversial former Italian prime minister and self-styled ‘Jesus Christ of politics’ gets the musical treatment

Evening Standard

From Wagatha Christie to Donald Trump: can rapid-fire real-life drama upstage the news?

Dramatising the latest watercooler story doesn’t guarantee you box-office success. The stiffest competition may come from reality’s own high drama

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Political musicals: from the forthcoming Berlusconi to Hamilton, it’s the gift that keeps on giving

Politics, it turns out, is a great topic for musicals

Evening Standard

Fleabag producer brings Berlusconi musical to London stage

‘Fierce, feminist’ show from Francesca Moody is written by former Grange Hill actors Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan and tells an ‘almost true’ story

The Guardian - UK

‘Beautiful and tender’: Brown Boys Swim wins Edinburgh fringe Popcorn award

Karim Khan’s play about two Muslim teenagers learning to swim wins £3,000 prize for best new writing

The Guardian - UK

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder review – hapless podcast hosts play detectives

From Fleabag producer Francesca Moody, this thrilling foray into silliness makes for a wonderfully cheerful musical whodunnit

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