Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishBlackouts in Lebanon, and other love storiesI’m in an Ibis ‘Styles’ hotel* in Birmingham, having just got in from seeing the new Tania El Khoury show for Fierce festival. Like all…Oct 18, 2019Oct 18, 2019
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for Churlish13 for 2018It’s been a big year. I left my job, moved out of London, put my first book together, and somehow still haven’t fucked up my PhD (yet)…Dec 23, 2018Dec 23, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishRemembering Boy at the AlmeidaLeo Butler has a new play about LSD, but the interview with him in The Guardian has really just got me thinking again about how absolutely…Sep 30, 2018Sep 30, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishPhobiarama is fucking brilliantAnd I’m about to tell you what happens in it, so if you’re planning to go, think carefully before you keep reading.Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishSummer and SmokeFirst things first: how great is it to see a Tom Scutt design in action again?! I sometimes worry that since he’s returned from his showbiz…Mar 25, 2018Mar 25, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishJohn (National Theatre)Simultaneously the most interesting and most boring play I’ve seen in a long time.Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishWild Life FM (Unicorn Theatre)This collaboration between Kim Noble, the guys at CAMPO, and a bunch of the most brilliant teenage musicians ever is a weird mix of the…Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishTwilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Gate Theatre)This was FANTASTIC. Like, startlingly good. It’s a period of history that interests me culturally (from a privileged white British…Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishParliament Square (Bush Theatre)I was disappointed by this, but I think I am partly guilty; I had somehow convinced myself that it was going to be electrifying. Thinking…Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018
Megan VaughaninSynonyms for ChurlishNetwork (National Theatre)Him off of Breaking Bad! In the flesh! Having a breakdown! OMG!Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018