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Fergus Morgan

Fergus Morgan

Scotland Correspondent

Biography

Fergus Morgan is The Stage’s Scotland Correspondent. He has also written for The Scotsman, The Independent, TimeOut, WhatsOnStage, Exeunt Magazine and Vice, and publishes The Crush Bar on Substack.

Recent Articles

Mary, Queen of Scots ballet to premiere at Edinburgh International Festival

Mary, Queen of Scots ballet to premiere at Edinburgh International Festival

The festival has revealed the first details of its 2025 programme, including the world premiere from Scottish Ballet about Mary, Queen of Scots and the European premiere of Opera Queensland’s Orpheus and Eurydice
Elaine C Smith: ‘I opened the door and was confronted with several bare arses’

Elaine C Smith: ‘I opened the door and was confronted with several bare arses’

Elaine C Smith is a stalwart of Scottish comedy and pantos, and will next year be recognised with the Freedom of the City of Glasgow. She tells Fergus Morgan about her celebrated career and why Scotland needs more touring theatre
Oliver Ford Davies: ‘We started the wrong act and somehow had to get back to Act II’

Oliver Ford Davies: ‘We started the wrong act and somehow had to get back to Act II’

Celebrated Shakspearean actor Oliver Ford Davies tells Fergus Morgan about biding his time when it came to playing lead roles, watching John Neville and Richard Burton at the Old Vic for just over 11p and why he felt compelled to play Malvolio in Twelfth Night
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre – review round-up

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre – review round-up

Jethro Compton and Darren Clark’s musical has made its way from Southwark Playhouse to the West End, but does its Cornish adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story still stir? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews
Fringe Society: We must hold on to Summerhall artists’ pay amid tax dispute

Fringe Society: We must hold on to Summerhall artists’ pay amid tax dispute

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has said it is ‘not in a position’ to pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds of box-office income owed to artists that performed at Summerhall in August
Ruby Bentall: ‘I worried I would never get seen for theatre because I started in telly’

Ruby Bentall: ‘I worried I would never get seen for theatre because I started in telly’

She may joke that she got her start in acting thanks to nepotism, but Ruby Bentall has proven herself in diverse roles on stage and screen, from Poldark to now taking on her first Shakespearean part. She talks to Fergus Morgan about her aims and inspirations
Dr. Strangelove starring Steve Coogan – review round-up

Dr. Strangelove starring Steve Coogan – review round-up

The Alan Partridge star plays four parts in this stage version of Stanley Kubrick’s classic comedy, but does Sean Foley and Armando Iannucci’s adaptation impress the press? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews
Brunton Theatre to be demolished

Brunton Theatre to be demolished

Musselburgh’s Brunton Theatre is set to be demolished after 53 years of operation
Summerhall buyer vows arts 'will remain a priority' at Edinburgh Fringe venue

Summerhall buyer vows arts 'will remain a priority' at Edinburgh Fringe venue

The luxury homes developer set to buy Summerhall has suggested that the venue’s future will be “mixed-use”, but pledged that the arts will “remain a priority” at the site
Elaine C Smith launches cash prize to support female comedy actors

Elaine C Smith launches cash prize to support female comedy actors

Scottish actor and comedian Elaine C Smith has launched a new cash prize celebrating female comedy actors at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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