Rosemary Waugh is an award-winning art critic and journalist, specialising in theatre, dance and visual art. Her reviews, interviews and essays have been published by titles including the New Statesman, Condé Nast Traveller, The Financial Times, The i, The Evening Standard, The Independent, Time Out, The Stage, Exeunt, Artists and Illustrators, OOF, The English Garden, The Dance Gazette, The Globe and Art UK. She is also the author of an extensive collection of theatre programme notes for shows on in the West End. She is the author of Running the Room: Conversations with Women Theatre Directors (Nick Hern Books, 2023).
'An excellent book' -- Lyn Gardner * The Stage * 'A goldmine of insight on the multifarious art of directing, the skill of leadership, and the joys and challenges of constructing a career in theatre as a woman… the list of interviewees reads like a who’s who of influential directors… brims with fascinating discussions of creative practice, illuminating discourse on running buildings and companies, and thought-provoking comments on contemporary theatre' -- Fergus Morgan * The Crush Bar *