Theatre, Disability and Responsibility
Mike Noble as Christopher Boone. Credit Brinkhoff Mogenburg Why isn’t more being done to depict and explore disability on stage? Theatre strikes me as the perfect medium for such a purpose. This is...
View ArticleIn Praise of The Shed or That Giant Red Box Outside The National Theatre
Have you seen The Shed? It’s hard to miss. The Shed is a temporary venue at The National Theatre, which is standing in for The Cottesloe whilst extensive renovations are taking place. It is a massive...
View ArticleA Critic’s Night Off At The Theatre
Ben Whishaw in Mojo (Credit Alastair Muir) On Wednesday evening, I had a night off from theatre criticism. In a spectacular leap of imagination, I went to see a revival of Jez Butterworth’s vicious...
View ArticleTheatre, Anger and How to Harness the Rage
Credit stock.xchng Sometimes I hate the theatre. Shows have made me so angry that I’ve spent the whole night in a simmering frenzy. I’ve left the theatre with nail marks in my hands and chomp marks in...
View ArticleShow Business: Let’s Talk About Money in the Arts
Bryony Kimmings (Credit Matt Writtle) We need to talk about money. Bryony Kimmings (a talented and popular performance artist) has broken the silence that surrounds the question of money in the arts,...
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