Funding the arts: How young people are doing it for themselves
With endless Twitter hashtags about cabinet reshuffles, Arts Council funding and the first £9,000-a-year university students entering their academic and artis...
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Seizing history with RSC’s Julius Caesar
Annie Gouk finds out more about the RSC's latest take on Shakespeare's gutsy political play Julius Caesar.
“New work not new writing” at the Almeida Festival
"A kaleidoscope of theatre for the culturally curious". Ellen Carr finds out how the Almeida are embracing the unknown in this year's festival.
Spotlight On: Philip Ridley
As The Pitchfork Disney opens at the Arcola Theatre, Philip Ridley shares his thoughts on the pressure of revivals and his commitment to evocative storytelling.
The Director’s Chair: Colourblind casting – the black and white of it
I’m a mongrel: 25% British, 25% Sudanese, 25% Ghanaian, 12.5% Yemeni, 12.5% Turkish. Mongrel is a derogatory term used to describe non-pedigree animals, yet h...
Are we living in an apathetic age?
In a culture of mass unemployment, benefit hand-outs and declining educational standards, are we facing an apathy epidemic? Not in principle perhaps - peopl...