Feature: Madani Younis – “How do I shorten the gap between art and life?”
Madani Younis doesn't mince his words. Stealing a precious half-hour during an otherwise jam-packed schedule, the Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, current...
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Blog: Arts cuts and young people
"the arts have become a privilege that the average Briton can no longer afford to be part of"
Filskit Theatre: The theatre of politics
It feels fair to say that there has always been something of a strained relationship between politics and the arts. Whether it is in the form of brilliant d...
Theatre comment: In defence of the arts (again)
I recently wrote an article entitled In Defence of The Arts, in which I set out to deconstruct the fundamentally flawed logic behind the idea that cutting back ...
Filskit Theatre: A change of place
So, George Osborne has had a bad weekend and sadly that means a bad weekend for the UK’s economy. So far 2013 has already seen plenty of closures of major hig...
Exit Stage Left: the low pay/no pay debate
This month Spotlight is hosting a consultation with its members, both actors and casting professionals alike, on the much discussed “low pay/no pay” debate. ...