As black women, we exist at the bottom of a social hierarchy
Chantelle Alle and Melissa Saint grew tired of not seeing stories that reflected their lives as young, black women. So they decided to create one. Here, they w...
diversity
Conrad Murray: “If we don’t help each other, it’s a race to the bottom”
Lindsey Huebner is inspired by her chat with multi-talented creative, Conrad Murray in the run up to not one but two shows at Battersea Arts Centre. I am se...
The jobs at the top must be diversified and Hull Truck are doing just that
How much good is a commitment to diversity if those at the 'top' haven't changed? Hull Truck Theatre are committed to change that, writes Ruth Puckering, Inter...
Emma Rice: “I still feel like a struggling artist full of dreams and doubts!”
Josephine Balfour Oatts has a natter over email with Emma Rice, former Artistic Director of The Globe about her new company, Wise Children, passion for touring ...
Review: Black Men Walking, Royal Exchange Theatre
Black Men Walking is part of Revolution Mix, an initiative by Eclipse Theatre, which aims to place the Black narrative at the heart of British Theatre, focusing...
Blog: Women in Opera – Is it all skimpy nighties or what?
I recently dreamt that I was being interviewed about my work as a composer of contemporary opera. Nothing unusual, only that this time I was asked a single ques...