Guest Blog: The politics of our lives – writing Three Generations of Women
Broken Leg Theatre never set out to write a politicised piece of theatre. The idea for Three Generations of Women grew out of a conversation in the pub about th...
Feminism
Review: To She or Not to She, Lyric Hammersmith
joue le genre’s one-woman show pitches to us that Shakespeare wrote no decent roles for women. But to make matters worse, theatre institutions – from the powerh...
An Actor Writes: Waking the Feminists
Image via bjaglin on Flickr. Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, considered Ireland’s national theatre, hosted a meeting last Thursday that finally gave voice to years ...
Review: Schlock!, The Albany
A recording of female breath breezes over a lightly-pounding beat. Pages from Fifty Shades of Grey flutter to the floor as a serious, eerily calm Hannah Silva t...
Edinburgh Fringe Review: I Got Dressed In Front of My Nephew Today, Zoo
Feminism and beauty are topics that are often tackled by fringe theatre, with varying results. The Feral Foxy Ladies, however, have succeeded in creating an exc...
Edinburgh Feature: Caitlin Ince with Broken Windows
If one set of windows in an urban area is broken and ignored, it sets a precedent for an area and leads to an escalation of crime. This criminological theory fo...