Blog: No Strings Attached – learning from mistakes
In the first of a new blog series, Lauren Prentice tells us about being awarded a No Strings Attached grant by Farnham Maltings Farnham Maltings Two year...
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A question of marketing
"It's urgent that state-subsidised theatres continue to stage work that is not going to find an audience" That's playwright Simon Stephens, quoted in thi...
Marmite and mischief: Belt Up’s The Boy James
With Belt Up Theatre's The Boy James opening in the new year, Douglas Williams finds out why you'll love or hate the show from Producer Jethro Compton.
Round Up: 2011
The results of our Twitter poll are in as Jessica Wilson rounds up your theatrical highs and lows of 2011.
Opera North IS Homophobic – An Opera’s Fiasco
I was saddened to read that an exciting community project at Opera North involving 400 participants has been axed due to a school having issues with the depiction of homosexuality. I was, however, dismayed and appalled by the response from Opera North and their comment “we can appreciate the viewpoint of the school about when they make the decision to teach PSHE to their pupils”.
Opera North isn’t Homophobic – An Opera’s Fiasco
I have written in defence of Twitter before (here, if you’re interested), but the Opera North/Lee Hall fiasco today reveals something that’s bad about s...