Review: Down and Out in Paris and London, New Diorama Theatre
George Orwell, under his birth name Eric Blair, quit his middle-class life to live amongst the poor whilst writing his 1933 novel Down and Out in Paris and Lond...
The Guardian
Guest Blog: Sarah McCartney – “Smell my arts”
We all know how a smell can make time travel happen. We’ll suddenly get a whiff of the way our old school smelled and we simultaneously think we’ve forgotten to...
Feature: Sit up and listen – an overview of political theatre in 2013
This year, political theatre-goers were treated to high class drama up and down the country. Looking at topics including the Israel/Palestine conflict, homo...
Review: A Manifesto for the Arts: The Next 50 Years, Ovalhouse
It’s that time of year again when we block out the noise of the everyday routine and reflect on our successes and failures, and remind ourselves of what is real...
Review: Immaculate
It is not a good time for emerging artists. The jobs seem to have shrunk to atom-size and funding might as well be a Russian word. The new mantra in performing ...
Guest blog: finding space to work
Witness Theatre's Ellen Carr sums up her experiences from the fringe this summer and how the company are moving forward on their search for space.