Tag: British theatre
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Anthony Biggs on theatre’s potential for change
Friday 31st July 2020
blogQuote of the day: “The bigger civic theatres have traditionally had greater reso…
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Good Nights Out: A History of Popular British Theatre 1940–2015
Thursday 12th December 2019
blogThis time, I have taken a critical look at about 75 years of British theatre his…
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Sarah Kane: an interview
Friday 1st January 2016
writingOne from the archives: an interview with playwright Sarah Kane dated 1998, the y…
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Martin Crimp and the role of the author
Thursday 31st July 2014
writingPlaywright or director? Who is ultimately responsible for a piece of theatre? Ou…
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David Edgar on new writing
Saturday 8th February 2014
blogQuote of the day: “Playwrights and the theatres that produce them should defend …
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The popularity of theatre
Saturday 28th September 2013
blogFact of the day: 63 per cent of the UK population went to the theatre in the pas…
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On culture cuts
Friday 1st April 2011
blogThe blogosphere has been buzzing since Arts Council England announced its cuts o…
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Kate Kellaway on theatre outside London
Sunday 15th November 2009
blogSundays are good days to put your feet up, watch rain dribbling down the window,…
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On Howard Barker
Saturday 19th September 2009
blogThis week, I had the chance to interview top penman Howard Barker, whose latest …
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