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Natalie Ibu: “I think the sector has been too seduced by the idea of new and young and sexy”
25 February 2021
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Natalie Ibu: “I think the sector has been too seduced by the idea of new and young and sexy”

By Rosemary Waugh

The new artistic director of Northern Stage talks doomscrolling, digital theatre, and fighting to bring back the artists that theatre’s lost.


Nearly a year on, UK theatre freelancers are still in the dark
12 February 2021
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Nearly a year on, UK theatre freelancers are still in the dark

By Laura Harris and James Rowson

Laura Harris and James Rowson share some initial findings from research project Freelancers in the Dark, charting broken lines of communication, grief, solidarity and hope.


Exeunt: The First Five Years
11 February 2021
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Exeunt: The First Five Years

By Natasha Tripney

Exeunt marks its tenth birthday with a look back at its beginnings from co-Founding Editor Natasha Tripney.


The Theatre Snob’s Guide to Terrible (aka BRILLIANT) Reality Telly
5 February 2021
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The Theatre Snob’s Guide to Terrible (aka BRILLIANT) Reality Telly

By Francesca Peschier

If you’re starved of drama, Francesca Peschier’s here to show you the classic reality tv shows that will supply contrived plots, heroic journeys, and bloodthirsty thrills.


14 things we never thought we’d miss about going to the theatre
28 January 2021
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14 things we never thought we’d miss about going to the theatre

By Exeunt Staff

Astringent theatre wine, awkward interval conversations, besieged bladders…and all the things Exeunt’s writers would love to get annoyed by once more.


The livestreams that won us round to online theatre in 2020
24 December 2020
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The livestreams that won us round to online theatre in 2020

By Exeunt Staff

Exeunt’s writers look back on a year of livestreams, and the journey from despondency to hope.


It’s time for theatres to stop treating front-of-house staff as disposable
17 December 2020
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It’s time for theatres to stop treating front-of-house staff as disposable

By Samuel Sims

Samuel Sims chats to front of house workers about why theatres need to change both their attitudes and their contracts.


2020: A year for critical kindness
16 December 2020
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2020: A year for critical kindness

By Fergus Morgan

As theatre in 2020 stumbles from crisis to crisis, critics are reaching for the stars – and, Fergus Morgan argues, that’s okay.


Bryony Shanahan: “We need to laugh together and cry together to try to figure this thing out.”
15 December 2020
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Bryony Shanahan: “We need to laugh together and cry together to try to figure this thing out.”

By Rosemary Waugh

Rosemary Waugh interviews the co-artistic director of Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre about her tumultuous first year in the job.


Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway: “I wanted to leave the industry with no option but to see us.”
8 December 2020
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Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway: “I wanted to leave the industry with no option but to see us.”

By Wambui Hardcastle

Wambui Hardcastle interviews the founder of Artistic Directors of the Future about her mission to change who gets to lead the UK’s theatre buildings and companies.


Does online theatre really need to be live?
1 December 2020
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Does online theatre really need to be live?

By Alice Saville

‘Liveness’ is central to theatre’s identity. But how can you create it online? And do you need to? Alice Saville explores the tangled set of questions facing 2020’s artists and producers.


A broken story for broken times
24 November 2020
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A broken story for broken times

By Maddy Costa

Maddy Costa turns her interview with Encounter’s director Jen Malarkey into an interactive twine story, ahead of Friday’s stream of The Kids Are Alright.


“There is no recipe”: Cooking up community projects at Battersea Arts Centre
18 November 2020
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“There is no recipe”: Cooking up community projects at Battersea Arts Centre

By Lily Levinson

Lily Levinson speaks to the artists, activists and participants working together to reimagine how BAC engages with its local community.


Hannah Lavery: “If we do not revise our history, then that’s dangerous”
16 November 2020
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Hannah Lavery: “If we do not revise our history, then that’s dangerous”

By Fergus Morgan

Poet-turned-playwright Hannah Lavery discusses racism in Scotland, her ‘wilderness years’, and her new play, Lament for Sheku Bayoh.


Where to watch (and listen to) theatre online
2 November 2020
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Where to watch (and listen to) theatre online

By Exeunt Staff

Plan your Autumn of sofa-bound theatre with our big list of livestreams, archive recordings and podcasts.


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