Alex Oates’ play about an autistic child has sparked a multi-layered conversation about disability and representation. Alice Saville writes on why it’s time for its makers to listen.
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11 February 2019
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No Sleep Till Brexit
By Sammy Metcalfe
Sleepwalk Collective’s Sammy Metcalfe writes on the impact of Brexit on the company, and why they’re throwing a festival of work in Spain.
5 February 2019
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Vault Odyssey: Hard Relate
By Alice Saville
Alice Saville writes on ideas of relatability and representation in three Vault Festival shows.
31 January 2019
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A People’s Theatre for Brighton
By Maddy Costa
“This is a social justice issue”: Maddy Costa talks to Naomi Alexander about community and participation as she relaunches Brighton People’s Theatre.
29 January 2019
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Magic Mike Live
By Kitty Drake
“I want it too much”: Kitty Drake writes on Channing Tatum’s West End stripshow/phenomenon, and what it says about female sexual hunger.
28 January 2019
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Paula Varjack’s Retail Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
As Marie Kondo fever sets in, Paula Varjack explains how her new show The Cult of K*nzo explores the performativeness of shopping.
23 January 2019
Features • OWE & Fringe
Why I chose anonymity
By Anonymous
The author of ‘Everywoman’ at Vault Festival writes on her decision to remain anonymous, and on how gender influences ideas of what counts as a ‘universal’ story.
18 January 2019
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Brownton Abbey
By Colin Hambrook
Tarik Elmoutawakil, creative producer at Brighton’s Marlborough Theatre, talks about creating a ‘space church’ for disabled, queer, trans and non-binary people of colour.
16 January 2019
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Malaprop Theatre: “We didn’t want to make a show that would be One More Thing To Feel Shit About”
By Rosemary Waugh
Malaprop Theatre’s approach mixes big ideas with bags of quirky warmth. They talk politics, Irish theatre, and collaborative working ahead of their stint at Vault.
12 January 2019
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James Graham and The Uncivil War
By Fergus Morgan
Playwright James Graham’s Brexit telly drama was met with a storm of media fury. Here’s Fergus Morgan on what it says about our expectations of drama on TV.
8 January 2019
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Exeunt Recommends: January 2019
By Alice Saville
Vault, Push Festival, and more mime than you can shake an (invisible) stick at: here’s Exeunt’s UK-wide picks for January in theatre.
23 December 2018
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Exeunt’s Most Memorable UK-wide Theatre 2018
By Exeunt Staff
From a strange seaside experience to meta Jane Austen, Exeunt’s writers pick their stand-out shows outside of London.
19 December 2018
Features • Essays
How can we talk about ‘thirst’ in theatre?
By Dr Kirsty Sedgman
After #hotgate, Dr Kirsty Sedgman writes on the complex territory of gender and objectification in theatre, and why it’s time for “a more radical, ethical kind of thirst”.
18 December 2018
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Exeunt’s Favourite London Shows of 2018
By Exeunt Staff
Exeunt’s London writers choose the shows that they loved, fought for, and couldn’t stop talking about in 2018.
12 December 2018
Features • Essays
An Open(ness) Letter on Transparency
By Duncan Gates
For every play that makes it to the stage, there are many more languishing under commission. Duncan Gates makes a case for more transparency in new writing for theatre.