Eavesdrop on Jamal Gerald and Maddy Costa’s conversation about spirituality, their working relationship and his new show ‘Idol’.
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25 March 2019
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An Emilia Dialogue
By Hannah Greenstreet
As Emilia hits the West End, Hannah Greenstreet and Amy Borsuk discuss its metatheatricality, its Jewish parallels, its role as feminist historical fiction, and more.
20 March 2019
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The Color Purple; who gets to play gay?
By Alice Saville
Alice Saville writes on what ‘The Color Purple’ casting controversy says about theatre producers’ attitudes towards queer actors, and queer audiences.
19 March 2019
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The Extraordinary Bodies of Aerial Circus
By Francesca Peschier
“So how do we talk about the flying body, this body in space?”: Francesca Peschier interviews two female circus artists about objectification, challenging beauty norms, and soaring through the air.
19 March 2019
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New Queers on the Road
By Exeunt Staff
Brighton’s Marlborough Theatre is taking queer live art on tour across the UK – and they’ve made a new documentary about the project. Watch it here.
14 March 2019
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Theatre’s Plans for Brexit Weekend
By Alice Saville
A tear-stained rundown of all the ways in which the UK’s theatre scene will mark Britain’s (probable) parting of ways with the EU.
10 March 2019
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Simon Stone’s Medea (and Yerma)
By Rosemary Waugh
“There’s a pervasive stench of exhaustion running though everything” – Rosemary Waugh writes on Simon Stone’s Medea, and why it spoke to her in a way that his Yerma didn’t.
6 March 2019
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Exeunt Recommends: March 2019
By Alice Saville
Mess, horror and queer celebration: here are Exeunt’s UK-wide picks for March in theatre and performance.
28 February 2019
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Vaults Odyssey: Goths Underground
By Francesca Peschier
“Bats! Gay bats! Bats in a freaking tunnel!” – Francesca Peschier heads underground in search of the campest, eeriest, and most shiver-inducing shows at Vault Festival.
26 February 2019
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ThisEgg: “We’re all just trying to keep each other going.”
By Rosemary Waugh
Rosemary Waugh interviews the young company behind a hit fringe show exploring trauma, clothes, and healing.
25 February 2019
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Are community choruses exploitative?
By J N Benjamin
J N Benjamin explores the ethical issues around casting unpaid ‘community’ performers alongside professional actors.
23 February 2019
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Vaults Odyssey: Girlhood
By Francesca Peschier
Francesca Peschier dives into Vault Festival to find shows that explore girlhood, “like cutting through life with blunted scissors”.
21 February 2019
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Making work with ‘real’ people
By Luke Barnes
Playwright Luke Barnes writes on what he’s learned from developing new play ‘The Jumper Factory’ in collaboration with men from Wandsworth prison.
20 February 2019
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All in a Row
By Alice Saville
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.
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.