Following reports of abusive behaviour at Courtyard Theatre, Alice Saville explores how conditions in fringe theatres allow bad practice to go unchecked.
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8 November 2017
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Listening to Women in Irish Theatre
By Chris McCormack
As Dublin’s Gate Theatre becomes the centre of allegations of sexual harassment, Chris McCormack explores the history of womens’ public testimony in Irish theatre.
6 November 2017
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Kabeiroi: A Post-Mortem
By Alice Saville
Didn’t get tickets to Punchdrunk’s latest? Fear not, here’s a very detailed rundown of what you missed (and what you didn’t).
26 October 2017
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Fierce Festival
By Ben Kulvichit
Ben Kulchivit discovers the grotesque, the perverse, and the transcendental at Birmingham’s annual festival of live art.
24 October 2017
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Widening the Lens
By Naima Khan
Naima Khan explores the issues raised by Act For Change’s debate around theatre criticism and diversity, hosted by the NT
24 October 2017
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Dance Umbrella 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook
Escaping definition: Amelia Forsbrook rounds-up three female-led shows at Dance Umbrella 2017.
18 October 2017
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Sexual harassment in theatre won’t end until it’s everyone’s problem
By Alice Saville
As the Weinstein revelations spark a bout of theatre-world soul-searching, Alice Saville writes on why men need to take responsibility for rooting out sexual harassment.
16 October 2017
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Why Touring Theatre is Weighted Against Artists
By Lauren Mooney
Lauren Mooney explores the fraught business of booking a tour, and the glaring power imbalance between venues and freelance artists.
12 October 2017
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Do Your Worst
By Nicole Serratore
Boom Bat Gesture’s ‘Do Your Worst’ series asks artists to create deliberate flops. Nicole Serratore asks them about failure, DIY theatre, and Spiderman.
10 October 2017
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Announcing Exeunt’s Hallowe’en Zine, Ghosts
By Exeunt Staff
Our Hallowe’en zine is a delightfully frightening trip into theatre and the uncanny. Here’s what’s in it, and how to get your copy.
9 October 2017
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Tamara Harvey: “We are a theatre that makes theatre.”
By Rosemary Waugh
Tamara Harvey is artistic director at Theatr Clwyd, which combines a formidable artistic reputation with a location in rural Wales. She talks Chekhovian humour, working with dead authors, and why theatre and ice rinks mix.
6 October 2017
Features • Essays
On Supporting Playwrights
By Alice Saville
“How do I mentor a playwright when every time I write a play I feel like I’m starting from scratch?” Tim Crouch on joining the growing band of mentors and dramaturgs who hold up a mirror to the playwriting process.
3 October 2017
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Ellen McDougall: “It’s absolutely important that we don’t limit people”
By Alice Saville
The new artistic director of The Gate talks about running a theatre, looking to Europe, and why a narrow discourse around diversity can be dangerous.
28 September 2017
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The Fall: “People get political amnesia”
By Nicole Acquah
As ‘The Fall’ comes to the Royal Court, Nicole Acquah speaks to its cast about Rhodes, Blackness on campus, and reliving their experiences of protest on stage.
18 September 2017
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Some Women Playwrights
By Exeunt Staff
Rufus, Rupert, Edward… take note. Exeunt’s writers have compiled a list of just some of the many great female playwrights that London’s theatres should be staging.