We could have celebrity monologues in half-empty auditoriums. Or, we could look to the experimental theatremakers who’ve made space for new forms.
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12 May 2020
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A Dialogue on Making Work Collectively
By Natasha Tripney
How can we support artists better? What forms can collaboration take? A group of artists and producers discuss the future of making work collectively.
10 May 2020
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Theatre’s Left Behind Freelancers
By Alice Saville
Alice Saville surveys the freelance theatre workers who aren’t covered by government support, and have been left without income overnight.
29 April 2020
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Post Pandemic #Work
By Selina Thompson
Selina Thompson lists and itemises the performances to come, once lockdown is over.
22 April 2020
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Archive theatre, new connections
By Natasha Tripney
“I’m learning a culture and a country through its theatre”: Natasha Tripney writes on her enriching encounters with online performance.
15 April 2020
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Celebrity Coronavirus Videos, Reviewed
By Exeunt Staff
Exeunt’s writers pen micro-reviews of the tone-deaf, delightful, or dazzlingly weird video art created by celebrities under lockdown.
11 April 2020
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No drama club today
By Farah Najib
Farah Najib reflects on the impact of school closures on kids, and on what theatres can do to reach children in lockdown.
10 April 2020
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A European Theatre Dialogue: Aesthetics and Radicalism
By Natasha Tripney
The discussion concludes with an exploration of aesthetics and set design in European theatre; and questions about what it will take for the UK to change.
9 April 2020
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A European Theatre Dialogue: Directors, Text and Dramaturgy
By Natasha Tripney
The conversation continues, as a group of directors, dramaturgs and critics discuss how European theatre practitioners approach text.
8 April 2020
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A European Theatre Dialogue: Repertory Theatre and the Power of the Ensemble
By Natasha Tripney
Directors, dramaturgs and critics discuss how the European repertory model empowers actors and influences the work that gets made.
2 April 2020
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A Virtual Theatre Book Group
By Exeunt Staff
Exeunt writers talk about the theatre-related books that they’ve been turning to for comfort, inspiration and new ideas.
30 March 2020
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The paradoxes of trying to make art during a pandemic
By Alice Saville
Alice Saville writes on how coronavirus offers theatre an opportunity to rethink what ‘being in a room together’ really means.
19 March 2020
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Livestreaming Your Art
By Jason Crouch
Jason Crouch walks you through some of the potential issues and shining opportunities involved in streaming performances.
19 March 2020
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Covid-19 Resources for UK Theatre
By Exeunt Staff
An evolving collection of advice, resources and opportunities for people who work in theatre and are affected by coronavirus.
11 March 2020
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Breakfast on Pluto: Why are theatres still slipping up on trans representation?
By Robin Craig
After cis actors were cast in trans roles in ‘Breakfast on Pluto’ and ‘Bring it On’, Robin Craig asks why theatres keep failing queer audiences.