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Ticket prices keep rising; why aren’t we rioting?
18 September 2019
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Ticket prices keep rising; why aren’t we rioting?

By Alice Saville

Alice Saville writes on 1809’s Old Price Riots, and what they can teach commercial theatre producers over two centuries later.


Relaxed venues, liberated audiences
16 September 2019
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Relaxed venues, liberated audiences

By Maddy Costa

“To react and respond is just human”: Maddy Costa writes on how audiences are silenced, and the complex history of ideas of ‘civilised’ behaviour.


The Doctor, and theatre’s troubled relationship with identity politics
9 September 2019
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The Doctor, and theatre’s troubled relationship with identity politics

By Ravi Ghosh

Ravi Ghosh writes on Rob Icke’s dive into minority identity, and why audiences need to be pushed towards self-examination, not self-congratulation.


If not now, when?: Falsettogate, and what it teaches us about meaningful minority inclusion
2 September 2019
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If not now, when?: Falsettogate, and what it teaches us about meaningful minority inclusion

By Adam Lenson

Theatre director Adam Lenson writes on the Falsettos casting controversy, and why the Jewish community needs to be involved in telling its own stories.


Hearty: Bringing Fire to Trans Pride
1 July 2019
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Hearty: Bringing Fire to Trans Pride

By Emma Frankland

Emma Frankland writes on her new show Hearty, and the shifting cycles which underpin attitudes to trans identity.


Do trigger warnings ruin theatre’s power to surprise?
12 June 2019
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Do trigger warnings ruin theatre’s power to surprise?

By Alice Saville

Alice Saville writes on theatre’s uneasy relationship with trigger warnings, and the faultlines they reveal.


How can we talk about ‘thirst’ in theatre?
19 December 2018
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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”.


An Open(ness) Letter on Transparency
12 December 2018
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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.


Theatre and Performance Criticism in the UK: A Survey
21 November 2018
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Theatre and Performance Criticism in the UK: A Survey

By Margherita Laera and Diana Damian Martin

Dr Diana Damian Martin and Dr Margherita Laera introduce their new research project, a survey which will explore who writes about theatre and performance, and map the conditions they work under.


A Very Very Very Dark Matter, and the limits of satire
16 November 2018
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A Very Very Very Dark Matter, and the limits of satire

By Desiree Baptiste

“This is a play about race matters by a writer for whom race matters not” – Desirée Baptiste’s essay unpicks the racist and ableist themes of Martin McDonagh’s play.


Is the hype real?
15 October 2018
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Is the hype real?

By Alice Saville

As social media takes a starring role in 21st century theatre marketing, Alice Saville writes on the power and pitfalls of Twitter-era criticism.


Time to Fly: Remembering Lindsay Kemp
19 September 2018
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Time to Fly: Remembering Lindsay Kemp

By Amit Lahav

Gecko’s Amit Lahav writes on his relationship with the late, visionary choreographer, who created “an alternative version of the world, every second of the day, on and off stage”.


The Festival That Never Sleeps
30 July 2018
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The Festival That Never Sleeps

By Andy Field

Andy Field writes on sleep-deprivation at the Edinburgh fringe, and the challenges of making new spaces in a world where time is commodified.


Finding New Voices Starts Young
27 June 2018
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Finding New Voices Starts Young

By Rabiah Hussain

Playwright Rabiah Hussain writes on why it’s time theatres did more to reach out from young people from working class and minority backgrounds.


Remaking Musical Theatre’s Misogynist History
26 June 2018
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Remaking Musical Theatre’s Misogynist History

By Alice Saville

Alice Saville writes on Kiss Me Kate, and her complex relationship with musical theatre’s problematic back catalogue.


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