The Mash Report’s Rachel Parris on going viral, Piers Morgan and Jacob Rees-Mogg – The i – Friday Arts #11
“I think it depends which bit you’re working on,” Parris says. “For my bit, me and the fantastic Mash writing team come up with the weekly topic – we usually … Continue reading
‘It was unbearable’: Tim Minchin on life under Trump and the collapse of his $100m movie | Stage | The Guardian
Back on home soil, the Australian polymath discusses politics, musicals and #MeToo – and the worst year of his professional life. via ‘It was unbearable’: Tim Minchin on life under … Continue reading
‘Trump death’ in Julius Caesar prompts threats to wrong theatres – BBC News
Several US theatres with Shakespeare in their name receive abusive messages in an apparent mix-up. Source: ‘Trump death’ in Julius Caesar prompts threats to wrong theatres – BBC News
Rufus Norris: ‘We are living in an age of extreme selfishness’ | Stage | The Guardian
Shocked by the Brexit vote, the director of the National Theatre embarked on an ambitious countrywide listening project. Rufus Norris explains how everyone from shepherds to shop workers shaped his … Continue reading
Michael Sheen is quitting acting to oppose far-right populism | The Independent
Michael Sheen is to give up acting to fight the rise of the far-right and will leave Hollywood to return to his native Port Talbot in Wales to do so. … Continue reading
Quote • JULIE WALTERS • Drama in Schools
“Drama should have a place in schools. It helps with communication, vocabulary, understanding of yourself and of the wider world. Socially, politically it is really good for kids, and I … Continue reading
Willkommen, again: “Cabaret” and its renewed relevance.
“Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome…” These words, sung by Joel Grey, open the classic 1972 musical/drama film Cabaret, directed by Bob Fosse, which is based on the 1966 Broadway musical, itself based on … Continue reading
‘Conscious cruelty’: Ken Loach’s shock at benefit sanctions and food banks
Ken Loach has said there needs to be more public outrage around benefit sanctions and the reliance on food banks, with the situation much worse for working people than when … Continue reading
Freedom of Information Act consultation a ‘full frontal attack’, says actor Michael Sheen
Actor Michael Sheen has added his voice to calls for the Freedom of Information Act to be protected, warning it is under “full frontal attack” by the Government. The Welsh … Continue reading
Benedict Cumberbatch stuns theatregoers with anti-government speech
I can hear them now: “Lock him in the Tower!” Good for Cumberbatch. I applaud him. However, he now needs to do the same for the people of Britain whose … Continue reading
BBC1 classic adaptation is as relevant now as when it was written – sadly | Vox Political
Originally posted on Vox Political. SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen An Inspector Calls, and don’t want to have it ruined for you, it would be a good idea not to … Continue reading
Archive Interview • CORIN REDGRAVE • Pericles • 2005
As you may have seen in the news [2005], the actor Corin Redgrave is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack while speaking in support of … Continue reading
Why Do We Call Battersea Arts Centre A Theatre?
Battersea Arts Centre is having a makeover. Building work is enhancing what is already a magical theatre space. This is a post from last summer by Artistic Director David Jubb … Continue reading
a letter to mitchell browne, ‘why should artists at work fund idlers at art?’
Originally posted on School For Birds:
I’m so happy to bring you this letter. One of my favourite artistic collaborators, Dave Lamb, has written this beautiful, eloquent, generous and immensely clever…
End of the Fairy Tale
Originally posted on SCRATCH POST:
There was a torture chamber hidden under the fairytale palaces, those vanishing flower-garlanded places where laughing, well-fed putti carry on playing long after the people,…
Rogues & Vagabonds 