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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

How the arts and human rights come together at Dublin festival by Nick Awde

Mary Moynihan tells Nick Awde how she hopes the events will shine a light on the work of human rights defenders around

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How the Istanbul Fringe Festival took its cues from Edinburgh by Nick Awde

As more fringe festivals are launched all over the world, Nick Awde talks to the co-artistic director of Istanbul’s inaugural event about

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Turtle Company at Edinburgh Fringe: The South Koreans creating ‘analogue’ theatre by Nick Awde

Nick Awde speaks to Turtle Company’s British co-director Stevan Mijailovic about bringing its children’s show Joyce to the Edinburgh Fringe South Korea’s

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One Two One Two theatre company: ‘The language and the nationality of our audience doesn’t matter’ by Nick Awde

A growing genre across Continental Europe, music theatre is an alien concept in the UK. Nick Awde meets Zoe Ní Riordáin and

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

How the fringe became a home for international improv by Nick Awde

While London’s expense puts off many artists, Canadian director Stephen Davidson tells Nick Awde that Edinburgh is a melting pot of improv

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Monday, July 29, 2019

Cirque Berserk!: The global circus family thrilling Edinburgh crowds by Nick Awde

Cirque Berserk! began with a mission to bring big-top circus to theatre spaces across the UK. Now the company is bringing a

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Why does British theatre have a blind spot for great European work? by Nick Awde

While the UK professes to be informed about theatre on the continent, we don’t always know what is good or how to

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival: an international success that is struggling for funding by Nick Awde

International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival had its best year in 2019, but founder and artistic director Brian Merriman tells Nick Awde that

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Monday, July 1, 2019

Staging Places Studio – the UK’s Prague Quadrennial theatre design entry by Nick Awde

Some of the UK’s best theatre designers showed off their work at this year’s Prague Quadrennial design festival – and now their

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Prague Quadrennial 2019: Behind the scenes at theatre design’s global festival by Nick Awde

Transformation and imagination were the themes at this year’s Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space. Nick Awde reports on the highlights

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Friday, June 21, 2019

Meet the artists using theatre to reconnect Russia and Britain by Nick Awde

Transfers between Russian and British theatres may seem a novelty, but Nick Awde finds a growing curiosity between the cultures Russia’s mission

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Monday, June 17, 2019

Director Henrik Grimbäck and the Nordic theatremakers combating funding cuts? by Nick Awde

Cuts to arts funding have hit all of Europe, resulting in theatres sticking with ‘safe’ work. Nick Awde meets Swedish director Henrik

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Meet the theatremakers who brought a touch of Nordic noir to the Brighton Fringe Festival by Nick Awde

The Nordic Fringe Season brought innovative, often dark, work and artist speed dating to the Sussex arts jamboree this month. Nick Awde

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Monday, May 13, 2019

Casa Festival: Latin-American arts fiesta prepares to light up London by Nick Awde

Though Casa may appear to have dropped off the radar, London’s festival of Latin-American arts hasn’t stopped being busy and productive, writes

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Selladoor Worldwide: The producers looking to reign in Spain by Nick Awde

While musical theatre is popular across Europe, the Spanish market for West End-style hits remains relatively untapped. Selladoor Spain’s MD tells Nick

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Monday, April 15, 2019

Jackie Hagan on performing her work overseas: ‘People get really emotional about the show’ by Nick Awde

This Is Not a Safe Space performer Jackie Hagan tells Nick Awde of the global interest in her work since appearing at

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Brexit or not – why UK arts will always bring something to Europe’s table by Nick Awde

Since 2014, Creative Europe has been instrumental in helping the UK’s arts and culture sector thrive. But as Brexit uncertainty reigns, Nick

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Future Arts Centres’ fresh approach to global working is bearing fruit by Nick Awde

A project that sees UK arts centres embracing new models of global working has culminated in six co-commissions, writes Nick Awde An

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Vanuatu’s Wan Smolbag – celebrating 30 years of Pacific Islander theatre by Nick Awde

Wan Smolbag Theatre takes its name from ‘one small bag’ in Bislama, the South Pacific nation’s lingua franca. “It stems from our

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

How a new festival was nurtured in Lagos through cultural exchange by Nick Awde

In 2015, Julian Caddy was asked by the British Council to fly to Nigeria as a consultant to the fledgling Lagos Theatre

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Lagos Theatre Festival and Fringe – Nigerian festivals thriving against volatile political backdrop by Nick Awde

The Lagos Theatre Festival is bigger and better than ever this year. In fact, it’s the biggest open-air theatre event in West

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Choreographer Alan Lucien Oyen: ‘Pina Bausch’s legacy is what’s most important to the company’ by Nick Awde

Norwegian Alan Lucien Oyen was understandably nervous about devising a new piece with the late, iconic choreographer’s dance company. Nick Awde learns

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Sydney Festival director Wesley Enoch: ‘Brexit has tainted the UK with xenophobia and isolationism’ by Nick Awde

In his three years as Sydney Festival director, Wesley Enoch has opened the flagship Australian arts festival to a range of diverse

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Eclipse Theatre: the UK company leading a black theatre movement across Europe by Nick Awde

Eclipse Theatre is leading European theatre towards increased diversity – but with Brexit looming, how much longer can it last? Nick Awde

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

International news round-up: November 22 by Nick Awde

Serebrennikov trial stirs censorship fears RUSSIA/MOSCOW Russian theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov has gone on trial in Moscow. Serebrennikov, arguably Russia’s best-known

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Monday, November 19, 2018

Could cruise lines offer a seasonal alternative to panto? by Nick Awde

With high-end production values and thousands of shows a year, cruise-ship entertainment offers opportunities to performers and crew across all fields –

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

How welcoming is UK theatre to artists from the rest of Europe? by Nick Awde

What is UK theatre like for non-Brits? What will it be like post-Brexit? Nick Awde meets Norwegian director Invi Brenna and Icelandic

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Monday, October 15, 2018

Norway’s Ibsen Festival shows how UK can learn from Nordic response to funding cuts by Nick Awde

In a climate of ever-tightening budgets, director Runi Sveen tells Nick Awde how the festival used this to its advantage to produce

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Cervantes Theatre: The Spanish-speaking world’s pioneering home in the UK by Nick Awde

Founded in 2016, the Cervantes Theatre is the only venue in London producing plays simultaneously in two languages. Its associate director tells

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

How Inside Out Dorset’s open-access events showcase performance in stunning West Country locations by Nick Awde

Inside Out Dorset attracts dynamic European companies to perform across the county, as its co-artistic director tells Nick Awde Whether on the

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Dublin Fringe Festival: ‘Not just a festival, a year-round support organisation’ by Nick Awde

Edinburgh is over, but a short hop over the Irish Sea, Dublin Fringe Festival is getting started. Nick Awde meets artistic director

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