Gate Theatre artistic director Ellen McDougall: 'We went into rehearsals to explore and play' by Catherine Love

The new artistic director of London's Gate Theatre tells Catherine Love of the importance of presenting voices that might not be heard

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Sh!t Theatre: 'You don't have to be a virtuoso to have something to say' by Catherine Love

The performance artists behind Sh!t Theatre talk to Catherine Love about using goofy gags to tackle serious issues, generating material while at

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Community links send London Bubble theatre company soaring by Catherine Love

The south-east London theatre company ran into trouble when the Arts Council withdrew its funding in 2008. Catherine Love finds out how

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'An extraordinary piece of work': Jane Horrocks on the return of Road, an anti-austerity battle cry by Catherine Love

Jim Cartwright's brutal, beautiful play railed against the breakdown of society in Thatcher's Britain. The original cast, and stars of the revival, explain why it speaks to us more powerfull…

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Review: Cotton Panic! at Manchester International Festival by Catherine Love

Catherine Love on a flimsy gig-theatre exploration of the Lancashire Cotton Famine. The post Review: Cotton Panic! at Manchester International Festival appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Vivienne Franzmann: 'There comes a point where I have to just sit down and write' by Catherine Love

The award-winning writer is known for tackling social and ethical issues and her new play Bodies is no exception. Catherine Love finds

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Returning to Reims review at Home, Manchester " 'intelligent and pertinent' by Catherine Love

Returning to Reims, French sociologist Didier Eribon's 2009 memoir, is astonishingly prescient. Eight years on, Eribon's analysis of the rise of the

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Review: Castle Rock and Baardeman at Flare Festival, Manchester by Catherine Love

A very British dissection of American popular culture: Catherine Love reviews a double bill of works at Flare Festival 2017. The post Review: Castle Rock and Baardeman at Flare Festival, Ma…

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What If Women Ruled the World? review at Mayfield, Manchester " 'muddled and fragmented' by Catherine Love

Apocalypse is a running theme at this year's Manchester International Festival. While Party Skills for the End of the World stages a

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Review: ONE and Leopard Murders at Flare Festival, Manchester by Catherine Love

A pairing of the whimsical and the sinister: Catherine Love reviews an eclectic double-bill at Manchester's Flare Festival. The post Review: ONE and Leopard Murders at Flare Festival, Manche…

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Review: Party Skills at the End of the World at MIF by Catherine Love

Not with a bang but with a party popper: Catherine Love reviews the world premiere of Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari's immersive apocalypse show. The post Review: Party Skills at the End of t…

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Everything Is Possible review " the fight for women's rights on a thrilling scale by Catherine Love

York Theatre RoyalA cast of 100 takes to the streets in this ambitious drama linking the suffragette movement to the continuing struggle for social equalityFor anyone who attended one of the…

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Review: Bears at the Royal Exchange, Manchester by Catherine Love

Shifting the conversation from the mind to the gut: Catherine Love reviews Powder Keg's new show about climate change. The post Review: Bears at the Royal Exchange, Manchester appeared first…

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How two theatres, a cinema and a library became Chester's Storyhouse by Catherine Love

Chester's new storytelling centre features 7,500 sq ft of floor space across four levels. Catherine Jones finds out how ambitious plans translated into

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Anna of the Five Towns review " Arnold Bennett's Stoke romance loses its fire by Catherine Love

New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeThe great Staffordshire writer's novel loses too much of its spirit in a plodding adaptationDespite his eagerness to escape the Staffordshire Potteries, Arnold B…

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We are Leeds: slam poet Zodwa Nyoni's shout-out to Yorkshire's young voices by Catherine Love

The Zimbabwe-born writer found her passion for words as a teenager in Yorkshire. Her new play, Ode to Leeds, explores its in-your-face poetry sceneHome is a complicated idea. The Yorkshire-b…

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Julius Caesar review " political thriller chimes with rise of populism by Catherine Love

Crucible, SheffieldRobert Hastie's electric staging, with Jonathan Hyde and Samuel West, offers a resonant take on the manipulative power of rhetoric There's a moment in Robert Hastie's taut…

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Review: How My Life Is Spent at the Royal Exchange, Manchester by Catherine Love

Magical-realism by way of light yet damning political critique: Catherine Love reviews Alan Harris' "strange, delicate" 2015 Bruntwood Prize-winner. The post Review: How My Life Is Spent at …

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Ellie Harrison: "It's about embedding care from the very first moment of an idea" by Catherine Love

In her Grief Series, Ellie Harrison explores mourning in a seven-part cycle of artworks. Here, she talks reinventing rituals, and how art can be therapeutic without being therapy. The post E…

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Upswing's Vicki Amedume: 'We need to make diverse circus' by Catherine Love

Vicki Amedume has an unusual career trajectory. The founder and artistic director of circus company Upswing studied pharmacology at the University of

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Review: Guerrilla at Transform 17 by Catherine Love

A low drone of anxiety: Catherine Love reviews El Conde de Torrefiel's show as part of Transform 17. The post Review: Guerrilla at Transform 17 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Review: The Darkest Corners at Transform 17 by Catherine Love

A galvanising call to arms: Catherine Love reviews RashDash's new show as part of Transform 17. The post Review: The Darkest Corners at Transform 17 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Review: Lessons of Leaking at Transform 17 by Catherine Love

It's all just a game: Catherine Love reviews machina eX's production linking gaming and politics. The post Review: Lessons of Leaking at Transform 17 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Review: Wellness at Transform 17 by Catherine Love

Shock is their shtick: Catherine Love is at Transform 17 festival to review the UK premiere of Florentina Holzinger and Vincent Riebeek's Wellness The post Review: Wellness at Transform 17 a…

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RashDash: 'We're still a huge risk for some buildings' by Catherine Love

Abbi Greenland, one half of RashDash, thinks the theatre company "works best when we feel like we're rogue agents". The duo's work

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