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Tag: Theatre

Signal Fires

In another time, I was asked by Fuel Theatre to write the introduction for a book called Signal Fires, collecting … More

Cultural democracy, Theatre

‘We want to be remembered.’

‘Sometimes you’ve got to take risks for the unknown. You don’t know what you are going into but you’ve got … More

Activism, Arts and older people, Community theatre, Entelechy Arts, Public art, Sociedade Artistica & Musical dos Pousos, Theatre

‘Brave people with big eyes’

The end of Welfare State Ulverston is a country town a mile or two from Morecambe Bay, in North West … More

Art practice, Art work with people, community, Community art, Community music, Community theatre, John Fox, Quality, Sue Gill, Theatre, Welfare State International

‘A gift for fiction’

Theatre changes people. Mostly, it does so in small ways by rearranging our mental furniture, hanging around for a bit … More

Community theatre, Theatre

1 – Failing to build The Fun Palace

On 1 & 2 October 2016, almost 300 temporary Fun Palaces were created in Britain, Ireland, France, Norway, Australia and New … More

Community action, Fun Palaces, Joan Littlewood, Theatre

Sharing control in participatory art

Participatory art is normally spoken about in terms of how people are changed by being involved. There are problems (at … More

Jeremy Deller, National Theatre Wales, Participatory art, Rufus Norris, Spencer Tunick, Theatre

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