Alexander Raptotasios’s new adaptation Antigone [on strike] brings this classic tale forward into the age of social media, globalised geopolitics, and real time democracy. Antigone [on strike] As I’m sure I’ve said on the blog before, the classics are classics for a reason. It’s astounding the way that certain stories from the ancient world continue […]
A new play by Sonali Bhattacharyya, Liberation Squares puts the government’s Prevent strategy under the spotlight as three Muslim schoolgirls find their path to confidence and self-determination. Liberation Squares There’s been a synergy in the theatre I’ve seen this week. A shared preoccupation between SO THAT YOU MAY GO BEYOND THE SEA and Liberation Squares […]
A review of Peaceophobia, a truly innovative performance taking place as part of Greenwich + Docklands International Festival. Ali, Sohail and Casper take back control of narratives around their religion, their cars, and their home city of Bradford. Back At GDIF It seems to be a week for festivals. Yesterday it was Unlimited at the […]
