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I am a playwright. I show
What I have seen.
In the man markets
I have seen how men are traded. That
I show, I, the playwright.

Bertolt Brecht

Theatre

Theatre for the many, not the few

26 August 2019 / 333

Sam Swann discusses how theatre is owned, funded and influenced by elites, and calls for a far more challenging, radical and diverse theatre Most theatres have fundraising... Continue reading

Sam Swann

Theatre

It’s the revolution or the doors: a review of an early Brecht play

25 June 2019 / 384

Anthony Squiers reviews Trommeln in der Nacht at the Münchner Kammerspiele, which ‘rescues the Tentative Brecht’ On September 29, 1922 the Münchner Kammerspiele premiered Trommeln in der... Continue reading

Anthony Squiers

Theatre

A Curse on War: Mother Courage and Her Children, by Bertolt Brecht

12 January 2019 / 293

Jenny Farrell writes about Bertolt Brecht’s anti-war play “Mother Courage and Her Children”, first performed in Germany 70 years ago. The play has retained its relevance as... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Theatre

The theatre, the working class and the need for revolution

18 November 2018 / 291

Ed Edwards is interviewed by Mike Quille about his career, his play The Political History of Smack and Crack, about the theatre generally these days, and about... Continue reading

Ed Edwards

Theatre

Badass Jewish women: Chanukah Lewinsky, 120 Years from Grodno

7 November 2018 / 305

Reuben Bard-Rosenberg reviews Chanukah Lewinsky: 120 Years from Grodno Last week, a sell-out crowd at JW3 in London was treated to an unusual performance by up-and-coming performance artist... Continue reading

Reuben Bard-Rosenberg

Theatre

Brexit: A Positive or Negative for Britain’s Working-Class Actors?

11 October 2018 / 310

Luna Williams considers the implications of Brexit for the theatre industry, and particularly its lack of working class representation. With Brexit day (29th March, 2019) just around... Continue reading

Luna Williams

Theatre

Burning Books

9 October 2018 / 295

There will be a performance of “Burning Books” at Quorn Grange Hotel, Loughborough, Leics., on 23rd November. Jess Green’s most recent story of protest, teaching and what... Continue reading

Doug Nicholls

Theatre

The Political History of Smack and Crack: thrills, spills and the need for revolution

19 August 2018 / 320

Ed Edwards contributes an essay on the political background to his brilliant new play, after a short review by Mike Quille. The Review: An outstanding dramatisation of... Continue reading

Ed Edwards

Theatre

Marx, Shakespeare, King Lear and the modern precariat

31 March 2018 / 330

Jenny Farrell outlines a Marxist reading of Shakespeare, and illustrates it with an analysis of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Among Marxism’s core insights is that all history since the... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Theatre

Wonderland

26 February 2018 / 331

Ross Bradshaw reviews a recent play at the Nottingham Playhouse about the 1984 Miners’ Strike. Wonderland, written by Beth Steel, was the first play of the new artistic... Continue reading

Ross Bradshaw