Thursday, May 5, 2011
Deborah Pearson took theatre's storytellers to town a few months ago. This week's bloggers told a very different taleA few weeks ago we looked at how Deborah Pearson was untangling the knott…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:15PMThursday, April 28, 2011
Bloggers mull over the relationship between religion and theatreIs theatre sacred? Writer and director George Hunka (an atheist, as it happens) certainly thinks so. In this recent post, he a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMThursday, April 21, 2011
Bloggers ponder the divide between amateur and professional; and why writing a play is like sitting on a can of Coke• Australian poet, critic and blogger Alison Croggon is pondering amateu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:45AMThursday, April 14, 2011
Podcasts are the new blogs on both sides of the Atlantic and Obama turns casting director (at least according to the Onion)This week I'm talking theatre – literally. American blogger Matt …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04AMThursday, April 7, 2011
On one side of the Atlantic, US bloggers are fretting whether American theatre is in decline. On the other, Brits can't decide whether to despair over funding cuts – or celebrateIs America…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PMThursday, March 31, 2011
After one of the biggest protests in British history and yesterday's news about funding, theatre bloggers have responded to the cuts with fighting talkThe past week has seen both one of the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMFriday, March 25, 2011
From career advice Stateside to the notion of nation in new plays, ideas take centre stage in the blogosphere this weekThis week bloggers are discussing a veritable smorgasbord of theatrical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:21PMThursday, March 17, 2011
Bloggers are arguing about whether ideology pervades theatre, and critics' responses to it – and whether some wear their politics more lightly than othersShould critics impose their own va…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:41AMThursday, March 10, 2011
We're hardwired to engage with stories, but bloggers have doubts about whether narrative can hold a mirror up to natureOur main story this week is about, well, stories themselves. Bloggers a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38PMThursday, March 3, 2011
Joshua Conkel caused heated debate when he argued theatre was the sole preserve of the privileged. But was he right?Theatre is a class act. So says Joshua Conkel on the Youngblood Blog. But …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:05PMFriday, February 25, 2011
Global warming may fascinate contemporary theatre, but some bloggers are arguing that the best art focuses on human fundamentals, not the headlinesWhen is a play about climate change not a p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:51AMThursday, February 17, 2011
Matt Trueman caused a furore by suggesting it was unethical for bloggers to review shows early. But are these amateur critics as innocent as they claim to be?How sacred are previews? Are blo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:27PMThursday, February 10, 2011
It's a valid question – but when it was asked by the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, the internet went into overdriveAre there too many theatres in America? Rocco Landesman t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMThursday, February 3, 2011
Fin Kennedy's piece on playwrights in schools has led some to speculate on the possibility of a more corporate kind of residencyWe begin with Aleks Sierz, who is mulling over the cuts. And h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AMThursday, January 27, 2011
A New York venue has begun offering childcare in a bid to get parents to buy tickets. Plus a tribute to an academic greatTheatres will do anything to get audiences through the doors. But, as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMThursday, January 20, 2011
Ex-Big Brother contestant Kenneth Tong's outbursts about losing weight might qualify as theatre, says the blogosphere. And, elsewhere, the Spider-Man musical farrago rolls onNoises off is ke…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AMMonday, January 17, 2011
Among many theatrical recipients of New Year honours was Anne Carroll, who has inspired young people for decadesMuch has been made of the fact that the recent New Year honours list was peppe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AMWednesday, January 12, 2011
Theatre is under attack around the world, bloggers find. Even the Red Cross seems to be getting in on the actNoises off is choosing its words very carefully: this week we're discussing the t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:17PMWednesday, January 5, 2011
Melbourne enjoys a dramatic renaissance, bloggers debate the rise of the online critic, and the political road ahead looks bumpySo this is 2011. And, unsurprisingly, bloggers are still in re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:40AMFriday, December 24, 2010
Our writer marvels at the Christmas cheer of theatre bloggers and asks who is most deserving of seasonal charity donationsIt's that time of year again, when bloggers pour themselves a glass …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:21AMThursday, December 16, 2010
With clashes between students and state continuing, should artists opt out of the whole patriarchal slugfest?As students took to the streets last week to protest against the government's cha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMFriday, December 10, 2010
Theatre bloggers report a new website allowing users to input dialogue and generate virtual drama – and some videos can't resist focusing on the industry itselfHas the internet invented it…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMThursday, December 2, 2010
What have we learned from the theatre blogs this week? There's a reprieve for an Edinburgh fringe hub, and intriguing memories of the Lord Chamberlain's censorshipWe begin this week with tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:47AMWednesday, November 24, 2010
Out-of-work thesps are using their improvisation skills to clean up vermin; and bloggers debate theatre's relationship with boozeNoises off is itching this week because, like the city of New…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:08AMThursday, November 18, 2010
With arts organisations struggling financially, corporate sponsors have a vital role to play – and that includes alcohol distributorsWe begin this week by raising a glass to Guy Yedwab of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:56AM 
