Tag: new writing
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2015: A Year in Theatre
Because I refuse – refuse I tell you! – to be a slave to convention, I am posting my round up of 2015’s theatre in January, and not in December. (Also, I left the notebook with my list in it in London when I went home for Christmas – there is also that). I had…
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March’s WorkbyWomen: In which I call down great rage and furious anger on TimeOut
It would be paranoid to assume that the only reason TimeOut got rid of their date range search function was to ruin my life…but remove it they have, and my life is correspondingly ruined. (Why, TimeOut, Why? What did I ever do to you, other than bitch endlessly about your lousy website?) As a result the…
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February’s WorkbyWomen: Someone has GOT to do Gabriel by George Sand
This month in “Theatre Producers – TAKE MY MONEY”: Gabriel by George Sand. I really, really wanted to include this in my WorkbyWomen curriculum, but I couldn’t, as finding a translation sounds impossible (in trying to find a translation, I accidentally bought a copy of the French text, which I will endeavour to read – though, I…
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December’s WorkbyWomen
Hard to believe we’re in December, and I’ve now been doing this for twelve months. Before the end of the year, I will be posting a summary including which theatre has put on the most work by women, as well as a report into the success of this project in increasing my own attendance at…
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April’s Theatre by Women
Since I don’t want this blog to be purely an ongoing rant about the limited opportunities given to female theatre-makers (though it’s a subject that deserves to be ranted about at considerable length, with passion, dedication and the occasional adolescent innuendo), this month I am inaugurating a new category, in order to suggestion possible ways…
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February’s Work by Women (A Lament for Aphra Behn) **updated**
Total Number of Plays by Women: 28 Total Number of Plays on TimeOut: 338 Percentage of Work by Women: 8% Continuing from January: The Light Princess by Tori Amos (National Theatre, till 2 Feb) The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie (St Martin’s Theatre, till forever) Mamma Mia by Catherine Johnson (Novello Theatre, also till forever) Ciphers by Dawn King (Bush…
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A Year in Theatre
Not a year spent working in theatre, which would be too lovely, but a year spent attending the theatre. Which, because I’m a huge nerd, I decided to record in some fashion – in much the same way as I used to record how many books I read per year. And because I’m a huge…