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Theatre and the struggle against apartheid

Jacqueline Mulhallen on theatre and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and Britain
Tate staff strike for art jobs

Tate staff who are striking for jobs and the arts need our support, argues Floyd Codlin
Small Island - theatre review

This week the National Theatre are streaming their acclaimed production of Andrea Levy's Small Island from last year. On Windrush Day, we repost Katherine Connelly's review of that production
Macbeth at Greenwich Theatre - review

The Lazarus Theatre Company's take on Macbeth attempts to shed new light on the play via marrying the traditional and the contemporary, writes Alia Butt
Wuthering Heights at the Manchester Royal Exchange - theatre review

Andrew Sheridan's adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights is a powerful re-imagination, strongly performed at the Royal Exchange, writes Martin Hall
Bergman’s Persona: a new stage adaptation - theatre review

Schoolman's staged version of Persona is a postmodern car crash, finds Tom Lock Griffiths
The Canary and The Crow at Arcola Theatre - review

Alia Butt reviews The Canary and The Crow, on at the Arcola Theatre until 8 February
Sex/Crime at Soho Theatre - review

Tom Griffiths reviews Sex/Crime, on at Soho Theatre till 1 February
‘All Sorts of Woman’: review of Selina Todd’s Tastes of Honey and the National Theatre’s A Taste of Honey

Selina Todd’s biography of Shelagh Delaney contains an urgent political message and a new performance of Delaney’s most famous play shows us how radical she was, finds Katherine Connelly
Rebels and Friends: a play by Jacqueline Mulhallen

Drama, art and Irish history come together at Unite the Union’s headquarters, finds Ellen Graubart
May Days: a benefit for Grenfell

William Alderson’s “magnificent” poem May Days is to be performed by actors in aid of the Grenfell Tower victims to commemorate the anniversary of the disaster
Sylvia - theatre review

A sold-out annex theatre was treated to Jacqueline Mulhallen’s moving, informative and funny performance, Sylvia, the radical Suffragette leader
The Acting Class review - A necessary declaration of intent from working-class actors

Without the bank of mum and dad as support, opportunities in the arts are becoming non-existent. This new documentary is a cry of anger against this class injustice
Theatre review: Richard III

The Arcola Theatre‘s production of Shakespeare‘s play is an unsettling experience
Class in the drama class: actors and privilege

Deirdre O’Neill and Mike Wayne explain why they are making a new documentary, The Acting Class
Theatre review: Othello

The Globe's production of Shakespeare's play is tense and compelling, writes Tom Griffiths
Sylvia: a play about Sylvia Pankhurst

An updated version of Jacqueline Mulhallen’s one-woman play is currently on tour
Theatre review: Hedda Gabler

Ibsen's play isn’t feminist, but the role is still one of the theatre’s most exciting female characters – brutal, mad and vengeful
Dario Fo will continue to inspire us

Actor, playwright, theatre manger, activist: Dario Fo's legacy will live on, writes Jackie Mulhallen
Paul Robeson: erased from history - podcast

Portraying Paul Robeson on the 40th anniversary of his death, actor Tayo Aluko talks to us about this prodigiously talented singer, actor and socialist
Soviet theatre – the revolution in theatre design

The exhibition showcases 150 designs for Russian theatre from 1913-33 from a range of well-known artists, such as Malevich, Tatlin, Popova, Rodchenko Stepanova and Exter
The morality of the poor: 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers'

Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries you headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget
Class act: Engels classic brought to the stage

In the 1840s Engels wrote ‘The Condition of the Working Class in England’, based upon his experiences in Manchester. Ben Metters reviews a contemporary theatrical take on this political classic

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Jacqueline Mulhallen on theatre and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and Britain

Tate staff who are striking for jobs and the arts need our support, argues Floyd Codlin

This week the National Theatre are streaming their acclaimed production of Andrea Levy's Small Island from last year. On Windrush Day, we repost Katherine Connelly's review of that production

The Lazarus Theatre Company's take on Macbeth attempts to shed new light on the play via marrying the traditional and the contemporary, writes Alia Butt

Andrew Sheridan's adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights is a powerful re-imagination, strongly performed at the Royal Exchange, writes Martin Hall

Schoolman's staged version of Persona is a postmodern car crash, finds Tom Lock Griffiths

Alia Butt reviews The Canary and The Crow, on at the Arcola Theatre until 8 February

Tom Griffiths reviews Sex/Crime, on at Soho Theatre till 1 February

Selina Todd’s biography of Shelagh Delaney contains an urgent political message and a new performance of Delaney’s most famous play shows us how radical she was, finds Katherine Connelly

Drama, art and Irish history come together at Unite the Union’s headquarters, finds Ellen Graubart

William Alderson’s “magnificent” poem May Days is to be performed by actors in aid of the Grenfell Tower victims to commemorate the anniversary of the disaster

A sold-out annex theatre was treated to Jacqueline Mulhallen’s moving, informative and funny performance, Sylvia, the radical Suffragette leader

Without the bank of mum and dad as support, opportunities in the arts are becoming non-existent. This new documentary is a cry of anger against this class injustice

The Arcola Theatre‘s production of Shakespeare‘s play is an unsettling experience

Deirdre O’Neill and Mike Wayne explain why they are making a new documentary, The Acting Class

The Globe's production of Shakespeare's play is tense and compelling, writes Tom Griffiths

An updated version of Jacqueline Mulhallen’s one-woman play is currently on tour

Ibsen's play isn’t feminist, but the role is still one of the theatre’s most exciting female characters – brutal, mad and vengeful

Actor, playwright, theatre manger, activist: Dario Fo's legacy will live on, writes Jackie Mulhallen

Portraying Paul Robeson on the 40th anniversary of his death, actor Tayo Aluko talks to us about this prodigiously talented singer, actor and socialist

The exhibition showcases 150 designs for Russian theatre from 1913-33 from a range of well-known artists, such as Malevich, Tatlin, Popova, Rodchenko Stepanova and Exter

Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries you headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget

In the 1840s Engels wrote ‘The Condition of the Working Class in England’, based upon his experiences in Manchester. Ben Metters reviews a contemporary theatrical take on this political classic