Commons image from the London Picture Archive By Nick Moss On 18 January, an audience at The Cockpit theatre enjoyed a read-through of Anna Robinson’s play The... Continue reading
Book available here By Jenny Farrell Sean O’Casey’s only daughter and now sole surviving child, Shivaun, has given the worldwide O’Casey community a splendid memoir of her... Continue reading
The Good Landlord, by Ethan and Kalman Dean-Richards, Pound Road Productions By James O’Brien The living Hell of extortionate and excessive rent for substandard and insecure accommodation... Continue reading
An audience at Basma Theatre, now in Gaza By Hossam Almadhoun Culture is not a luxury but a form of resistance. – Edward Said I was not... Continue reading
By Alan Morrison Prolific socialist poet, playwright and verse-dramatist Tony Harrison passed away yesterday aged 88. His many works included The Loiners (1970), From the School of... Continue reading
By Jim Aitken Surely one of the best acts at this year’s Edinburgh Festival has been ‘The Horse of Jenin’ presented by Palestine Comedy Club at the... Continue reading
Joel Samuels discusses the background to his performance in Cutting the Tightrope: The Divorce of Politics from Art at the Arcola Theatre, London, from 26th November to... Continue reading
The anniversary of Seán O’Casey’s death falls on 18th September. He was the first English-speaking dramatist of international significance to emerge from the proletariat. His proletarian consciousness... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Mark Thomas about comedy, politics, pubs, Starmer, the miners, his latest show, and being a pastor. Image above by Tracey Moberley 1. Mark, looking on... Continue reading
One of our country’s longest running political theatre groups, Banner have dedicated their time over 50 years to trade union causes and working-class issues, and the power... Continue reading