DEA BIRKETT: Back from the edge
Dea Birkett looks at how the once disgraceful theatre form burlesque became respectable – and now needs rescuing again
SUMMER THEATRE: The Grand central
MY STORY Ruth Eastwood is the chief executive of one of the great theatres in the country, The Grand Theatre, Blackpool, where it has dominated the seaside resort. This summer, the grand is marching into the town
SUMMER THEATRE: Saving the life of theatre
Rebecca Morland, interim director of the Theatres Trust, looks to the future as the trust celebrates its 40th birthday
SUMMER THEATRE: Oxford’s beacon
The Oxford Playhouse will reopen in August with a new look and its own new play. AI talks to the theatre’s chief executive, Louise Chantal
SUMMER THEATRE: A civic tongue for the arts
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is embarking on its most comprehensive inquiry to date, looking at what the arts do for our communities and creating a blueprint for the future from what it finds
SUMMER THEATRE: Scratching at museums
In an Arts Council-funded enterprise, Battersea Arts Centre is lending its unique theatre approach to museums as they seek new ways to address audiences
SUMMER THEATRE: AI Profile - New Arts, old values
Peter Wilson, CEO, Theatre Royal, Norwich
REFERENDUM: Brexit Britain and the arts
Even if you didn’t believe the Creative Industries Federation poll before the vote, which showed that 96% of those surveyed were in favour of staying, then the reaction of the sec- tor since June 23 would make it clear.
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PASSING BY... How the elite stole the arts
Antony Thorncroft wonders how our culture ceased to be popular - at our expense
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Starma'am
It’s 40 years since the Sex Pistols released their God Save the Queen, with its reference to the Windsors as a “fascist regime”, to chime with Her Majesty’s silver jubilee. For the Queen’s 90th birthday...
GOOD PRACTICE: Crossing the floor to the ring
Déda has appointed a creative producer to help drive forward the Derby organisation’s vision to become the Midlands’ leading creative centre for dance, contemporary circus and outdoor performing arts. CEO and artistic director Stephen Munn explains how Déda is becoming a creative lead in fusing these art forms
