Theatre
Paul Mason's new play takes you to the frontline of global protests
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere — Following a short run of his new show at the Young Vic in London, we talk to journalist and activist Paul Mason about where progressive and protest movements are headed in the Trump-Brexit era.
Written by: Biju Belinky
How theatre is uniting the youth of a war-torn Ukraine
Healing wounds — On the frontline between Russia and Ukraine, the small city of Popasna is a place deeply divided: young and old; solider and citizen; separatist supporters and those who are proudly Ukrainian. But one theatre company was determined to start rebuilding the fragmented community. This is how they did it.
Written by: Oksana Grytsenko
The play putting the everyday stories of sex workers on stage
Neither villains nor victims — See Me Now, a new play at the Young Vic in London, is written and performed by current and former sex workers. We talk to its creators about why it's time their voices are heard.
Written by: Marta Bausells
For LGBT people it doesn't always 'get better'
Le Gateau Chocolat — Drag performer Le Gateau Chocolat talks visibility, growing up different, and how it doesn't always get better when you're queer.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The exiled Belarusian theatre company taking on society's biggest taboos
The Belarus Free Theatre — Vladimir Shcherban, Nikolai Khalezhin and Natalia Kaliada may be exiled from their home country of Belarus, by the leaders of Europe's last dictatorship, but their underground networks in their home country and abroad have seen the Belarus Free Theatre company blossom, producing work that confronts society's most pressing concerns.
Written by: Sam Williams
The actors turning Guantanamo Bay torture techniques into theatre
Welcome to a dystopian paradise — Theatre company 2Magpies are no strangers to tackling controversial subjects, but their latest project - exploring music and torture at Guantanamo Bay - may well be their boldest performance yet, showing us the songs used for torture at Guantanamo Bay, and asking questions about how we react to terror.
Written by: Natasha Turner