Tag Archives: Arts Council

Get your tickets out for the lads: why do the Arts Council fund Ed Hall’s Propeller?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by rageoffstage

We’ve had a go at Edward Hall for having an all-male theatre company which benefits from public funding.  But are we being fair?  Have we missed something? We decided to go in search of the rationale behind Propeller’s all-male policy … Continue reading →

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The steep and thorny way to heaven: review of ‘Bronte’ by Shared Experience, Tricycle Theatre

Posted on April 11, 2011 by rageoffstage

9th April 2011 (matinée) Seeing this new production from a company of which we are longstanding fans has reminded us just how special they are.  They are aptly named – the more we invest, the more richly we are rewarded. In … Continue reading →

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When fair is foul and foul is fair: Shared Experience lose their share …… of Arts Council Funding

Posted on April 8, 2011 by rageoffstage

We were stunned to learn that Shared Experience had lost all of its Arts Council funding.  This is the theatre group responsible for two of the most memorable productions we have ever seen, ‘Mill on the Floss’ and ‘Anna Karenina’.  This … Continue reading →

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