AusterityArchives - Poor theatres: theatre, performance, poverty http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:20:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Documenting precarious theatres – precariously … http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/documenting-precarious-theatres-precariously/ Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:25:48 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=1176 Post by Jenny Hughes The first phase of the poor theatres research is about to end and it’s time for a blog post that reflects on the process of putting together the free online resource on theatre, poverty and economic justice initiatives available on these webpages. On this database there are […]

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]]> Collective Encounters (Liverpool, UK) – practice and theory http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/collective-encounters-liverpool-uk-practice-and-theory/ Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:21:53 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=1079 We are delighted to publish a guest blog from Matthew Elliott, Youth Theatre Director at Collective Encounters. This blog post is a summary of Matthew’s presentation at the ‘Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity‘ symposium at the University of Manchester on 4th November 2015. Listen to Matthew’s presentation, as […]

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]]> Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/making-theatre-in-the-midst-of-austerity/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:49:23 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=1054 Here’s a blog about the ‘Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity‘ symposium by Jenny Hughes, originally written for Policy@Manchester and published here In his book, Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Blyth summarises an economic policy of austerity as: “a morality play, one that has shifted the blame […]

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]]> The House – hatches, matches and dispatches http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/the-house-hatches-matches-and-dispatches/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:59:30 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=1049 We are delighted to publish a guest post from Janice Wilson, Blue Badge tourist guide and volunteer at Heron Corn Mill. Janice saw a performance of The House in the barn at Heron Corn Mill on 24th November. (photograph courtesy of Joel Chester Fildes)   Our home offers an individual […]

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]]> The Deal Versus The People http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/the-deal-versus-the-people/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:57:44 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=948 Post by Jenny Hughes Common Wealth Theatre   Council Chambers – Bradford City Hall, 21 – 24 October 2015  “I’m really glad you’re all here, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for coming. I wanted witnesses. I need you to see this and then go away and tell […]

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]]> Making theatre in the midst of austerity http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/making-theatre-in-the-midst-of-austerity-full-programme/ Thu, 22 Oct 2015 07:57:53 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=929 A one-day symposium on theatre, poverty and inequality Martin Harris Centre, University of Manchester The Martin Harris Centre is building number 42 on the campus map available here – www.manchester.ac.uk/maps 4 November 2015 FULL PROGRAMME 9am: Registration, with coffee and tea 9.30 – 10.45: Welcome and keynote session 1: John McGrath & […]

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]]> Percent for Art at Bolton at Home http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/percent-for-art-bolton-at-home/ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:22:01 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=920 Post by Jenny Hughes For an excellent introduction to Bolton at Home’s unique ‘Percent for Art’ scheme, have a look at the 7 minute film below. Here, Dawn Obe-Yates (Percent for Art Officer for Bolton South) gives an overview of the aims of Percent for Art and key points in […]

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]]> We had something to say, not something to sell http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/we-had-something-to-say-not-something-to-sell/ Tue, 29 Sep 2015 08:09:35 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=897 We are delighted to post this ‘guest blog’ by Carry Gorney – this is made up of excerpts from Carry’s book,  Send me a parcel with a hundred lovely things. The title of this blog post comes from Suze Rotolo A memoir of Greenwich Village in the sixties (2008). I’m ready […]

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]]> Audible and voluble expressions – part 1 (2014) http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/audible-and-voluble-expressions-part-1-2014/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 14:25:30 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=792 Post by Jenny Hughes It’s been a pleasure to be part of the latest art project at the Men’s Room Manchester, which celebrated its outcome a week or so ago. The project focused on musical performance, making use of rap, hip hop as well as spoken word poetry. The young men […]

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]]> A day in the life … appreciating the Men’s Room, Manchester http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/a-day-in-the-life-appreciating-the-mens-room-manchester/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:21:29 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=784 Post by Jenny Hughes On Wednesday evening last week – a warm, late summer evening in central Manchester – Hulme Community Garden Centre was the site of the final outcome of the latest in a series of artist residencies at the Men’s Room in Manchester. The Men’s Room is an arts and […]

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