social theatreArchives - Poor theatres: theatre, performance, poverty http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:24:33 +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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]]> Seeing Red – Melodramatics (part 2) http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/seeing-red-melodramatics-part-2/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:51:26 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=854 Post by Jenny Hughes Thanks to the Melodramatics group for letting me sit in on some of their rehearsals towards their first piece of live performance, Seeing Red, which premiered in the Bill Naughton Studio Theatre of the Octagon Theatre on 21st September 2015 (see previous blog post ‘Seeing Red […]

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]]> Seeing Red – Melodramatics (part 1) http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/seeing-red-melodramatics-part-1/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:31:51 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=852 Post by Jenny Hughes ‘Can everyone check they have their red bra please?’ – was the repeated appeal from director Lauren Ash in the final hours of the rehearsal of Seeing Red, an original drama exploring experiences of domestic violence, performed in the Bill Naughton Studio at the Octagon on 21st and […]

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]]> ‘Conversation is an activity to be valued in itself – not just for where it may lead’ http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/conversation-is-an-activity-to-be-valued-in-itself-not-just-for-where-it-may-lead/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:00:42 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=776 We are pleased to publish a ‘guest post’ by Lauren Ash – currently an MA Theatre and Performance student at the University of Manchester. Lauren completed a placement with the Learning & Participation Department at the Octagon Theatre (Bolton), working closely with Melodramatics – the women’s theatre group in New […]

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]]> ‘Humanising our public spaces’ http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/humanising-our-public-spaces/ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:32:20 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=726 Post by Jenny Hughes ‘Some suggested areas of work include: Community led design – railings, pavings, play areas etc.; Arts and cultural festivals – to celebrate communities; Community development projects – video, photography, local history, drama; Tenants news – local community art input; Art to support finding bids – use […]

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]]> In the Workhouse – theatrical propaganda from 1911 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/in-the-workhouse-theatrical-propaganda-from-1911/ Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:29:56 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=668 Post by Naomi Paxton ‘These facts told to a street corner audience invariably arouse great indignation, for the poor know by bitter experience that they are true; to bring them to the knowledge of our legislators is harder.’ The quote above is from Margaret Wynne Nevinson’s preface to her play […]

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