‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ examines the role of the barber shop in the lives of African men. It portrays barber shops as ‘like a pub’ to them. One character explains that […]
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‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ examines the role of the barber shop in the lives of African men. It portrays barber shops as ‘like a pub’ to them. One character explains that […]
Read moreThe Drift is a spoken word piece written and performed by Hannah Lavery. It gorgeously asserts the active nature of history in Scotland today. In 2014, Lavery’s father died just when they were starting to talk after a period of estrangement. In The Drift, Lavery explores how her uncertain relationship with her father informed and defined her relationship with Scotland as a person of ‘mixed’ ethnicity, and how that link is just as important today as it ever was.
Read more‘Fly Me to the Moon’ follows Francis and Loretta, two community care workers who find their elderly charge dead in his bathroom. When they realise they can gain from his death, they delve into morally grey areas.
Read moreWhen I saw ‘if mouth could speak’ I could hardly believe what I was seeing. It is beyond excellent.
Read more‘Going Slightly Mad’ is a compelling dissection of NHS psychiatric treatment. Michael Hajiantonis, its writer and director, based the play on his own experiences of being sectioned.
Read moreNaina Bhardwaj reports on the sharp rise of calls to the NSPCC’s Childline prompted by cyberbullying and the fear of terrorism.
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