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23 April 2023
Review: Toska at The Hope Theatre, London
Toska tells the true story of Russia’s Khachaturyan sisters, who after many years of abuse, killed their own father. Presented by Sortsol Theatre Company, this urgent piece of physical theatre is at The Hope Theatre, London until 29th April 2023.
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3 May 2023 – 27 May 2023
Rhiannon Faith's gritty dance-theatre show DROWNTOWN tour extends into May 2023
Gritty, uncompromising and dark new dance-theatre from bold and brave choreographer Rhiannon Faith. Autobiographical testimonials and text to amplify the voices of the vulnerable and unheard in modern Britain’s areas of social deprivation.
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17 March 2023
If life gives you melons make: Melonade
What if you are given different ingredients from everyone else but asked to make the same thing? What if life is giving everyone lemons but you get melons? You make Melonade. This performance in the form of a game show will tell you just how.
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26 February 2023
VAULT Festival: The Yellow Traffic Light
An energetic show with a strong message and an unstoppable lead.
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12 January 2023 – 14 July 2023
Poet Luke Wright tours final trilogy play in 2023, London dates 8, 9, 10 March
A fast-paced and thrilling verse play about intertwined marital and political upheaval, trust. Told in blistering verse by one of the UK’s most celebrated poets.
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15 November 2022
COP27: Rishi Sunak triples climate adaptation budget as funding for energy is unveiled
Prime minister Rishi Sunak announced the new package of climate finance measures at COP7, including tripling the climate adaptation budget, £90m into conservation projects, and new funding for clean renewable energy.
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9 November 2022 – 15 November 2022
Proto-type Theatre take Dead Cats to Yorkshire
The latest instalment in Proto-type’s provocative Truth to Power project takes you into the room where the lies begin. It visits Sheffield and Harrogate this month.
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5 November 2022
COP 27: is it too little too late?
Ahead of COP 27, I ask whether political summits are as effective as we need them to be, and look at the goals for this year’s summit in Egypt.
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19 October 2022
UK Government makes a U-Turn on fiscal plan
The UK Government have reversed almost all of their mini-budget plan, and the Chancellor has been fired.
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27 September 2022
Live debut for Rhiannon Faith Company’s DROWNTOWN as tour opens in Harlow
Gritty, uncompromising and dark new dance-theatre from bold and brave choreographer Rhiannon Faith. Autobiographical testimonials and text to amplify the voices of the vulnerable and unheard in modern Britain’s areas of social deprivation.
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8 August 2022
Home Office 'can never really compensate' says Meg Hillier about the Windrush scandal
Since 2018, the Windrush Scandal has seen a backlog of cases go resolved. Many from the Windrush generation fear that resolving cases is not on the cards for them and feel burdened by the ongoing struggle for compensation. MP Meg Hillier discusses.
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29 July 2022
Union Interview: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
We spoke to Stephan R Cole member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers about his experiences within a union.
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3 August 2022 – 29 August 2022
LUKE WRIGHT: THE REMAINS OF LOGAN DANKWORTH, verse play at EdFringe
Fast-paced, thrilling verse play about marriage and political upheaval, told in blistering verse by one of the UK’s most celebrated poets. The third and final instalment of Fringe First and Stage Award winner Luke Wright’s trilogy.
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22 July 2022
UK Government removes references to abortion from international human rights statement
A statement given by the FCDO has been revised, no longer committing to abolish discriminatory laws that restrict women’s reproductive rights on the grounds of religion, belief or gender.
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21 July 2022
Should menstrual leave become a permanent feature in the workplace?
Menstrual leave has been implemented in some workplaces, meaning women can take time off work during their period.
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18 July 2022
The reversal of Roe v Wade must force the UK to look at its own abortion laws
The criminalisation of abortion in America may seem quite distant but if we are not careful the UK could be heading the same way.
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15 July 2022
Why are we forgetting about the culture of sexual misconduct ingrained in Parliament?
The Chris Pincher scandal may have brought Boris Johnson down, but the rotten sleaze at the core of Parliament has been forgotten in the process.
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11 July 2022
The history of trade unions and worker unrest in the UK: Part I
We take you through the history of unions and worker unrest in the UK and why we still need unions. In Part I we cover the period before unions to their involvement in the two world wars.