Sexuality is hard to define and actors should not be unduly confined when it comes to what parts are open to them, writes Tim Walker
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Good evening Brussels! We once had a dream. It was a dream of what Europe could have been. A Europe of shared prosperity, dignity, freedom – a Europe of Peace and Hope. That dream is now dead, lost, gone, kaput. Why? What the hell happened to Europe? We know what happened to Europe! We know […]
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The stories brought to life on the stage in the past allowed people to understand that politics is something that impacts on their lives, writes playwright Tim Walker
I’m delighted to announce a plethora of new shows for May 2025 with the brilliant Henry Normal. We’re be coming to BIRMINGHAM, CAMBRIDGE, HARROGATE, LANCASTER, LIVERPOOL, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MELTON MOWBRAY, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, NORTHAMPTON, STOCKTON-ON-TEES and WHITLEY BAY. Tickets have gone on sale today. As previously announced, we’ll also be reading poems in ASHFORD, BURNLEY, CARDIFF, HALIFAX,…
Tamsin Flower examines why older working-class voices are disappearing from performing arts and theatre
Trigger warnings are not the same as censorship, but the media uses them to stoke division in the culture war. Nathan O'Hagan argues for some nuance in the debate
On 14th February 2024, I had the great privilege of a live discussion with Aaron Bastani in front of a marvellous audience at EartH in Hackney, North-East London. We talked about, of course, Israel-Palestine, but also about China and, in particular, the New Cold War being waged for control of what I call cloud capital. […]
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I’m doing a few solo poetry shows this year, starting this month with Chester, Lincoln & Scarborough. I’ll be in Falmouth, Totnes & Launceston in April. And Belfast & Dublin in October. If you fancy coming along to a show, you can get tickets here: https://brianbilston.com/events/
Well done, everybody, for making it to January 569th. I’ve been grateful for those extra days this month, as it’s given me time to get my head together for my 2024 shows, which begin in just over two weeks’ time with a run of dates with the fabulous poet (and human) Henry Normal. We start…
In the last few days, I’ve read poems in Ely, Birmingham, St Andrews, Edinburgh and Brighton; each event was lovely and special in its own way. A big thank you to everyone who came along to them, and indeed, to all the 15,000 people who have dragged themselves to my 59 shows this year. In…