So, why are some things in the Festival and some in the Fringe? This was asked of me by an interested ‘non-artist’ friend visiting Brighton in the hectic month of May. Once, the answer would have been straightforward: the Brighton Festival is curated, and artists are invited to take part and paid a performance and/or […]

Now in its eighth year and taking place once again in Liverpool, Physical Fest is an international festival of physical theatre that combines a rich programme of workshops (in movement, mime, martial arts, clown, etcetera) with a showcase of new work, Fest Live, organised in association with the Unity Theatre. The workshop and showcase programmes are both online, with opportunities to […]

DV8 is celebrating 25 years of groundbreaking physical theatre this year. Tucked inside a newspaper-size programme for Lloyd Newson’s latest production Can We Talk About This? is a lovingly created mini-brochure charting the company’s development. Images of men in suits, bold physical embraces, and a young Wendy Houston walking on wine glasses summon memories of a company […]