Brighton Festival was once at the forefront of the UK’s outdoor arts scene.  Street theatre and site-specific shows were the jewel in the Festival’s crown. Total Theatre Magazine’s editor Dorothy Max Prior reports on the state of the art in 2026, as witnessed at Brighton Festival 2026. Brighton Festival has a long history of support […]

From Hot Peaches to Footprints of Love; from Bette Bourne in Read My Hips to Kit Green in Mrs Dalloway, queer artist, writer and producer Jeremy Goldstein tracks some key moments along the way and quotes some key voices in his ongoing journey toward truth and becoming.  Twenty-five years ago, I embarked on a queer […]

Nurturing relationships, building bridges and forging new connections are key elements of the Out There International Festival of Outdoor Arts and Circus 2026. Total Theatre Magazine’s editor Dorothy Max Prior previews this year’s event. Brace yourself, Yarmouth – Out There Festival is back, livening up the end-of-May half-term week with a fabulous array of circus […]

Why would Liz Aggiss premiere her new show Crone Alone in a former miners’ welfare institute in a remote part of Northumberland? Creative producer Lisa Wolfe explains what The Tute has that bigger and better-funded venues in the UK lack.  “I never in a million years thought I would have my own space,” says dancer […]

Pain, humiliation, pressure, panic… Kunal M Rajput enters the world of Dark Clown, courtesy of the legendary Peta Lily, and lives to tell the tale. Few encounters in an artist’s life truly unsettle the ground beneath their practice, but Peta Lily’s Dark Clown did so for me. I attended Dark Clown – An Experiential Talk at the […]