Writings

Queer Theatre, Then and Now

May 26th, 2026 by

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 the ongoing journey toward truth and becoming.  Twenty-five years ago, I embarked on a queer […]

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Flying High

May 4th, 2026 by

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 […]

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Toot Tute

December 16th, 2025 by

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 […]

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Troubled Laughter: Encountering the Dark Clown

December 9th, 2025 by

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 […]

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This Is Who I Am – Postcards from South Africa

November 24th, 2025 by

Writer, director, performer, producer! Jeremy Goldstein’s latest project, This Is Who I Am, follows the enormous success worldwide of his Truth to Power Café. Here, he tells us about the show’s latest edition at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg. I’m going to start by recalling how I came to discover the world-famous home of protest […]

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