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News of Our Age Comes to Life in the Rooms of a Theater Tired of reading the headlines? You can watch artistic interpretations of the stories of our era by trailing actors in a Living Newspaper production, section by section. Letty Thomas, left, and Alana Jackson in “The Tree, the Leg and the Axe,” part of the Royal Court Theater’s “Living Newspaper” series of plays online.Credit.Helen Murray April 22, 2021 LONDON Have you had enough of wading through newsprint or scrolling online? The Royal Court Theater has a bracing online alternative that refracts current events through a vibrant and eclectic array of plays that give many of today’s hot-button topics a piquant spin. ....
Crips With Chips At Home Graeae | Review April 21, 2021 Last updated: April 21, 2021 ‘Box set drama’ was the overarching theme for Crips with Chips, which seemed odd for an online scratch night – five ‘box set dramas’ in about an hour or so. The term ‘crip’ is, or rather was, a derogatory slang term for ‘cripple’, though it appears to be repurposed by the likes of Graeae and others for positive reasons. The word has been used by disability campaigners for decades – there was even a hashtag, #CripTheVote, first used for the 2016 United States elections to highlight disability policy issues in America. Anyway, this event was hosted by Sharon D Clarke and Leanna Benjamin, and like almost everyone seen by the audience, introductions were disabled-friendly, with detailed descriptions of what they were wearing and where they were (as in whether they were in their front room, bedroom or elsewhere at home). ....
THE Royal Court Theatreâs Living Newspaper draws on the radical history of the Federal Theatre Project of the US that mobilised unemployed artists and theatre workers after the Great Depression. The Living Newspaper was a politically themed response to a time of civic and economic trauma and the commissioned plays dealt with issues of the day. The Royal Court has created six editions of living newspapers for our times, led by writers, and working with freelance actors, designers, stage managers, technicians and choreographers. Each edition launches with a live streamed performance of The Front Page, and then is available to watch for two weeks. ....