Our artistic director, Paul, has missed shows he really wanted to see because the threat of audience participation made him so anxious. And yet we make participatory theatre. Is this hypocrisy? Our work isn’t about getting people to do things. It’s even less about picking on people or demanding volunteers. It’s about creating an environment …
The Titanic Express massacre 15 years ago was one of many atrocities against civilians in Burundi that have taken place over the last few decades. Overshadowed from an international viewpoint by the Rwandan genocide, the ongoing conflict in Burundi has taken many lives and is still very much unresolved. Recent flare-ups, not least the violent repression of anti-government …
Richard Wilson, activist, writer and one of our main collaborators for A Place at the Table, is on the panel for this discussion at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, on whether forgiveness is the only route to healing after a traumatic event. It’ll be well-worth attending. Details are here.