Multi-award-winning Australian/Irish theatre director, producer and translator, and Artistic Director of The King's Head Theatre in Islington, Adam Spreadbury-Maher has co-directed a new immersive adaptation of Trainspotting. Here he writes for Run Riot about how theatre can engage with the vulnerable club scene in Britain.
Now recognised as one of the world’s premier artist-led festivals of radical live work, the largest SPILL Festival to date runs from this Wednesday to Sunday. Having previously taken place at venues including the Barbican, Southbank and National Theatre, its home is now in Ipswich. Here festival creator and curator Robert Pacitti tells us why you don’t want to miss it.
The Roundhouse's opening night in 1966. Photo by Adam Ritchie
Nando Messias with Shoot the Sissy. Photo credit: Holly Revell
Almost as soon as punters started arriving at Field Day, monsoon-like rainfall ensued, turning Victoria Park into a mud pit. More prepared attendees donned their waterproofs with a wry smile; the majority tried to grin as their New Balances and floral flares became completely saturated. All stoically went on in, compelled by the excellent line-up.
From Somerset House’s Makerversity comes MV Works, an experimental exhibition and programme of events unpacking artists’ creative journey in a digital age, regardless of the form their practise takes.
The four day event, which features exhibitions, workshops, conversations and live demos, kicks off this week on 9th June.
Author Dominic Johnson introduces us to the work of one of the worlds leading figures in one-to-one performance practice - Adrian Howells, who in 2014 took his own life after struggling with depression. Dominic and fellow writer Dee Heddon’s book All Allowed is the first publication devoted to Howells’ remarkable achievements and legacy.
