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Invitation to ‘Sound and Guts’: Tender Buttons’ work in progress (Live Theatre, Newcastle, 12 Dec 2013)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by

 Tender Buttons would like to invite you to a work in progress of their new production Sounds&Guts at Live Theatre in Newcastle on Thursday 12th December, 8pm. It will be performed as part of the Empty Space Bursary Programme. Full … Continue reading →

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Passages from Empire (Staged reading of an original play, King’s College London, 13 Dec 2013))

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

The King’s College Centre for the Humanities and Health warmly invite you to a staged reading of an original play, “Passages from Empire”, based on the lives and letters of overseas nurses. This play is part of the Centre for … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Anatomy (Dance Theatre, November 29-30 2013, Gulbenkian Centre, University of Hull)

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

A Sense of Anatomy November 29-30 2013 Gulbenkian Centre, University of Hull This piece of dance-theatre explores what it means to possess, move and be a body. The work results from a collaboration between staff and students from the University … Continue reading →

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“The Trade in Lunacy”: A Theatrical Examination of 18th Century Private Asylums (Coventry, 27-29 June 2013)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

The Warwick Centre for the History of Medicine is delighted to announce a new public engagement collaboration with Talking Birds linked to Professor Hilary Marland’s research entitled: ‘Trade in Lunacy’, supported by the Wellcome Trust’s Centre Strategic Award; Situating Medicine: New Directions … Continue reading →

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An invitation to collaborate: Playwright Paul Brooks’ new project on the Contagious Diseases Acts

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The Play’s The Thing… Paul Brooks, writer, director and producer and founder of Public House Theatre Company, writes: Genuine conversations No.1: ‘What are you reading?’ ‘An article on syphilis in Victorian London.’ ‘Right… Pint?’ I’m quite lucky with my friends. … Continue reading →

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“Alice in Bed” by Susan Sontag (Play, Newcastle, 27 Feb – 3 March 2013)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

“Alice in Bed” is a raucous, joyful play based on the life and diaries of Alice James (1848-92), sharp witted sister to Henry and William James. In it we accompany Alice and her brilliant imagination on a captivating and ultimately transformative … Continue reading →

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Drama and Medicine (Medicine, Health and the Arts in Post-War Britain Seminar Series, Exeter, 25 May 2012)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

The fourth seminar in the ‘Medicine, Health and the Arts in Post-War Britain‘ seminar series examines the relationship between medicine, health and drama and is being held at St Nicholas Priory in Exeter on Friday 25th May from 6.15-8.45pm. This … Continue reading →

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