'Theatre is a place that you go to with your squad'
Ngaio Anyia, one of our blogger bursary winners, looks back at her experience visiting last year's Lagos Theatre Festival and asks: what can UK theatre learn from Nigeria?
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Get an insight into hotly discussed issues in theatre and dance and hear from some of the inspiring people we work with – plus our latest opportunities
Celebrating artists for Black History Month
To mark the UK’s Black History Month, we’re sharing some of the contemporary British artists and creatives that excite and inspire us, and who make change happen
Watch: Lookout Beijing
School children in Beijing imagine the future of their city as part of Andy Field's Lookout
Selected by Theatre and Dance
Here's a selection of some of the things we've been making time to watch and read in lockdown
Covid-19 support
The latest advice, funding, resources, and tips for staying creative during the Covid-19 crisis.
'There is an appetite for our stories to be told, and told authentically'
After their award-winning run of BURGERZ, Travis Alabanza passes on a recipe for trans artists touring work
'You don't have to speak for me because I'm here'
Are festivals that look to centre and support otherwise marginalised artists still necessary? Nkenna Akunna looks back at the This is Black festival and explores making space for a plurality of voices within the UK black experience
'We cannot continue to do it for next to no pay'
Theatre criticism is shrinking even as it evolves into newfound spaces and has exploded onto the web. Verity Healey looks at the current state of theatre criticism, talking to freelancers and establishment voices alike to see what must change
Round up: Edinburgh Showcase 2019
185 delegates from 46 countries attended the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019 – our platform for UK theatre and dance companies to introduce their work to international promoters. Catch up with all the latest from this year's Showcase including interviews with artists and companies, video playlists and our recommendations for shows and artists to watch in 2019
Edinburgh Showcase Programme 2019
The Showcase took place between Monday 19–24 August 2019 with a programme of 30 companies
