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What does punk mean to today’s young theatre makers?

Tuesday 31 January 2017 | by Hannah Nicklin

Is punk relevant for UK performance makers in their 20s and 30s? How does this generation view DIY practices and their relationship to technology, race and class? In the second of our two features on punk and performance, Hannah Nicklin speaks to Rachael Clerke and Selina Thompson – both of whom appear at In Between Time 2017 – and to genre-fluid performers Action Hero

Video: The Yard Theatre – “Our role in culture should be to disrupt”

Wednesday 25 January 2017

As The Yard’s NOW17 festival opens, we speak to Jay Miller, Artistic Director of the pioneering east London venue, about his support for artists, strong links with the local community and his concerns for the future of London

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What does punk mean to today’s young theatre makers?

Video: The Yard Theatre – “Our role in culture should be to disrupt”