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Theatre

Paapa Essiedu: 'It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do'
Paapa Essiedu
Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu: 'It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do'

Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’
Ruby McCollister in a flowing white gown, for her Edinburgh debut
macabre cabaret

Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’

Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'
Tiago Alves, a survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire near Latimer Road,
Interview

Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – 'We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice'
Actor Pearl Mackie in rehearsals
Grenfell

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – 'We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice'

Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
Aisha/ Learning disability
Learning disability week

Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong

Suranne Jones: 'I’d love to tell mum about my son'
Suranne Jones in black and white
Letter to my Younger Self

Suranne Jones: 'I’d love to tell mum about my son'

As 'I, Daniel Blake' hits the stage, here's why it's needed more than ever
A scene from I Daniel Blake the movie
Theatre

As 'I, Daniel Blake' hits the stage, here's why it's needed more than ever

Adjoa Andoh: 'The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing'
Adjoa Andoh
profile

Adjoa Andoh: 'The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing'

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: 'My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band'
Adjoa Andoh
Culture

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: 'My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band'

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women
Actress Bríd Brennan (Mary) sits on the sofa in Dixon and Daughters at the National Theatre.
review

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women

Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
Deborah Bruce and director Róisín McBrinn in rehearsal for Dixon and Daughters
women’s prisons

Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system

Danny Robins on the return of Uncanny: ghostly monks, poignant poltergeists and famous UFOs
Danny Robins, the man behind Uncanny
ghosts

Danny Robins on the return of Uncanny: ghostly monks, poignant poltergeists and famous UFOs

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'
interview

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was
Noel Coward
Biography

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life'
Siobhan McSweeney
mental health

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life'

David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
David Harewood
drama

David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Tracy-Ann Oberman: 'I'd like to go back and put an arm around myself'
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Letter to my Younger Self

Tracy-Ann Oberman: 'I'd like to go back and put an arm around myself'

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Getting older is fantastic’
Tracey-Ann Oberman
advice

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Getting older is fantastic’

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review
Water damage at Kensal House Community Rooms. Photo: SPID
Activism

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Culture
The Community Newsroom
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Culture

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