Scotland’s arts funding emergency is a threat to the very roots of UK theatre thestage.co.uk/opinion/scotla…

The protection of artistic freedom is in all our interests, just as its erosion is a threat to us all, says Natasha Tripney, following the abrupt dismissal of Matej Drlička from the Slovak National Theatre 👇 thestage.co.uk/opinion/artist…

Only two weeks left of our Crowdfunder campaign and still a long way to go! Please donate and help us subvert the narratives of scary storytelling! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/terrifying-w…

This week's Café Europa contains some final uncollected thoughts on this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Is it broken? How broken is it? Why do we keep going back? Read/subscribe via the link in my bio.

The lovely Paul Vale is retooling his blog to focus on London's cabaret and queer theatre scene, kicking off with My Life as a Cowboy Omnibus Theatre

Women in Afghanistan are singing to protest the Taliban’s new “morality decree”. This decree is yet another brazen attack on human rights and must be immediately revoked.

Of course, I think art really matters, but do I think making great art matters above protecting people and making them feel valued and safe? No, I don’t. Great art matters – but not to the detriment of those making it happen thestage.co.uk/opinion/great-…

Tjaša Črnigoj is one of Slovenia's most exciting young directors, making documentary theatre with a feminist edge. I saw her Sex Education II project Slovensko mladinsko gledališče and loved it.

In response to the recent dismissals of key cultural leaders, including the director of the National Theatre, cultural workers in Slovakia have organised a strike as a gesture of solidarity and protest. What's happening there is really worrying and we should pay attention.

This week's Café Europa is all about the work I saw Athens Epidaurus Festival by Greek artists, including a show about dog detectives, a piece of migrant-led theatre and some very sweaty dancing. Read more via the link in my bio.

An intensely relatable and necessary piece by Tracey Sinclair on class, the arts and the undue pressure we so often place on ourselves to do more and be more. Well worth a read.

Solidarity with everyone celebrating Pride in Belgrade today.

From our archive: There are clearly different cultural understandings of what constitutes ‘acting’, says international editor Natasha Tripney. What can we learn from Europe's broader definitions of art and practices? 👇 thestage.co.uk/opinion/but-is…

This week's Café Europa shows you what happens when you ask AI to provide an image of a theatre critic. Also includes thoughts from critics from Poland, Portugal, Germany, France and Croatia on the current state of the profession in Europe. Read via the link in my bio.

Great piece here by PROJEKT EUROPA 🧡's Maria Aberg on why the UK must do more to celebrate migrant voices thestage.co.uk/opinion/uk-mus…