From September 2021, Mind the Gap’s Performance Academy programme for learning disabled and autistic adults has been validated as a[…]
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In Conversation with Terry O’Connor
Series 1. Episode 1 of our new podcast series: The Ratchets and Nails of Arts-Talk. Theatre-maker Terry O’Connor in conversation[…]
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Chris Farley is Fat and Funny
By Rhys Speight. The performer’s greatest tool is their body, and while everyone has one they can be very different.[…]
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Women’s Anger and its Reclamation through Art
By Kathryn Morris McHarry The past few years, we have seen an increase in the exposure of inequalities faced by[…]
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All in a Row and ‘Cripping Up’ to Portray Autism in Theatre
By Harry Murdoch First performed in the Southwark Playhouse in February 2019, All in a Row is a play by[…]
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Inspiring Stories
On the drama and dance courses at York St John we often talk to our students about impact their work[…]
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The Pink Ladies and our Sanitary Streamer!
According to BBC’s tampon tax calculator, being 21 and having started my period at around 12, I have so far[…]
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University launches community theatre at SPARK York
By Rachel Conlon and Jules Dorey-Richmond York St John University’s new city centre community theatre based at SPARK York will[…]
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Success for York St John University play commissioned by NSPCC ‘It’s Not OK’ campaign
By Rachel Conlon and Jules Dorey-Richmond A play and workshop developed by York St John University’s Theatre department raising awareness[…]
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Intimacy, Consent, Sexual Harassment in the Art Industry: 3 Reflections by 3 Drama Students
Our third year Drama & Theatre students reflect on and pose questions about theatre intimacy, work environments, and women’s rights[…]
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