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  • Five women, all in black mourning dresses and veils, sit solemnly around a bare wooden table. Passion simmers in this House of pain
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    Passion simmers in this House of pain

    4 May 2023

    Susie Conte’s adaptation of The House of Bernarda Alba is an intense journey into a world of oppression and suppressed desires, writes Rita Clarke.

    Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
  • photo: Mustafa Al Mahdi A scene from Bright & Bold: Memoirs of a Desk Goblin in which Dureshawar Khan sits underneath a projection of different women of colour who are tattooed Tattooing a feminist perspective
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    Tattooing a feminist perspective

    8 February 2023

    Dureshawar Khan’s deep dive into the complex and colourful history of tattooing is insightful, inclusive and intimate, writes Barbara Hostalek.

    Reading time • 4 minutesTheatre
  • Monstrous Woman. Photo supplied A giant mask with an origami-like construction is lit purple on stage. A monstrous myth-buster
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    A monstrous myth-buster

    5 November 2021

    Distrust of female sexuality is at the core of the myth that Susie Conte blows apart in her new play… but Claire Trolio wants her to take it further.

    Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
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