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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
Dureshawar Khan in 'MoR' Dureshawar Khan stands on the set of 'MoR', her arms held out as though emphasising a point. She appears to be mid speech and wears a creamy coloured long-sleeved and full skirted dress, with embroidery on the bodice. She wears her hair in two plaits, with red ribbon threaded through. Behind her are shelves of bric-a-brac, in the background, a projection of the moon. Like a mother’s embrace
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Like a mother’s embrace

21 May 2021

A new work from local theatre colllective Third Culture Kids, MoR is a thank you letter to a migrant mother that’s gently and evocatively written and performed by Dureshawar Khan, says Claire Trolio.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
Siobhan Dow-Hall as Nora in 'A Doll's House'. A woman stands next to a Christmas tree. She is holding her hands up - they are slightly blurred indicating that she is mid-gesture. She looks frustrated or annoyed. She wears a silky green dress. A Doll’s House renovation
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A Doll’s House renovation

4 November 2020

What happens when a feminist theatre company takes on a classic feminist play? Miranda Johnson finds out.

Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre

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