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10 books that white people should read
This week's Man Booker winner, Paul Beatty's The Sellout, is a landmark work on race. But it's not the only…
Be more productive. Sleep.
Long hours and never ending To Do lists often means our sleep is the first thing to be compromised. But…
Why we need quotas in the arts
There is increasing pressure for quotas for women, culturally diverse and disabled actors and creatives to improve diversity on our…
Artificial Intelligence smart enough to join the band
Imagine if you could jam with a computer that understood your musical strengths or take a life drawing class with…
Making discomfort comfortable
The task of the artist is to make the human being uncomfortable, wrote Lucian Freud. But delivering effective discomfort is…
On thin ice: making a new art form
What happens when the art form you love is cringe-worthy? You remake it in a contemporary manner.
9 Cs of arts professional development
Looking for a structure to develop yourself or your team? Fringe Creative Director & CEO Simon Abrahams has developed his…
How to make a successful musical
If making a new play is complex and fraught with misadventure, then making a new musical quadruples all those effects,…
Creepy clowns obscure the value of real clowning
The current craze for creepy clowns is a sad reminder that real clowning is a misunderstood art.
Why a scorecard of quality in the arts is a very bad idea
Modern society has become addicted to ratings and league tables. But a new scorecard, which aims to give 'good art'…