Three great writers. Three great pieces of writing. Three one – man shows. Trilogy: The State of Us was a powerful collection of three shows by Peter Duffy in the Smock Alley Theatre this month.

The Great Hunger Amyrose Forder  On a cold, crisp November evening, Smock Alley’s wonderful setting of the Boys’ School theatre was my refuge of choice, here to see a production of Patrick Kavanagh’s The Great Hunger. It is the first … Continue reading Three great writers. Three great pieces of writing. Three one – man shows. Trilogy: The State of Us was a powerful collection of three shows by Peter Duffy in the Smock Alley Theatre this month.

Swift Justice There was Bad Blood in the courtroom when Taylor Swift countersued the DJ who groped her back in 2015. Her legal victory contributes to the important conversation about rape culture and bodily autonomy: Maia Mathieu explains why we can’t just Shake It Off.

It sounds like something out of a crime drama: a pop star is groped at a meet ‘n greet, and then the groper turns around to sue his victim for defamation of character.  But this isn’t the latest Law & … Continue reading Swift Justice There was Bad Blood in the courtroom when Taylor Swift countersued the DJ who groped her back in 2015. Her legal victory contributes to the important conversation about rape culture and bodily autonomy: Maia Mathieu explains why we can’t just Shake It Off.