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An educative Merchant
I taught The Merchant of Venice for years as an English literature text, first to O level students and later for GCSE. Few of my English teacher colleagues would touch it because they said that the play was antisemitic and they couldn’t possibly share it with students. They wouldn’t do Henry V either, another play I love and taught a lot because they said it promoted warmongering — which it doesn’t. Fortunately, for them, public examination syllabuses always offer a choice.
Drama as a learning tool for prisoners
Last week I spent a couple of hours in prison — a first for me. I learned a lot about how the security works, the bleakness of the infrastructure, how pleasant and affable most of the staff are, and — crucially — how much drama can do to help the troubled, low-ebb, edgy people who’ve landed themselves there.
Stay at secondary school for a year’s training
Last week I saw, and enjoyed, Bridge Theatre Company’s production of Something for the Winter, by Deborah Gearing . It was my first visit to Southwark Playhouse too, so that was memorable as well.
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- Leeds City Varieties’ long-standing general manager made redundant
- Leeds City Varieties general manager Peter Sandeman has been made redundant after a restructuring process at theatres owned by Leeds City Council.
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