Critical Debate

Read on for the best in informed opinion, debate and discussion from our commissioned writers.

Image from www.thedrum.org.uk Promoting your work
By Sustained Theatre - 21 December, 2008
What are the challenges of promoting culturally diverse theatre? Sustained Theatre interviews Mukhtar Dar, Artistic Director of The Drum, Birmingham
Image taken from video interview Making Great Art
By Sustained Theatre - 20 December, 2008
We interview Hassan Mahamadallie, Senior Diversity Officer at Arts Council England

Image taken from video interview Theatre Without Borders
By Sustained Theatre - 19 December, 2008
We interview Natasha Poplavska, manager of Art Media and theatre director, Macedonia
The cast of Fit. [Photograph: Rikki Beadle-Blair/PR] Theatre in Action
By Rikki Beadle Blair - 04 December, 2008
Rikki Beadle Blair finds out if his new play 'Fit', can tackle homophobia in schools...

Decibel: Open for Applications
By Sustained Theatre - 28 November, 2008
How can decibel's Performing Arts Showcase benefit artists?
World Folklore Festival Brunssum 2008, South Africa [Photo: Hobby-Photograph, Flickr] Visiting Arts: South Africa
By Sustained Theatre - 27 November, 2008
Get yourself a place on the producers' programme and visit South Africa in 2009

Talawa Theatre Company, Make Love Not War? [Photo: Richard H. Smith] Creativity and the Credit Crunch
By Nosheen Iqbal - 14 November, 2008
Has the curtain fallen on the arts boom or can theatre remain recession-proof?
Nile Bailey, Sustained Theatre launch, Rich Mix London, 2008[Annaliese Comelab] Book Ends
By Sustained Theatre - 29 October, 2008
The publishing industry is known to suffer a real lack of diversity in its workforce. So, how is it working to change?

Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, June 30th 2008 [image taken from video] New Labour, New Ideas?
By Nosheen Iqbal - 27 October, 2008
How is the government supporting Black, South and East Asian arts in Britain? Five young artists quiz politician, Margaret Hodge
Radhakrishna Urala in ''Orientations'' [Mark Doubleday] Orientations
By Michael Walling - 23 October, 2008
Michael Walling takes us behind the scenes of Border Crossing's epic trilogy of international plays

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Excellent analysis. The bottom line is that there is no equality yet. Asians form 4% of the population of England but receive under 1% of ACE funding. The analysis can...
Sustained Theatre - Making Great Art
by drjoel, Mon 22 Dec 08 11:03 PM
Err, Ummh! If you were to visit and have a good poke around a great many of the public funded arts institutions in the UK labeled with the “black” tag,...
Karena Johnson - A House is not a Home
by Clement, Thu 18 Dec 08 11:28 AM
Before this thread descended into a slanging match (boys will be boy) a number of important points were being touched on. Regardless of me being Muslim, I took the time...
Nosheen Iqbal - Art and Islam
by nabrikavie, Tue 16 Dec 08 09:58 AM
I'm up for a debate, to openly discuss issues and aesthetics on this site, and I don't need to use a pseudonym to do so. Enjoy talking among yourselves boyz...I'm...
Nosheen Iqbal - Art and Islam
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Hey Folks! Why is Manick Govinda goin round on the Youtube web site and things dissing the artist Clement Cooper under the silly name DebbieDuck57? I've been trackin the debate...
Nosheen Iqbal - Art and Islam
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