140 stories by "Maddy Costa"
By Ava Wong Davies, Alice Birch, Maddy Costa. Playwright/critic Ava Wong Davies talks to critic Maddy Costa and plawright Alice Birch about who reviews are for, responses to criticism, self-…
"This is a social justice issue": Maddy Costa talks to Naomi Alexander about community and participation as she relaunches Brighton People's Theatre.
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Maddy Costa conducts an email dialogue with Annie Siddons about her new show Dennis of Penge, a triumphant narrative of addiction, recovery, and fighting the PIP system.
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Penetrate the earth in the wrong way it will react. Penetrate the human body with enough daily violence and what...? Maddy Costa reviews Jo Bannon's new work as part of Unlimited Festival.
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"Be a lady": Maddy Costa reviews the Wooster Group's staging of when Normal Mailer met with 1970s feminists.
The post Review: The Town Hall Affair at Barbican appeared first on Exeunt Magazi…
Power zaps like an electric current... Maddy Costa reviews Back to Back Theatre, as part of LIFT 2018.
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Residue as runes: Maddy Costa reviews Gob Squad, as part of LIFT 2018.
The post Review:Â Creation (Pictures for Dorian) at the Southbank Centre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
Soho, LondonDressed in his warmest coat, his stash of pickles and crisps already eaten, four-year-old Ivan stands in a rubbish dump, gazing hungrily at a hole in the ground. Perhaps a woman …
In the aftermath of the announcement that Lyn Gardner's Guardian contract is coming to an end, Maddy Costa writes on theatre world hierarchies and their resistance to change.
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A celebration of the power of music to hold and communicate human history: Maddy Costa reviews a cabaret of songs banned by the Nazis.
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'The movement of forks, the lifting of cups': Maddy Costa reviews Sabrina Shirazi's food and music related work-in-progress
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"Thank you for loving me." Maddy Costa reviews Anthony Neilson's new play, which follows a couple's foundering sex life.
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The bees are saved, and everybody listens: Maddy Costa reviews Tim Crouch's new show for children and adults.
The post Review: Beginners at the Unicorn Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magaz…
A magnolia paint job: Maddy Costa reviews the Royal Opera's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's story.
The post Review: Coraline at the Barbican appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
In the last of three articles, Maddy Costa explores how The Place involved dance fans in developing new work, and their conflicting expectations of the process.
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In the second of a trio of articles, Maddy Costa explores the difficulty of seeding new relationships between choreographers and producers.
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In the first of a trio of articles, Maddy Costa explores The Place's three-pronged artist, producer, and audience development scheme.
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We all knew: Maddy Costa on a complex exploration of the refugee crisis.
The post Review: The Jungle at Young Vic appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
Evolving or revolving: Maddy Costa reviews Rachel Mars and nat tarrab's new roller derby inspired work.
The post Review: Roller at the Barbican appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
What must women do to survive? Maddy Costa reviews the London premiere of David Greig's new version of Aeschylus.
The post Review: The Suppliant Women at the Young Vic appeared first on Exe…
I want to tell her the baby does stop crying, eventually: Maddy Costa reviews the UK premiere of Magali Mougel's play about motherhood.
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Me, Also Me, Placatory Me, Non-Judgemental Me and Impatient Me: Maddy Costa on Chris Thompson's new play about surrogacy.
The post Review: Of Kith and Kin at the Bush Theatre appeared first…
Work that wants to change people: Maddy Costa reviews Slung Low's Flood Parts 1 - 4.
The post Review: Flood at Victoria Dock, Hull appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
Duke of York's, LondonAt the heart of Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's Ghost Stories is a thought-provoking and emotionally moving proposition: that paranormal phenomena do exist, but they…
Soho Theatre, London More reviewsAll too often, the compressed, feverish atmosphere of the Edinburgh festival inspires not criticism but hyperbole. Shows transfer to London and wither in the…
