Performing Arts

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Culture

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo

After a seven-year hiatus, drag artist Jonny Woo’s anarchic alternative to the Royal Variety is back – and bigger than ever

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome
Emily Potter and Sophie Potter

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome

SOPHIE is a play which tells the true story of Emily and Sophie Potter – about the joy, laughter and emotional moments of growing up with a sister with Down’s syndrome

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
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Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

The pop star and actor sit with a cup of tea to put the world to rights

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Grassroots music venues

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’

‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
Busking

‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk

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Laura Mvula: ‘I don’t know if I’d be a singer without my family’
Music

Laura Mvula: ‘I don’t know if I’d be a singer without my family’

Choreographer Oona Doherty asked young people about UK’s ‘good, bad and ugly’. This is what they said
Dance

Choreographer Oona Doherty asked young people about UK’s ‘good, bad and ugly’. This is what they said

How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
Learning Disability Week 2024

How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities

Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’
Theatre

Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’

The arts overtake agriculture as a UK economic power – but cuts continue
Art

The arts overtake agriculture as a UK economic power – but cuts continue