All Together Now: British Theatre after Multiculturalism
Under Labour, the arts were charged with challenging social exclusion, celebrating diversity and reasserting Britishness. But is there a contradiction between diversity and national identity? Should theatre foster cohesion or challenge it? If multiculturalism is dead, should theatre be promoting it? Is the theatre’s role to encourage tolerance or provoke outrage?
This two-day conference at Warwick Arts Centre, debated theatre’s relationship with the community, with identity politics, with the emergent nationalisms of Scotland and Wales, multiculturalism and our national history.
This conference was produced in partnerhsip with the British Theatre Consortium with support from the University of Warwick and Royal Hollaway.
A National Theatre? - Vicky Featherstone
17:14, Tue 14 Jul 2009
National Theatre of Scotland Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone speaking as part of the panel discussion 'A National Theatre?'
(MP3 format, 12 MB)
A National Theatre? - Jude Kelly
17:13, Tue 14 Jul 2009
Jude Kelly, chair of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, talking as part of the panel discussion 'A National Theatre?'
(MP3 format, 15 MB)
A National Theatre? - Question and Answer
17:11, Tue 14 Jul 2009
The question and answer session from the panel discussion 'A National Theatre?'
(MP3 format, 103 MB)
