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Playwright and actor Alecky Blythe honoured by University of Warwick
Award-winning playwright Alecky Blythe, pioneer of the verbatim technique in which real people’s words are faithfully delivered on stage by actors, has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Warwick.
Blythe, who has brought sieges, sex work, riots and murder to the stage through her own theatre company, was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the University’s 2018 Winter Graduations.
Author Tash Aw: Malaysia an example of multiculturalism in modern world
Internationally acclaimed Malaysian author Tash Aw has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Warwick, his alma mater.
University of Warwick launches the freeflow Festival
To celebrate a new partnership with The Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, the University of Warwick has launched the freeflow Festival.
University of Warwick students take Kenilworth Arts Festival into second season
The Kenilworth Arts Festival will return this month bringing a host of award-winning musicians, best-selling authors and outstanding emerging talent to the town.
The spectacle of TV explored in new book
From beautiful landscapes to Embarrassing Bodies a new book by a University of Warwick academic examines what makes us stop and stare at the TV.
Unsigned female talent uncovered by African playwrights’ network
Unpublished women writers from across Africa are being given a platform thanks to an online network and established by a University of Warwick academic.