When was the last time you saw 180 older people cutting loose on the dance floor?
For me, it was at my first Posh Club in June. Rachel Dawson, Common Wealth’s new Communications Associate, reflects on her first experience of The […]
Articles and interviews
Common Wealth profile in The Yorkshire Post
“I don’t think there’s a theatre company in Yorkshire, possibly the country, making work quite like Common Wealth … Whenever you see a piece of […]
The Future of theatre is here
The future of theatre is here. It’s in our empty buildings, our streets, our parks and our houses. It’s about things that matter to us, […]
To survive, theatre must change – a ‘return to normal’ is not an option
What if every theatre and theatre company saw itself as a community theatre company? What if institutions handed over power to young people to tell their own stories and develop their creativity? What if youth workers were seen as being arts workers, and every community had an artist in its midst? Lyn Gardner writes a reflection on the Culture Plan B podcast featuring Common Wealth, Conrad Murray, Beatfreaks and Company Three.
Kate Tempest Article about Common Wealth in The Observer
Common Wealth is a female-led political theatre collective that aims to wrest the art form away from the elite. Poet and writer Kate Tempest joined […]
