Noises off: How should theatre respond to the UK riots?
As mob rule spread across the country last week, theatre bloggers asked what role " if any " the arts have to playIt feels a little ironic to be taking up the reins of Noises Off after a week when, as riots broke out in cities across England, nothing felt more irrelevant than simply Writing About Theatre.By and large, however, it turns out that Britain's theatre bloggers are as intelligent and thoughtful about this s…