25 stories by "Emma Bentley"
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A few months on from the furore, Emma Bentley reflects on Rishi Sunak's comments about arts workers retraining and speaks to a few theatre makers who, like many others in the industry, have …
In the fifth of multi-talented writer, Emma Bentley's series of personal articles, she talks about desperately wanting to write roles for people of colour and the worries she has about being…
The winner of Vault Festival's After Dark Award, Séayoncé talks to long-time pal, Emma Bentley about the stress of being cooped up during the Coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty of hi…
We're trying not to make everything about this horrible virus so in a bid to break it up a bit, Emma Bentley gives some very helpful advice to anyone who has or is thinking about doing an MA…
Emma Bentley has second thoughts about unwelcome contemporary dance spaces as she talks to Harriet Waghorn of Edifice. They discuss female power, audience connection and how best to use a de…
Often, retellings of slavery are depicted in horrendous, gratuitous ways for the benefit of a white, guild-ridden audience. The RSC are about to stage The Whip which aims to relay this narra…
In the fourth of multi-talented AYT writer, Emma Bentley's series of very personal articles, she talks about believing, as many of us do, that she needs to look a certain way to get an actin…
In the third of multi-talented AYT writer, Emma Bentley's series of very personal articles, she talks about the pros and cons of doing scratch nights. But is she done with them completely? I…
Returning to her old work place, Emma Bentley watches the rehearsals of Three Sisters at the National Theatre and hears from Writer and Director, Inua Ellams and Nadia Fall about adapting on…
In the second of multi-talented AYT writer Emma Bentley's series of very personal articles, she talks about feeling overwhelmingly jealous of her peers and whether it actually matters if you…
Emma Bentley talks to three actor friends who are sick of the inherent racism they face day after day when auditioning for jobs and often before they even get in the room. If you think you'v…
Being a creative, whilst doing other jobs in order to survive is hard. As part of a new series, multi-talented AYT writer, Emma Bentley talks about her experiences in a thoughtful and often,…
Emma Bentley talks with Writer, Cressida Peever about Shotgun Carousel's new immersive, dining experience, the necessity of safe spaces and giving audience members the opportunity to be nobl…
Approaching one of Austen's most celebrated stories with some snobbery, Isobel McArthur decided there was only one way to tell Pride & Prejudice. Emma Bentley finds out more. Maybe, like…
Charlotte Josephine is back and taking their new play, Pops to Edinburgh. Emma Bentley sits down with them to chat about being stupidly busy and that when it comes to our mental health, we'r…
Emma Bentley talks to Francesca Forristal about her solo show, Oddball which aims to remove the stereotypes surrounding eating disorders and a 'hero' narrative. Expect some comedy. "Look at …
Like many of us, Emma Bentley was not happy to see Emilia close early. Here, she ponders why: bad ticket sales? bad marketing? The white men at the 'top'? When something ends early it's alwa…
Emma Bentley talks to Director, Prasanna Puwanarajah about his new graphic novel inspired show at the RSC, working with 'cool' people and battling to make theatre more open for young people.…
Emma Bentley talks to Jonah York in advance of his Brighton Fringe show, My Fern Flower about grief, plying people with instruments and awaiting his Grandma's feedback. Jonah York could easi…
Emma Bentley talks to the three women that form Snapper Theatre. They discuss the hugely successful, Thomas, ensuring representation is always key and their latest, Hear Me Out. It's inte…
As a Front of House worker, Emma Bentley isn't happy about Rupert Goold's tweet. Here, she discusses how staff might be able to do a job that pays their bills, whilst networking effectively.…
We talk with Barbara Matijević and Lewys Holt in the run up to their solo shows at The Place about working on your own and whether more ‘radical’ forms of dance will trickle …
As she revives her 2015 Feminist solo show, writer and performer, Emma Bentley asks when a good time to revive is. Or, when should you finally put it to bed? I thought I performed the final …
