Writing and Publishing
20 Procrastination Busters
At one time in my life I was the Queen of Procrastination - I would tidy my desk, duck out…
Whining As Performance Art: Tales of 'Valituskuoro'
If you’ve ever sung in a choir you know the wonderful feeling of oneness with others. There is the solidarity…
Editor's Greeting
It's a great joy to be spending my days and nights finding out what's going on here and now in…
The Artful Truth: John Fugelsang and 'All the Wrong Reasons'
It’s often said you can’t be true to your art without offending your mother -- John Fugelsang, comedian, actor, ex-TV…
Brown’s Budget Giving the Arts the Blues
Another budget, another chance to moan. Except this year the arts really do have something to lament. Or to put…
What are words worth?
This month Jane looks from the inside at how publishing is a notoriously elitist arena - with nepotism in employment…
US playwrights and 'development hell'
A follow-on from an earlier Arts Hub news story about US playwrights finding themselves stuck in “development hell.” How does…
A bird's eye view
Fiona Fletcher is a programmer for the Birds Eye View film festival, which was held a few weeks ago in…
The prize job? Become a script editor
Script editing is a highly sought after job - It seems that everyone wants to be one but how do…
Disappearing labour and the triumph of ‘practice’
The Arts Council of England's Arts Debate is calling for submissions that will help shape its future, and highlight issues…