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Theatres and sustainable development

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, June 6, 2012 — Culture

Theatres Trust Director

Mhora Samuel, Director of The Theatres Trust, identifies some of the issues they’ll be covering at the Trust’s conference, Delivering Sustainable Theatres – the challenge of achieving the triple bottom line, and questions what sustainable development now means for theatres.

Reflections on 30 years of Watershed

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, June 1, 2012 — Culture

Watershed Cultural Arts Centre Director

With just a few days to go until the Watershed Cultural Arts Centre in Bristol celebrates its 30th birthday, we hear from its Programme Director, Mark Cosgrove on the impact it’s had on the cultural landscape of the UK over the past three decades.

Top of the podium

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, May 23, 2012 — Sport

Team GB Women's Judo Fighter

With just a few months to go until London 2012, judokas from around the world have been getting a taste of what to expect while competing at this month’s London British Open judo competition. Sophie Cox, who fights in the -52kg category, describes what it was like to be part of a GB team that…

The Bard, Assassins and a metal gymnast

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, May 17, 2012 — Culture

Digital Projects Director

Digital Projects Director Jo Morrison continues her blog series on how the University of the Arts London (UAL) – which is comprised of six colleges: Central Saint Martins (CSM); London College of Fashion (LCF); London College of Communication LCC); and Chelsea, Camberwell and Wimbledon Colleges of Art and Design – is embracing the creative opportunities…

Seconds out, it’s Heritage v Growth

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, May 15, 2012 — Culture

John David Penrose is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare

There are various universal truths that, despite not being true at all, remain obstinately stuck in people’s minds, however often evidence to the contrary is rolled out.