@ProfJenHarvie

Prof of Contemporary Theatre & Performance, Queen Mary University of London, and Stage Left podcaster

 London, UK
sed.qmul.ac.uk/staff/harviej.html
Joined September 2012
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Please join us at QMUL on Wed. 4 June when Sara Ahmed gives the Drama Department's 2025 Annual Catherine Silverstone Lecture, 'No! The Art and Activism of Complaining'. 6:45 for 7pm. eventbrite.co.uk/e/sara-ahme… @QMUL @QMUL_HSS

Sara Ahmed, 'No! The Art and Activism of Complaining' - in person

QMUL Annual Catherine Silverstone Lecture: Sara Ahmed - an in-person lecture followed by reception; also available online (see link below)

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From Monday @sohotheatre
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What show am I at?
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Joan Plowright helped forge the modernisation of post-war British theatre and died last week, aged 95. I wrote about her here: theconversation.com/joan-plo… Photo shows her with Billy Dee Williams in Salford-born Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey on Broadway in 1960.

Joan Plowright – a leading actress in British theatre’s post-war class revolution

From her northern background to her later macular degeneration, Joan Plowright faced many obstacles in her career.

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Sh!t Actually is Backtually! Double-billed with Sing-a-long-a-Muppet Xmas Carol this December @CamdenPT. Perfect for office parties, romantic dates & literally anything else. As always: FREE GOODY BAGS FREE BOOZE GRATUITOUS NUDITY cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/shit…
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Give a listen to this beautiful piece about ‘The Hackney Moleman’ by my beloved Debs aka @sherbetz: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024m8…

BBC Radio 3 - Between the Ears, The Ballad of The Hackney Mole Man

William Lyttle tunnelled under his London home, becoming known as The Mole Man of Hackney.

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Labour should ‘invest big’ in arts and culture projects, says top economist dlvr.it/TFnD6H

Labour should ‘invest big’ in arts and culture projects, says top economist

Andy Haldane says funding ‘social infrastructure’ and cultural institutions is crucial for communities

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Coming soon! Exciting book by Harriet Curtis! Congratulations Harriet!
Harriet@curtis_hj28 Oct 2024
My book, Mess and Contemporary Performance, will be published in hardback next month (19 November) by Routledge. More info here: routledge.com/Mess-and-Conte…
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Yay for my dear and wise colleague Rachael Allen! @QMUL_HSS @QMUL
Faber Books
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Best of luck to Faber poet Rachael Allen, who is shortlisted for the @ForwardPrizes – the winner will be announced tomorrow 🤞
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Applications are now open for the role of Executive Director at Stratford East. Head to our website to find out more about the role and access the application pack. Applications are open until midday on MON 11 NOV. Apply at bit.ly/SE_Apply
A red design that reads: Job Opportunity. Executive Director, Apply by midday on Monday 11 November.

ALT A red design that reads: Job Opportunity. Executive Director, Apply by midday on Monday 11 November.

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Welcome - TODAY - to the 3rd edition of The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance, by me and Paul Allain (@profallain)! @routledgebooks routledge.com/The-Routledge-…

The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance

What is theatre? What is performance? What connects them and how are they different? How have they been shaped by events, people, companies, practices and ideas in the twentieth and twenty-first...

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It was my pleasure this morning to talk about the delights of Maggie Smith’s acting on Weekend @bbcworldservice (final 10 minutes)❤️Added bonus: in the BBC lobby, I met @KristianNairn 🪩 aka Hodor from @GameOfThrones 🤩 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zc…
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Siddons@LaSiddons28 Sep 2024
Are you a dramaturg who is shit hot at narrative, character, and working with early career solo artists? I have reduced capacity atm and am looking for proven people to potench pick up some of what I can’t do. Please share! Cheers mwah mwah mwah 💖💖💖
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*JOB KLAXON* The @V_and_A is currently recruiting for a Curator of Theatre to join the Theatre & Performance Curatorial Team. Deadline: 3 Nov 2024. Full details: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jo…
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I wrote a short piece in appreciation of Maggie Smith for @ConversationUK. Highly recommend watching The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. theconversation.com/maggie-s…

Maggie Smith was a formidable actor with a biting wit and a fearsome ability to deliver lines

Sharp-tongued and brilliant, the late Maggie Smith often stole the show.

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Congratulations to Sarah Faulkner, shortlisted for the @TaPRA_ Postgraduate Essay Prize with ‘Negotiating Uncertainty: Contemporary Theatre and the Earth Crisis’ 🌍! @LAHP_DTP @QMULsed @QMUL_HSS
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Huge congratulations to postdoctoral researcher @emmabetsyw on the publication of this article on Burgerz by @travisalabanza! Brilliant! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… @QMULsed @LAHP_DTP @QMUL_HSS

Let it Burn: Smell, Participation, and Solidarity in Travis Alabanza’s Burgerz

Burgerz, first staged in 2018, is a one-person show by British theatre-maker and writer Travis Alabanza. The production re-enacts an incident of transphobic violence Alabanza faced in 2016, during ...

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Congratulations @brechtfast !
shane boyle@brechtfast23 Jul 2024
Got back from Germany to a box of these. ‘The Arts of Logistics’ exists as a thing in the world, and will become a commodity on 10 September.
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Looking back on 14 years of the Tories is like looking back at the traumatising post-vindaloo shit you just did in the toilet.
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