The residents of Marseille’s run-down Saint-Mauront neighbourhood are used to being called ‘scum’ but they eloquently tell their own story to one of their own – film maker Philippe Pujol.

New times call for new ways of thinking, especially within the hard-pressed creative industries struggling to keep the thrill of live performance alive.

Two guest writers – Belfast International Arts Festival director Richard Wakely and actress/university professor Josette Bushell-Mingo – reflect on the burning issue of today: Black Lives Matter.

Suffering for your art is one thing but freelance artists on variable, unpredictable incomes are finding the current situation unbearably bleak.

The theatre community is finding inventive new ways of bringing live performance into people’s homes, like Big Telly’s madcap green screen journey back to ancient mythology.

Lyn Gardner asks, ” What is theatre’s most precious resource?” and answers it in a probing article in The Stage.

Tennessee Williams’s early masterpiece is brought heartbreakingly to life by a remarkable central performance by one of the great actors of our day.

An ancient Irish tale of love, lost and found, and the transformation of a young girl into a butterfly are given new life in this fusion of words, dance and illustration.

Fondant colours, off-beam characterisations and gentle satire make for a crowd-pleasing version of the Jane Austin classic.

A long overdue revival of a pithy Northern Ireland play is receiving positive attention from London critics and audiences.