The Telegraph reports that Sandi Toksvig is calling for the National Theatre to be renamed after “failing” to fully represent Britain because it is “ignoring” female writers and directors.

Ms Toksvig, founder of the Women’s Equality Party and who hosts television programmes including The Great British Bake Off, wrote that the theatre did not have the right to use ‘national’ in its title if it ignored half the population.

The Southbank theatre has unveiled six plays in its new programme of work, all written by men and only one involving a female director.

Tantidhatri 2019 - Precisamos do seu apoio!

Queridas Madalenas, 

Estou escrevendo para mandar informações sobre Tantidhatri, um Festival Magdalena na India. Parvathy Baul, com quem estudei na India, dirige o festival e eu faço a direção artística. É um festival organizado por uma organização sem fins lucrativos, que irá doar benefícios para a educação de garotas hindus. Encaminho as informações caso vocês queiram vir (adoraria ver vocês em Calcutá) ou caso possam contribuir (com doação ou divulgando as infos).

Magfest organizes a theatre residency (in Italian) inspired by the book "Raccontami Tu" by Maristella Lippolis and directed by Manuela Frontoni. The residency takes place in Pescara (Italy), 27-30 December 2018 and 2-5 January 2019. The call is open to all actors and actresses, detailed information in Italian here below and on http://www.mag-lab.org.