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Reflecting on Dido's Bar
Artistic director and Director of Dido's Bar, Josephine Burton, looks back on its 5 year journey from a coffee in Helsinki to a UK tour.
Dido’s Bar and Iran
Josephine Burton reflects on the protests in Iran, and her friendship with Marouf Majidi.
Our Favourite Myth Retelling Recommendations
We’ve pulled together some of our favourite works that retell classical tales, from books to theatre to poetry.
Dramatising the refugee experience in Dido's Bar
Artistic director and director of Dido’s Bar, Josephine Burton, shares her thoughts on how we’re keeping current political issues in mind while developing this production.
The Soul Behind the Music
What part does music play in a refugee’s journey? Josephine Burton describes her experience meeting and getting to know Marouf Majidi, and how music transformed his experience of belonging and kinship.
Developing Dido's Bar - our residency in Falmouth
Josephine Burton shares her reflections on her recent visit to Falmouth to work on the second act of our upcoming production, Dido’s Bar.
'What Every R&D Should Be': Hattie Naylor reflects on our Finland residency
Playwright Hattie Naylor shares her experience of the Dido’s Bar residency at Meidän Festivaali in Finland, musing on the production's relevance and its power to resonate with international audiences.
Dido's Bar Residency at Meidän Festivaali: Aeneas, Migration and Europe
Finland, here we come! We're very excited to be spending a week at Meidän Festivaali as their artists in residence, at the beautiful Lake Tuusulanjärvi later this month.
Aeneas, Migration and Europe: Research & Development Workshops
We're devising a theatre experience exploring migration to Europe and are looking for participants to play our ‘audience’ in a workshop at Rich Mix in East London.
Cove Park Residency in Scotland
Artistic Director Josephine Burton reflects on a week’s residency in the wild Scottish highlands, starting a journey towards a new Dash production.
Out of Tune: Nov 2019
This October saw my 8th or 9th visit to WOMEX – this time held in its apparently northernmost location in Tampere, Finland.