Anxiety, quirks and being unlike the other girls
Tanja Daub enjoys Kibo Productions’ The Big Things despite a couple of missteps
marriage
A house that’s bursting at the seams
Helena Snider is diverted but ultimately a little disappointed by Reared at Theatre503
The F-Word stage blog: October 2017
The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in October
Is there a feminist way to get married?
Catherine King, our August guest blogger, asks whether adding your own twist to wedding day tradition is enough to divorce marriage from its patriarchal roots
No-fault divorce: time for the UK to catch up?
Mercedes King-Jones thinks it's time for the law to recognise unhappiness in marriage as a reason to seek divorce
Can mum be the word when it comes to modern feminism?
The choice to get married and have children is never a free one, but is the way we speak about how feminism intersects with this choice alienating our mothers? Hannah Murden investigates
The power of a loving couple
Emily Chudy reviews touching civil-rights drama Loving, exploring the lessons that still need to be learnt from one marriage that changed the course of history
Comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe – part one
This is our first post bringing you reviews of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We'll have a few more over the coming days. Today we begin with comedy
Breaking up is hard to do
In the week of the year which sees a boost in business for divorce lawyers, D H Kelly discusses our cultural reluctance to accept that some relationships must come to an end
A fair perspective
Nick Beard watches the second series of The Affair and finds a sophisticated examination of the gap between who we perceive ourselves to be and the reality of how we behave
Dilemmas in feminism
Sometimes there are issues that aren't easy to work out. Megan Stodel discusses why she isn't sure whether to campaign for mothers to be added to marriage certificates
Would you miss Mrs?
August's guest blogger Abigael Watson encourages people to choose the title they want rather than automatically accepting whatever is conventional for their marital status
I don’t
Despite upcoming changes that would see mothers included on marriage certificates, Megan Stodel isn't wedded to the idea of marriage
Marriage: a cry for help?
This week we read that Cheryl Cole had got married. For the second time. To a French man. Nothing unusual in that and why not?
Writing Joan…
This week is PRIDE in Bristol - my new adopted city. To celebrate I submitted a monologue I wrote some time ago - inspired by staying at a boutique B&B in the Lancashire town of Chorley. I had chosen this place to stay at random and wasn't expecting it to be owned and run by a lesbian couple. And when I say lesbian - what I actually mean is two women in a relationship. One thing I am learning as I begin to my own and explore my 'queer' status, is that labels come with their own instructions. But I digress..
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
No excuses: anti-rape campaign launched in Bristol today
Holly gives details of the this is not an excuse campaign, which calls out victim blaming myths while also linking to help and support
Reviving Private Lives
A revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives is heralded as a success by Lola Ripley
