The Couple That Built The World’s Largest Live Theatre Empire

“If the tale of Rosemary Squire and Sir Howard Panter, the husband and wife team who built a theatrical empire from scratch, was ever turned into a play (and it would make a mighty fine one), then the first act’s set would centre round a little red BMW. Twenty-five years ago, … backstage space was tight and there was no cash left to rent an office. So Squire parked outside the theatre and – with one eye open for zealous traffic wardens – tackled her paperwork from the driver’s seat.”

Paying Attention To Children As Performers

“Inspired by the theories of Janusz Korczak, a Polish educator who understood children’s need for freedom of expression, Ms. Lockhart brought in a movement therapist, a theater director, a philosopher and a curator, among others, to hold creative workshops to help the girls develop their voices. Ms. Lockhart filmed them speaking intimately about topics she knew they valued.”

The Nobel Laureate Of Suffering, Now Translated From Russian Into English

“‘In the West, people demonize Putin,’ Ms. Alexievich, who turns 68 later this month, said in a recent interview here, speaking Russian through a translator after a conference on her work at the University of Gothenburg. ‘They do not understand that there is a collective Putin, consisting of some millions of people who do not want to be humiliated by the West, ‘ she added. ‘There is a little piece of Putin in everyone.'”

To Write Better Code, Read More Virginia Woolf

“I’ve worked in software for years and, time and again, I’ve seen someone apply the arts to solve a problem of systems. The reason for this is simple. As a practice, software development is far more creative than algorithmic. The developer stands before her source code editor in the same way the author confronts the blank page.”