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PANTHEON: A Poem on Orlando

By Jove’s resident poet Alexander Woodward shares something he wrote about the attack on Pulse in Orlando. The poem starts below the flag if you want to skip the intro. Hello. My name is Alexander Woodward. I am By Jove’s resident poet. As a writing exercise, I am currently doing Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 9 years16 June, 2016 ago
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Othello Interview Part 2

On the 28th July Woody sat down with Rachel Hawkes and Kate Hunter who play our Othello and Desdemona respectively.This second part of the interview looks at how they approach their acting and how they made their characters’ relationship seem real. Director SJ Brady and pillar of By Jove James Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years6 August, 2014 ago
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Othello Interview Part 1

This week Woody caught up with Rachel Hawkes and Kate Hunter who play our Othello and Desdemona respectively and pretended he knew how to conduct an interview. Writer/director SJ Brady and pillar of By Jove activities James Walker-Black were also present and occasionally chime in with interesting things. You can Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years29 July, 2014 ago
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Well Done, Archbishop!

Hello. It’s Woody here. How are you? I’m fine, thank you for asking. Today I’m going to be looking at some words from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby. As I may have mentioned before I am an Atheist. By Jove does not to my knowledge have Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years13 May, 2014 ago
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Curses! What They Mean and Why This Matters

By Jove! associate Rob Wallis attempts an exploration of the etymology of the English language’s most popular swear words and how they reflect on contemporary society…   Is there anything as indicative of a society’s attitudes as how they swear? Swearing can be cathartic, a pre-programmed response to a stress Read more…

By Guest Contributor, 12 years27 June, 2013 ago
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Is Being Gay Really So Unnatural?

By Jove Artistic Director David Bullen takes on one of the big myths of homophobia and asks, ‘is being gay really so unnatural?’ And, if it is…is that such a bad thing?   One of the fall-back arguments you often hear in a homophobe’s arsenal is that being gay is Read more…

By David Bullen, 12 years ago
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