Mixed Up North: director Max Stafford-Clark

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INTERVIEW: MAX STAFFORD-CLARK

The artistic director of Out of Joint theatre company talks to Suman Bhuchar about his latest project, Mixed Up North, which explores the difficulties of uniting divided racial communities in the Lancashire mill town of Burnley. Recorded at the Bolton Octagon.

I think education is a word we’re scared of in the theatre. “Education” is a bad word, and “entertainment” is a good word.

race political theatre Out of Joint Mixed Up North Max Stafford-Clark communities Bolton Octagon Asian culture Suman Bhuchar