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News | Remembering Mike Bradwell
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News | Giant and Oedipus are victorious at the Olivier Awards
NHB plays sweep the boards at the star-studded ceremony celebrating UK theatre Read more
News | Giant and Oedipus triumph at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards
NHB plays Giant and Oedipus take the big prizes at the prestigious awards ceremony for UK theatre Read more
News | Joe Ward Munrow wins Robert Holman playwriting prize
NHB playwright scoops inaugural Robert Holman Grant Award Read more
News | NHB winners at the 2025 Offies Awards
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Blog | ‘Interacting with the world through play’ – how clowning can benefit any performer

Clowning is a way of creating and performing inspired by pure play. For internationally renowned teacher, director, and actor Joe Dieffenbacher, a clown is not a character, but an energy – a way of relating to the physical world. Here, in an extract...

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