EditorialFree accessEditorialFirst published April, 2016pp. 3-5Sneaky Shakespeare smuggles in protest: Why governments fear theatre more than they realise Rachael JolleyPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 6-7Staging Shakespearean dissent: Plays that protest,provoke and slip by the censors Preview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 12-17When the show doesn’t go on …: Why school and community theatre productions in the US are under increasing pressure to curb tricky themes Jan FoxPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 18-21The Bard meets Bollywood: How India’s films use Shakespeare to tackle controversy Suhrith ParthasarathyPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 22-24Lifting the curtain on Zimbabwe: While Shakespeare’s tales of power play and ageing rulers get the go-ahead,local playwrights struggle to be heard Elizabeth Zaza MuchemwaPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 25-29Lend me your ears: A leading Brazilian director talks about tackling his country’s current political turmoil through Julius Caesar Roberto Alvim, Claire RigbyPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 30-35Plays,protests and the censor’s pencil: Banned by Stalin,loved by the Nazis,Shakespeare has rattled and toyed with authorities over the centuries Simon CallowPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 34-35The play’s the thing: How the Bard kept out of trouble with the censors of his day,despite some close calls Kathleen E. McluskiePreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 36-37Morals made to measure: From the Puritans to Islamists,Measure for Measure is ready to be reworked for our times Tom HollandPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 38-39Stripsearch: The history plays imagined inside the Pious People’s Hereditary Democractic Republic of Kryxygistan Martin RowsonPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 40-43The writer of our discontent: Remembering when a Hungarian staging of Richard III became a way to take on eastern Europe’s dictators György SpiróPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 44-46Star-crossed actors: What happened when theatres in Kosovo and Serbia performed a joint take on Romeo and Juliet Preti TanejaPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 48-51When the Dream upset the regime: The enduring legacy of a subversive 1981 performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Turkey Kaya GençPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 52-55Say no moor: Dame Janet Suzman on why South Africa’s apartheid-era censors wouldn’t dare touch Othello Natasha JosephPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 56-57Global view: Debunking the argument that powerful voices should be silenced to promote the free speech of others Jodie GinsbergPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 60-63Theatre of war: An interview with Syrian playwright Liwaa Yazji Charlotte BaileyPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 64-67Beyond belief: Will Ireland’s new government finally phase out the country’s blasphemy law? Ryan McChrystalPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 68-71Exposing history’s faultlines: Revisiting stories of Argentina’s dictatorship,40 years on Vicky BakerPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 72-75Rainbow warriors: Attacks and killings of LGBT activists in Honduras Duncan TuckerPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 76-79Hack job: How New Zealander Frank Feinstein took on the North Korean propaganda machine Sybil JonesPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 80-82“They worried I’m dangerous? I’m absolutely harmless”: US academic Steven Salaita speaks out after losing his job for posting controversial tweets Nan LevinsonPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 83-87Tools and tricks for truth seekers: Why people need to learn verification techniques to combat hoaxes and misinformation on social media Alastair Reid, Peter SandsPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 88-90Your television is watching you: How information stored by internet-connected home devices could be used against us Jason DaPontePreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 92-97Tackling Trumbo: How the story of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was told and why Hollywood isn’t tackling serious issues John McNamaraPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 100-108Know your enemy: John Angliss introduces his translation of a new short story by one of Azerbaijan’s leading,persecuted writers Akram AylisliPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 110-111Borderless bard: Josie Timms interviews a poet who fled war in Yugoslavia and found inspiration in Shakespeare Edin SuljicPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 112-115Singing for Tahrir: The musician who roused crowds during the Egyptian revolution shares his lyrics and future plans Ramy EssamPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 116-118Notes of discord: Rachael Jolley speaks to the Basque singer about having his concerts banned in Madrid Fermin MuguruzaPreview abstractPDFAbstract
NewsFree accessNewsFirst published April, 2016pp. 119-121Index around the world: The latest news on Index on Censorship’s global work,including a Magna Carta-inspired youth project Josie TimmsPreview abstractPDFAbstract
OtherFree accessOtherFirst published April, 2016pp. 122-124T-shirted turmoil: A look at the power of the slogan T-shirt and how one can land you in trouble with the law Vicky BakerPreview abstractPDFAbstract