Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row
<p>Selina Cartmell announces season including Stockport-set version of Phaedra myth by Simon Stephens</p><p>A theatre boss has promised to channel the “pioneering spirit of Manchester” and be “brave and fearless” as she unveiled a new season of work, two years after a deeply damaging censorship row.</p><p>Selina Cartmell, the artistic director of the <a href="https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/">Royal Exchange in Manchester</a>, revealed details of 2027-28 productions that include a retelling of the Munich air disaster and a modern Stockport-set version of the ancient Greek myth Phaedra.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/oct/20/royal-exchange-theatre-boss-selina-cartmell-new-plays-censorship-row">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Selina Cartmell announces season including Stockport-set version of Phaedra myth by Simon Stephens</p><p>A theatre boss has promised to channel the “pioneering spirit of Manchester” and be “brave and fearless” as she unveiled a new season of work, two years after a deeply damaging censorship row.</p><p>Selina Cartmell, the artistic director of the <a href="https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/">Royal Exchange in Manchester</a>, revealed details of 2027-28 productions that include a retelling of the Munich air disaster and a modern Stockport-set version of the ancient Greek myth Phaedra.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/oct/20/royal-exchange-theatre-boss-selina-cartmell-new-plays-censorship-row">Continue reading...</a>