The UK’s First Vegan Theatre: Redefining Performance with the Garlinge Theatre
In the latest episode of The Performing Animal Rights Podcast , I sat down with Alison Harris and Terry Thompson, the visionary founders...
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Ben Hunt
Nov 294 min read
Performing Trauma Makes Us a Stronger Movement
In the animal rights movement, the weight of trauma is a constant companion. Witnessing the suffering of nonhuman animals and confronting...
Ben Hunt
Nov 224 min read
Performance as Activism: Abi Foster’s Journey of Creative Advocacy for Animal Rights
In the world of activism, there are countless approaches to raising awareness and inspiring change. Some take to the streets with...
Ben Hunt
Nov 163 min read
Speciesism in Theatre: A Performative Lens on Animal Rights
Theatre has long been a powerful medium for societal reflection, offering audiences a mirror to question their values, beliefs, and...
Ben Hunt
Nov 104 min read
Viral Humour in Animal Rights: Exploring Satire in Animal Rights with Molly Elwood and Jake Yapp
In the latest episode of The Performing Animal Rights Podcast , we dive into the fascinating world of satirical activism with two special...
Ben Hunt
Nov 84 min read
Songs of Activism: Barbara Helen’s Journey of Music and Animal Rights
Barbara Helen’s activism comes in the form of a guitar, a voice, and a deep emotional connection to the nonhuman animals for whom she...
Ben Hunt
Nov 24 min read
The Power of Performance in Activism: Theatre as a Tool for Social Change
Theatre has long been a powerful medium for storytelling, capable of moving audiences to reflect, question, and ultimately act. But...
Ben Hunt
Oct 263 min read
How Theatre Can Spark Change: A Conversation with Patch Plays
In a world where many of us encounter issues like climate change, animal ethics, and activism, finding innovative ways to communicate...
Ben Hunt
Mar 10, 20221 min read
Hypocritical TV Advert
Vegan Friendly 10th November 2022 Website: https://www.vegan-friendly.co.uk/
Ben Hunt
Feb 11, 20224 min read
Should we ever try to represent non-human animals?
The animal rights movement has a unique problem compared to most social justice causes. The victim is not the activist. That's not to say...
Ben Hunt
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Human Ear Tagging
Animal Autonomy 20th January 2021 As part of a fundraiser for an non-human animal sanctuary Beneath the Wood, activist Abi Foster tagged...
Ben Hunt
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Eve (The Cow Podcast Episode)
Life Sentence by Mags Creative 10th December 2021 Narrated by actor Evanna Lynch. The story is told from Eve's, the cow used for dairy,...
Ben Hunt
Nov 24, 20211 min read
Takeaway Meat Advert
Viva 24th November 2021 A play on food delivery adverts, this parody advert brings the consumer closer to the animal product they have...
Ben Hunt
Nov 16, 20211 min read
Badverts (Parody Adverts)
Ben Hunt Swine Flu Beer Advert 16th November 2021 This video sketch parodies contemporary 'artisan' beer companies, drawing on...
Ben Hunt
Nov 5, 20211 min read
The Machine
Inanna 5th November 2021 Inanna is a singer, belly dancer, environmentalist & animal advocate of Italian origins. Inanna reinvents...
Ben Hunt
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Alien Abduction
Wily Films 1st November 2021 This comedy sketch imagines two human males being taken to utopian planet, but the aliens quickly find out...
Ben Hunt
Oct 26, 20214 min read
Satirical Sketches by David Ramms
David Ramms YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidRamms David Ramms is an animal rights activist, notably active on YouTube;...
Ben Hunt
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Box of Shadows
Ben Hunt 4th October 2021 Performance artist Ben Hunt live streamed himself in an agriculatural trailer; putting himself in non-human...
Ben Hunt
Sep 10, 20211 min read
Slaughtered Calf
Animal Justice Project 11th September 2021 For their Dairy Still Kills campaign Animal Justice Project built a prop calf, with their...
Ben Hunt
Sep 10, 20211 min read
The Tule Elk Song
Charity Kahn 11th September 2021 Charity Kahn wrote this song to support the movement to save the indigenous Tule elk in Point Reyes...
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