Skin deep: in the tattooist's chair with Ben Brooker

Tattoos have traditionally acted as a form of self-imposed exile from mainstream Western culture. From atop the tattooist’s chair at XO L’Avant, Benjamin Brooker explores the meaning of marking yourself in the modern age.

The critic, embedded

To explore the role of the theatre critic in the age of mass opinion, The Mill writer in residence Ben Brooker embedded with Theatre Republic to witness the coming together of its debut production, Lines.

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Skin deep: in the tattooist's chair with Ben Brooker

The critic, embedded