American writer and art collector, Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas were in a long relationship until the former’s premature death in 1946.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWe think that The Merchant of Venice was written between 1596 and 1599 – in the twilight years of Elizabeth’s reign. It was printed in 1600 and so had, one assumes, already been performe…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSo what am I doing instead? Trying to write a play. An act of faith? Maybe. You’ll hear more about it if it works. I also have a book project or two in mind which may or may not firm up.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThe theatre shutdown may not seem a good time to hunt for a job as a technician, but it’s always worth planning
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThere are many ways to become a director says Susan Elkin, as she speaks to directors, lecturers and course tutors about the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMFrom design apprenticeships to accounting: at the National Theatre’s Creative Careers Day, children aged 11 to 14 experienced some of the different
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMIf more resources are not put into more apprenticeships, it will be a great pity for both for the creative industries & the many young people who simply don’t get the opportunity to ma…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMStage schools are big business. Many communities have several providers of drama, dance and singing tuition for children. There is now a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AMLet’s stop smilingly pretending that tatty, cramped dives with dreadful lavatories are more artistically expressive than venues which conform to modern standards.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMI have been attending classical music concerts since my early teens. And as this year’s Proms season ends I’m struck that I’ve been here, as it were, for a very long time. The Royal Al…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThe point – and it’s a major one – is that the actor, irrespective of all other considerations, must be the best possible interpreter of the role for the work in question.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMaybe you played recorder at school, or piano is on your CV, but all you can remember is Chopsticks. As ever more
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMWhy aren’t we telling young people about the writing and writing-related careers which drive our industry?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMAmerica, the land of opportunity… but is that the case when it comes to studying for a career in the performing arts?
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:22AMCasting directors are increasingly demanding a diversity of skills from graduates. Susan Elkin talks to heads of courses at a selection of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMI am gradually amassing quite a pile of books about writing plays. Collecting and reading them is probably a displacement/procrastination activity. One of these days I really am (or so I kee…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThere is a huge range of roles available for those who want to work in technical theatre. Susan Elkin speaks to course
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMThe Federation of Drama Schools’ membership includes 20 of the UK’s foremost training institutions. But what makes the offering at one school
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMSo by all means let’s go on running relaxed performances for people who need them but at the same time we shouldn’t lose sight of the need to promote co-operative, compliant, appropriate…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMLet’s stop smilingly pretending that tatty, cramped dives with dreadful lavatories are more artistically expressive than venues which conform to modern standards.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMOne of the greatest pleasures of being an education journalist with a foot in the performing arts camp is meeting young actors at the start of their careers and then watching them develop.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMI’ve always known that theatres are nice places and that most theatre people are wonderful but I’m currently seeing that confirmed in a completely new way.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMAs a theatre critic/interested person, I really like it when the theatre programme I’m issued with is also the text of the new play I’m seeing.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMGuildford School of Acting has just axed (“not recruiting for 2019/20”) two courses: BA Hons Theatre and Performance and BA Hons Dance. Many students and alumni who think highly of these…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMAnything which makes me think about these plays in a new way is a bonus. I also want actors – irrespective of their sex – to have maximum opportunities.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFor a start you need dramatic talent, flair and an ear for dialogue as well as ideas and a good vocabulary to write a play. And I’m still not sure. But, as always it’s probably a case of…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFrom ages 4 to 94, whether aspiring to be an actor, director, opera singer or dancer, if you want to study Greek
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMDrama school audition fees are a scandal. They are immoral and unfair. Drama aspirants should not be punished for their passion.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMThe open air season will soon be upon us. “If winter comes, can spring be far behind? as Shelley puts it. And no one does open air theatre with more hopeful enthusiasm than the lovably daf…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWhile there are myriad ways to become a theatre director, as any professional will tell you, if you are looking for specific
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMI’ve thought and written a lot about performing arts foundation courses lately. It’s the time of year when students are looking at possible options for September and course providers are…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PM
