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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Flyman: By keeping employees happy, theatres are ahead of the curve by Flyman

Invented management techniques have no place in the theatre. That is not because they won’t work, but because there is no need

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Flyman: During the festive season, the best stories are told backstage by Flyman

The Stage special panto edition (November 24) has come and gone, the flu jabs have been administered and the high-pitched sound of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Flyman: Technical jobs aren’t being cut and replaced by admin roles by Flyman

At the UK Theatre Awards, designer Lez Brotherston complained that theatres were neglecting the importance of design and technical teams. Who are

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Flyman: Will theatre voices be drowned out when BECTU joins Prospect? by Flyman

Thirty years after the miners’ strike and at a moment when TUC members cannot agree on which fragment of the Labour party

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Flyman: Other professions could learn a lot from backstage theatremakers by Flyman

We seem to be under constant pressure to defend the theatre. Is it elitist? Is it old-fashioned? Is it value for money?

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Flyman: We must introduce teenagers to the skills needed for theatre jobs by Flyman

Ask a theatre electrician how she or he got interested in lighting and as often as not they will tell you that

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Flyman: Everyone has a creative role to play in a production by Flyman

Are you on the ‘creative team’? It is fair to say that most of you are, whether you know it or not.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Flyman: Preserve the magic – even if we let the audience see backstage by Flyman

Rufus Norris, director of the National Theatre, recently wrote: “It is every theatremaker’s aim to preserve the magic onstage by concealing the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Flyman: It’s time to pass on skills to the next generation by Flyman

Regular readers of Backstage will have seen, in the last few weeks, a story about a get-in crew member who did not know

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Flyman: Low pay is a common gripe, but at least we’re all in it together by Flyman

The continuing debate on pay in the theatre has so far concentrated on low pay and the notion of exploitation of performers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Flyman: Stylish stereotypes can highlight backstage workers at awards by Flyman

The Oscars ceremony is the one to which producers of all other awards ceremonies aspire. Fortunately for the rest of us, they

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Flyman: My advice on how to treat stage management? Just be respectful by Flyman

What’s going on? Only a couple of weeks after our resident careers adviser had been asked “How do I win over the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:50AM
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Flyman: Curtain calls are always better left to tired, sweaty actors by Flyman

Anyone who has ever witnessed it will know what an embarrassment it is on those rare occasions when members of the crew

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Flyman: That unmistakeable seasonal buzz of anticipation by Flyman

The sound is unmistakable. It is first heard some way off as a faint, high-pitched, continuous noise somewhere between a hum and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Flyman: ‘We must never lose sight of what computers are there to help us with’ by Flyman

Theatre technicians like their kit. The ABTT product of the year award and the PLASA Innovation Awards attract the attention of experienced

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Health and safety is not a trap, so don’t get caught by Flyman

You may have heard of the woman who felt faint while out shopping and was refused a glass of water by the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Flyman: Bullying in theatre requires a grown-up response by Flyman

Bullying is usually associated with the abuse of power, the biggest boy in the playground or – in the workplace – the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Flyman: Let’s ban arts at GCSE, school plays matter more by Flyman

Ban arts subjects from the school syllabus. Well, maybe not ban them but let’s stop pretending that they are as important as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Flyman: All sorts of skills needed to run a great venue by Flyman

“The word on the street is that the Arts Council favours the idea of chief executives  running our theatres. We need to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Flyman: Technically speaking, there’s a time and a place for jargon by Flyman

The Oxford English Dictionary has six definitions for ‘jargon’, none of them flattering. They include twittering, chattering, gibberish and ‘a contemptuous reference

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Flyman: Fair pay – do the right thing and redistribute the wealth by Flyman

Low pay in the theatre is a problem and, while there are some theatre technicians who have job security and high wages,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AM
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Backstage whispers: Flyman’s Christmas ode by Flyman

Flyman is doing a ‘marvellous’ pant… With apologies to Noel Coward who had only been to a party I’m doing a marvellous panto, with a cast that are really a joy. We’ve a…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

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Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
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Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
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Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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