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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Theatre versus stand-up comedy by Russ Hope

I have a confession to make: a few years ago, I flirted with stand-up comedy. Theatremaking is collaboration; I love that in the job, but part of me was ready to speak in my voice for a whi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:58AM

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Theatre versus: The roads you didn’t take by Russ Hope

Evernote got hacked last week. To explain: Evernote is an app that lets you capture text and pictures from the internet, organise them into ‘notebooks’ and save these to the clo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:45PM

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Theatre news: Devoted and Disgruntled 8 by Russ Hope

Eight years ago, Phelim McDermott was in two minds: he was devoted to his craft as a theatremaker, but frustrated with the industry and with himself. He decided to stop moaning and act, and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:42AM

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Theatre versus the escapologist: Marketing tips from Houdini by Russ Hope

Think of a theatremaker you admire, really admire. Someone whose work has a strong and unique flavour, whose every show finds a new way to surprise you, punch you square in the brain, or ma…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:53AM

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Theatre versus football: Is there any dirt on your boots? by Russ Hope

Brian Clough was “the best manager England never had”, according to the caption that ends Peter Morgan’s 2009 biopic The Damned United. I’d say it’s a fair assessment. Clou…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:48PM

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Theatre versus driving: Keep scanning the road by Russ Hope

A few months ago, my friend, the actor Jennifer Jackson, tweeted a line from a book she was reading about oil painting: Technique is a tool. It is not the whole of art, but it is a very es…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:07AM

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Theatre versus: The mad scientist by Russ Hope

The Tesla coil offers one of science’s most theatrical demonstrations, sending blue forks of electricity cracking and spitting into the air. As its inventor, Nikola Tesla, packed up his …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AM

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Theatre versus roller coasters: The art and science of controlled falling by Russ Hope

A few weeks ago, an actor friend of mine started tweeting lines from a book she was reading. The tweets were aphorisms, the first reading that ‘technique is a tool; not the whole of art,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:42AM

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