Sunday, April 17, 2016
When most of the rest of the theatre world was either at the Olivier Awards or glued to them on TV, I
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Yes, there has been the odd play about football – and I have a theatre producer friend who keeps trying to get
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Our industry should be open to everyone with talent, irrespective of any disabilities. Access must also be available to people of all
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Last week I had the pleasure – and it really was – of seeing Lago Theatre’s No Help Sent at Etcetera Theatre
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It could be that our industry attracts more than its fair share of people with mental health issues. Or maybe working in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThursday, March 31, 2016
I am cosying up to Frankenstein’s Monster. He is going to be a life-size 6ft 3in puppet who will need three actors
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMSunday, March 27, 2016
Touring is a key part of an actor’s life. Everyone does it at some time, whether it’s a first job theatre-in-education tour
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Britain is training too many actors. Everyone in the industry knows that. What is said much less often is that, once trained,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMTuesday, March 22, 2016
Stage fright – both the dread and the actuality of it – looms very large in the lives of many, if not most, actors. And occasionally it becomes headline news. Remember Stephen …
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Last week, I interviewed two very different playwrights. First I met Evan Placey (author of Pronoun, Consensual, Holloway Jones), and the next
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Graduate showcases, as we know them, have probably had their day. I, and several colleagues, have said this more than once. Drama school
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When I was teaching A level English, examiners would set questions such as “Is Henry a war criminal?†or “How important are
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When actor Peter Bowles, 79, currently appearing in BBC2’s Murder on Thursday nights, was a RADA student, he washed dishes all night
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Two things strike you when you open a conversation with Michael Earley. One is his eclectic background. The other is his indefatigable
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I caught Thingamajig Theatre’s engaging touring production of The Ugly Duckling at The Lighthouse, Poole, a couple of weeks ago. It was
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It’s time to sing the praises of the Actors Centre very loudly. I’ve been to several events there recently and each time
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Traditionally, degrees have been awarded by universities. In general, any other organisation – a drama school, for instance – wanting to run
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Do different sectors of this industry talk to each other enough? We’re all strapped for time and cash and sometimes we miss
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I see a lot of theatre, including work for young audiences. My favourite young audience pieces are always those featuring actor-musicians. This
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Actors have to survive in a world that offers them no job security and the prospect of frequent unemployment, along with heady
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMFor decades now, I have seen dozens of student graduating showcases every year. In future, for various reasons, it looks as if
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Drama schools produce shows. Dozens of them, every year. And that, potentially, is a real asset for the communities that surround the
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Whenever children appear on stage professionally, a skim through the programme will almost always reveal that at least some of them are
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I seem to have spent a lot of time in churches lately. And no, before you ask, I haven’t suddenly succumbed to
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Of course I want to see lots of excellent black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) actors cast in lead roles. No thinking theatre lover wouldn’t. The best and most suitable actors for …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:07AMSunday, January 17, 2016
Drama UK is in a pickle. I had a 90-minute meeting with chief executive Ian Kellgren and membership coordinator Jude Tisdall just
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UCAS forms were sorted last month, and most other applications are in. So it’s about now that invitations to audition start dropping
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It’s always good to hear of a scheme which helps newly graduated actors and others to get going professionally. So well done
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, January 5, 2016
Is it ever okay to troll a critic online over a negative review. The Stage critic Susan Elkin warns of the consequences after several run-ins with pantomime artists over the holidays.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:08AMThursday, December 24, 2015
This is my last column of 2015 so I’m in a reflective mood. It’s been quite a year for this blog. I’ve
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I was quite academic and sporty at school. The local amateur groups in Devon where I grew up wouldn’t have me –
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