Monday, September 14, 2015
This traditional 16-item, no-frills showcase simply shows each of the 32 students in a duologue after a rather odd devised ensemble opener
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Catch Nadia Fall’s eloquently spacious production of Our Country’s Good (Olivier, National Theatre until October 17) if you can. The London Evening
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I’ve been having lavatorial thoughts. Like most theatregoing women I am pig sick of slumming it in woefully inadequate, cramped facilities. With
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Hello season of Keatsian mellow fruitfulness – and packing up of new dance shoes, tea mugs and loose black gear for classes.
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Last weekend I went to part of the Gulbenkian’s Boing festival. The Gulbenkian is a small arts centre – theatre, cinema, concert
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It’s a tricky question. And the last time I asked it there were passionate responses representing all shades of opinion. Do you
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMThere is no such thing as “bad” language. Words – all words – are meant to be used. That is why they have evolved. But there is definitely such a thing as weak, repetitive, lazy …
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When I go to the theatre I check my phone before the show goes up and then it stays in my bag until
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Time to put a few cards on the table. For many months there has been a chorus of shock and outrage from
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I write about drama schools. And training. And plays. But it isn’t often I see a play which actually discusses schools and
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Ceri Ashcroft trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and specialises in children’s theatre, puppetry, physical theatre and clowning. She
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Is the highly respected traditional actor training in drama schools sometimes a bit too traditional for the modern world? I recently interviewed
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I seem to spend more time outdoors than in at this time of year when there’s so much good open-air work for
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The Edinburgh Fringe is probably the first opportunity this year’s new graduates have to take their – now professional – work out
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How long does it take to train an actor? Well, obviously to an extent it depends on the calibre of the person
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I keep thinking about two remarks made to me recently in different contexts. Both came from people I respect. Both know –
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Allow me to reminisce for a moment. When I was 12 and in the summer term of my first year at grammar
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I am available for hire as theatre lavatories consultant. My rates are reasonable. And if any venue, especially in the West End, thinks it doesn’t need my services then I have news for you…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:30AMBeing a Dancer, Lyndsey Winship (Nick Hern Books) Evening Standard dance critic Lyndsey Winship has interviewed an impressive range of dancers and
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So grants have finally gone. Higher education students, including trainee actors in Drama UK accredited colleges, now have to take loans to
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I’ve seen a whole series of cracking shows for children in recent weeks including Gorilla, Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales, and The
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This blog is a bleat. And I hope the producers and promoters of theatre for children are paying attention. Sadly, theatre for children – other than at Christmas when it briefly moves centr…
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Edward Kemp talks almost continually about students. The conversation moves from the training itself to student finances, showcases, getting work and much
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Well I hope I’m never – or not this year at least – invited to sit on the Theatre Book Prize judging
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Last Friday I attended one of the Lively Action Storytelling sessions for primary school children at Shakespeare’s Globe. And I left with
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Secrets of Stage Success, Louise Dearman and Mark Evans (Nick Hern Books) Set out as a series of questions and answers this
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Secondary school drama is, of course, a practical subject. And any playtext which is studied, say for GCSE or A level, has
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I was at an event last week hosted at the Rubens at the Palace Hotel in Victoria by the producers of Wicked.
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I’ve been to several interesting drama school shows in the last few weeks as graduating students stage their final productions. These have
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It’s always good to hear of new opportunities for talented young performers – especially at a time when there is so much
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Alex Sharp’s recent Tony award for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time should bring hope to the heart of
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