149 stories by "Camilla Gurtler"
There is an unapologetic sexiness about Shakespeare in foreign languages. Any performances in a language you don't understand will be a sensuous experience of rhythm, sound and body language…
Storytelling taps into something magical from our childhood, a liberty in transporting ourselves to another world with characters and creatures that become as alive in your head as your frie…
There are many questions in life we don't know the answer to. Often they question our being, our morals and humanity, and often they aren't particularly pleasant to ponder over. Often it's e…
Following the mega-success of The View from the Bridge " the play everyone is talking about, the play you'd want to sell a relative to get tickets to " the powerhouse team that is Ivo van Ho…
Known for his eccentric and often visually glorious productions, American director Peter Sellars has created his own version of Henry Purcell's The Indian Queen, transforming what was an unf…
Rosie's parents can't pay the bills. While most children now use their imagination to focus in on the iPad, Rosie hasn't got one. She's got ice-lolly sticks, and at night they transform i…
Since its revival at the Young Vic last year, Ivo van Hove's A View from the Bridge has been on everyone's lips: it is the show everyone urges you to see, the show no one can get a ticket fo…
One of the reasons why Shakespeare is the heart-blood of English theatre is not only his extraordinary ear for language, but even more so for the humanity in his plays. We can relate to any …
With technology being a constant, growing threat to how people interact with each other " how social media can alienate and provoke apathy " Arthur's World at the Bush Theatre touches a nerv…
Henry VI: Part I, II and III are some of Shakespeare's greatest but most challenging history plays. Lasting about nine hours in performance, Henry VI is a long affair that requires some stam…
It is scientifically proven that music is beneficial for young children's development. The UK has various different pre-school activities for young ones stimulating their sense of rhythm, la…
Creating pioneering theatre for a younger audience, Polka Theatre takes on the much loved story of the boy who never grows up, a story that has stayed with us for over 100 years and keeps in…
Known for his quirks and inventiveness, Peter Sellars transforms ENO into a visually mesmerising view on the gospel, seen from the perspective of Mary Magdalene, in the world staged premiere…
For a younger generation, opera is often thought to be stiff and too pompous, something removing itself from the bluntness and reality of life and staging grand performances only for a well-…
Reinventing the classics can open up some incredible theatrical choices. Relating to today's world of city problems and mayhem, the works of the past can open up issues of our lives in the t…
Joining the remembrance of Britain at war, the World War II musical Girlfriends transforms the intimate space at the Union Theatre into a Bomber Command air base in Norfolk in the darkest da…
After Little Revolution interrogated ideas of community and how it divides us, Thornton Wilder's Our Town moves into the Almeida after its successful run in New York, and examines the everyd…
When approaching Shakespeare in the twenty-first century many choose to re-invent the classical plays, updating the setting to a post-modern world of chaos, smart-phones and Tinder. Relating…
It is such a rewarding experience going to the theatre with children. Tucked in the back on your own, being a 20-something in a small studio of what seems like a flood of kids can seem prett…
What fascinates me about Arcola Theatre's revival of Philip Ridley's Ghost From A Perfect Place is the explosiveness of it: it's never aggressive, but cleverly opens up the audience's imagin…
As part of Deloitte Ignite '14 at the Royal Opera House " a contemporary arts festival celebrating myth " the renowned dance company BalletBoyz return for another season of eclectic dance wi…
In today's society we don't need to have children. Back in the days when we used to hit each other on the head with a stick, breeding was humanity's way of survival. It is a universal fact t…
Returning to New Diorama Theatre with their rep season of solo performances, The Faction's Reptember is an exciting collection of re-imagined classics by some of the boldest and most thrilli…
Lazarus Theatre Company is known for its imaginative and visually stunning interpretations of classical texts, involving music and movement and a strong sense of ensemble. Returning to Trist…
With an intimate dim-lit atmosphere in the cabaret-like St James Studio, writer and performer Benjamin Scheuer opens up his heart to the lucky handful of audience members, expressing a very …
