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Theatre and Mindfulness

May 31, 2019
This month in the UK there is a focus on wellbeing and mental health, which of course links to mindfulness, which is what many schools are embracing as part of their Advisory programmes. Soon I am going to be running a workshop in my local community on wellbeing and...
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World Theatre in the Shadows

April 24, 2019
The last few weeks I have been researching theatre traditions and theatre companies that use SHADOWS in their performances. For this blog I thought it would be good to share them with you so that you can see the amazing range of ways that light and darkness can be...
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Peter Pan’s Shadow

April 1, 2019
Source: Wikimedia Commons The last few weeks I have been researching a range of starting points to use at a theatre festival to inspire original pieces of theatre. The key theme I have been looking at is SHADOWS. For this blog I thought you would find it enriching to...
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‘He’s Behind You’: Working Backstage at a Pantomime

February 1, 2019
If you find yourselves in the UK during the Christmas season then it is pretty much impossible to ignore the Pantomimes (called affectionately Pantos by the locals) that are on at pretty much every theatre about. These are done by community groups, schools and...
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“Oh No He Isn’t!”: The Magical World of the British Panto

January 23, 2019
‘To see a pantomime is to see the ridiculous simplicity of the world through the eyes of a child.’ Anon ‘I am grim all day, but I make you laugh at night.’ Joseph Grimaldi If you are lucky enough to be in the UK during the months of December...