Directing inspired by performances

July 28, 2014

Recently I went to see ‘The Roof’ at the National Theatre directed by David Rosenberg and Frauke Requardt. As an audience member you are donned with head phones, and the show is 3D visual and sound experience about a man trapped in a ‘brutal and unforgiving...

A new playwright

May 21, 2014

When working in the theatre or studying theatre as a student we tend to stick to the familiar. There will be a range of realist plays, some absurdism and then there will be the odd world theatre text used, something ranging from Greek to Noh or Bunraku. What I am sure...

Directing using Verbatim Theatre

April 10, 2014

Recently in class we have been working on using interviews with people in a variety of work places, turing those into Verbatim monologues and then piecing them together in an ensemble performance. This blog will share ideas they had and give you a few things to watch....

How do you think for the PPP?

March 23, 2014

When students are preparing for their PPP the things they probably find challenging are thinking outside the box and coming up with something original. This blog will introduce you to a way of thinking and a process of creating a vision that will enable you to explore...

The long walk to freedom

January 8, 2014

The other day I went to see the film ‘Mandela Long walk to freedom’ and was so moved by the issues addressed in the film that I decided it was time for us to stop for a moment, decide what it is that really matters in performance,  and decide why we choose...

The PPP and Devising

December 8, 2013

The Practical Performance Proposal and Devising While working with my IB class recently we created some original work based on the devising process of Frantic Assembly, and then created pieces in physical theatre, immersive promenade theatre and a fusion of Brechtian...