How to use light to show the darkness

December 13, 2019

I am sure that many of you have been in the situation where you need to work out how to create a lighting effect, or have seen an effect on stage, and wondered how it was created. We can have wonderful ideas, but until we try things out we do not know how they can...

The process of learning

November 8, 2019

In July and August 2019 I was lucky enough to be preparing for a Kathakali performance that would take place in the Kerala Kathakali Centre, India. Having studied Kathakali for over 10 years it was now time for me to perform in one of the most perfectly structured...

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...

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...

“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...

Theatre of Place

November 23, 2018

The last couple of weeks I have been working with students in different parts of the world using a place as a starting point for work. This has been an interesting journey, as we have tried out many things to help us really get inside the place, the ghosts that passed...