THE art of becoming an international theatre critic is the subject of a new undergraduate programme at the University of Chichester. Musical Theatre Critique and Arts Journalism, launched at the institution this year, is the first of its kind in the UK to feature guest lectures from the industry’s leading writers. The innovative module, which […]
Worklight Theatre’s award winning show, Labels is going on a UK Tour. The show draws on writer and performer, Joe Sellman-Leava’s mixed heritage to explore racism, immigration and displacement. I had a chat with Joe. See below. What’s the point of this UK Tour of Labels? We want to engage more people with the show and the […]
The New Diorama Theatre is an 80 seat theatre just off Regent’s Park in London. NDT is champion for the development and support of emerging and established theatre companies. The Artistic & Executive Director at New Diorama Theatre is a man named David Byrne. He has just launched an pioneering Artist Development Programme which includes a cash-fund that is funded by booking […]
The Mayflower So, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang… The stage version of the iconic 1968 British film is not awful. The much-loved songs by Sherman Brothers and the sensational sets coupled with stunning special effects make for an entertaining experience. Oh, and there is a flying car. The whole thing is efficiently directed by James Brining, Simon Higlett’s design […]
The occasion The Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust a Memorial Day Committee hosted it’s annual Commemoration at the Bournemouth International Centre on Sunday 31 January. The committee gave me an opportunity to stage a short devised performance piece through drama workshops with students from St.Peter’s School. Given the context of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, we […]
Masterclass want you to write your passion/profession on your hand and upload it to Facebook/Twitter/Instagram using the hashtag #InYourHands Right then. Here’s a Q&A with Josh Brown (Press and Marketing Manager at Masterclass and Theatre Royal Haymarket). To kick things off I asked Josh some questions. Josh is good at talking about Masterclass’ place in the […]
As Vice Chair of the Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust Memorial Day committee, its been a huge honor and privilege for me to contribute and co-organise the Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration. This year, once again hundreds of people gathered at Bournemouth International Centre to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Around 500 members of the community looked on […]
The London Theatre Consortium (LTC), in partnership with the MOBO organisation, have appointed three Executive Fellowships to address the lack of diversity at executive level in UK theatre buildings. The Fellows began this week (20 January 2016), meeting the Artistic Directors and Executive Directors / Executive Producers as they attended their first LTC meeting. The […]
Is there more to careers fairs than free keyrings and Haribo? Careers fairs can be excellent or they can be unforgettably bad. Most are strikingly in between. But one organisation that is fuelling the industry with talent is Theatre Craft. It’s a well-established event, focused on offstage choices with a strong emphasis on training, apprenticeships and the […]
It all began with a retweet! I retweeted the tweet below by @chloenelkin. #CNC offer an internship scheme for those considering PR as a career option. If you’re interested have a look at https://t.co/JuxaGtJhUs. — Chloé Nelkin (@chloenelkin) January 4, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js I wouldn’t have shared it if I didn’t think it was a decent […]
