Author: Chris Grady

The Open Space Community has postings from all over the world, many of which generate much discussion, and some of which are answered by Harrison Owen the creator of OST.   I reproduce this exchange from one person in Jordan…

Can I just reproduce for you Alison’s information for her Improv classes. She’s massively experienced as an Improv, as a teacher, and as a creative practioner.   Take a chance [and I’ll cheer you from my safe seat in the…

It was a mad dash back from Edinburgh on Tuesday last, then meetings with my new good friends from DxL Creations, Tokyo in London, a quick trip to do shopping for my aunt in Suffolk and then a drive to…

My last couple of days in Edinburgh (Monday and Tuesday) passed in a whirlwind because, not only was I seeing shows, I was also ensuring that my three guests from the creative industried in Tokyo were seeing a range of…

I am honoured to have the chance to have a day of one-on-one conversations with extraordinary creative folk who are making theatre, or seeing theatre here in Edinburgh. I’ve been running my CGO Surgeries for 5 years now in London…

I am cross and disappointed this morning and want to try one more time to get my message across. If you bring a show to Edinburgh then you, usually, ask a lot of favours. The actors are likely to be…

As I write this Friday morning surrounded by Fringe companies at their laptops and artists stapling reviews to leaflets, I remind myself what an extraordinary experience it is to be a part of this, the greatest show on earth. In…

I’m half way through my 10 day stint, and I have to admit to flagging.  Today is a look-after-grady day. A bowl of fruit-salad, a veggie breakfast, lots of water and tea, and then I copped out at around 7pm…

I’m very old. In the VandA is a pallet with 950 new musicals which I’ve handled through quests and prizes, and I’ve been on the judging panel for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre festival in New York, but my memory…

Exciting plans in Malaysia,  a Gorilla, a beautifully crafted play, and a chance to see a musical about a musical with no name,  and then a delightful dinner with an ex colleague from my time at Edinburgh International Festival in…