Last night was a treat, Kath and I were (paying) guests of Gabriel Mokake so that we could see him give his George Washington in Hamilton. He’s the regular cover for the role and this was a two week…
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Naked artistry and sunshine
If I was going to find a suitable place to work on a grant application to support the very first piece of work which seeks to explore “How we choose to reveal our bodies through life, performance and art?”, then…
Creative Producers Make More than Tea
If I have learned anything in my 6 years with Mountview, and 4 years of that conceiving, championing and teaching the MA in Creative Producing, it is that the title “creative producer” needs to be kept. And we still have…
We’re having guests round – At Theatre503 – come join us.
I’m sitting in Theatre503 as the get-in flows smoothly for the 12 new solo shows which will premier here from Tue 3 – Sat 14 July. Out there are thousands of theatregoers who love new work, love powerful pieces of…
It’s Only Life – truly grateful
I love to cry at theatres – and last night was a great chance. A birthday treat for my daughter, we headed to the Union Theatre to revisit the work of the amazing John Bucchino. Anna has been singing his songs…
Bringing Joy…
Last night I was given a wonderful bouquet of flowers – a beautiful array which is now bringing joy to us in Clapham. They were given to me by a complete stranger on the tube after I commented on how…
Edinburgh and Childhood
It has been nearly two months since my last Blog during which time Kath, her mother, and I have moved from Suffolk to the village of Blackness on the Firth of Forth to the West of Edinburgh. A big shift,…
Time for a change of life…
After an extraordinary masterclass in the life and work of solicitors and estate agents, Kath and I can honestly say out loud (and believe) that we will be leaving Suffolk on Tuesday after 11 years in Gothic House, and heading…
Shine Light on our co-production…
It’s rare for Kath and I to work together to put on a show. We did a rather special sight responsive project in central London some years ago which had a cast of around 40, two spaces, the usual designers…
“chaos , confusion, conflict”…or open space and self-organise.
The following comes from Open Space facilitator Christine Koehler which she sent to the worldwide OS facilitator community recently. With her permission I wanted to share it with you. “I came across the story I wrote just after the Paris…