On Oct 2nd my last blog talked of the excitement at waking up in our industry. But any time we bounce forward, we have to accept that we live on a rollercoaster. And the rushes to the bottom are not…
Blog
The energy of creativity as the world wakes up
Last night NY based producer Megan Schadler and I were guest panelists on the New York based Theatre Resources Unlimited (TRU), founded and led by Bob Ost. 40 experienced Broadway, off Broadway and West Coast theatre producers and creatives joined…
New Beginnings …careful steps for new talent & audiences
As the West End reopens with the welcome return of blockbusters which will get the massive press coverage with red carpets and celebrities, my gaze turns to off West End, Regional, and new work development. I have been to Clapham…
Please help me avoid “preaching to the choir”
I’m a 63 year old, white, male, middle class, bi, theatrically British and relatively well connected, Guardian headline reading, Radio 4 listening, champion of new work and new producers. I know people who are younger than me, queerer than me,…
In celebration of New Celts
New Celts – What a fitting title for a theatre collective bringing new work and new talent to Edinburgh Festival Fringe at this most unusual of years. A time when some national reviewers and promoters seem to be studying the…
Fringe – Berwick & Edinburgh
On Sunday we witnessed the magnificent Storm as she rose from her slumber in North Berwick, sloughed off her covers encrusted with detritus from human waste and rubbish from the oceans, and walked the coast against the soundtrack of Mairi…
An EdFringe like no other
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 is in many ways very different this year (of course), but at the same time similar in good and bad ways to previous years. Tuesday 10th was my first full day in town and I decided…
Sunshine (and Showers) on Leith
Back in 2019 BC, at this time of year, I had a spreadsheet covered with shows I wanted to see, needed to see, had been asked to see, or just wondered whether I might see. I had a schedule and…
Blank diary in August…
August in Edinburgh: In 1978 I was up in a lighting perch for 24hrs plugging and unplugging circuits. In 1984 I was preparing an international press bureau and organising the launch of a programme book for 195 events. In 1985…