My second day in Tokyo and another one filled with lovely people and great ideas. A quiet morning with some emails and some jet-lagged sleep followed by a 12-4pm meeting with my new amazing creative friends who are part of…
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Tokyo, Olympics, new projects and wonderful Sashimi
I’m so pleased to be back in Tokyo on my first visit since Miss Saigon for Cameron Mackintosh and TOHO in 2007. I am the guests of DxL Creations as we develop ideas for a theatre show. In the…
And Breathe – The Junction, Networking & don’t jump From Up Here…
I promised by Whatsonstage reader, myself, and my CGO/twitter followers at least a weekly blog. Not quite managed it this week. Been a bit mad but let me share some experiences of networking over the last few days, and gathering…
The chaos of life … a plea from Jordan
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…
Improv…go to the edge and enjoy
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…
New writers, new commissions, check them out…
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…
Edinburgh – final blog for Edfringe2013
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…
Sharing People’s Dreams at Edinburgh
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…
Edinburgh Fringe Companies you are letting down creatives…
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…
Edinburgh Day 7 – Messiah, Armada, Einstein and a Secret Agent
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…