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From Zoom to Room & Nostalgia in Bristol

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted March 6, 2022•0 Comment(s)

Yesterday I went back in time 44 years to the meeting room in Bristol University Students Union where I first worked on stage management for Bristol Dramsoc. This weekend I was there to sit in a circle with 25 inspiring…

Tags: Bristol, careers, Producing, theatre
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Doing things differently

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted June 2, 2021•0 Comment(s)

If the last 16 months have taught us one thing, it is that we have to think differently and work differently.  As I prepare to welcome back the 2nd cohort of the Diploma in Creative Producing, and to start interviewing…

Tags: creative producing, education, freelance, sustainability, theatre
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There’s no sense in thinking small – but take care…

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted May 25, 2020•0 Comment(s)

Some of the best lessons I have taught others have been those which explore the challenges and failures that I have been involved in – projects ahead of their time, schemes which needed backing which never arrived, and exploring the…

Tags: creative producing, Diploma, higher education, musical theatre, theatre
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Edfringe 2016 – 2nd post – wonderful storytelling, flyering, and cabaret delights

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted August 15, 2016•0 Comment(s)

Just had a lovely morning exploring how The Space operates, and exploring the ways forward for an emerging music producer. I keep being delighted to understand the welcoming way in which the organisers of Space invite and support the smallest…

Tags: edinburgh, patch of blue, tears, theatre
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Are we passing the tipping point ?

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted June 19, 2016•0 Comment(s)

This week my daughter and her partner started 6 months volunteering in Calais to offer their skills in the kitchen, the warehouse, and the community of refugees. This gives me hope of the care which younger people have for the…

Tags: clothing optional theatre, love, mountview, referendum, theatre
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Favourite moments – production meetings…

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted June 3, 2016•1 Comment(s)

When asked what is my favourite moment in the journey from page to stage, I usually say the moment when the house lights go down on the very first performance and there is a silent buzz of expectation, and nerve-wracking…

Tags: mountview, production, theatre
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Be careful on the way up…

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted April 7, 2016•0 Comment(s)

I have had three reminders this week of the need for everyone on their journey in this business to remember the oft quoted phrase “be careful on the way up…”

Tags: careers, people, theatre
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Buzy August List

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted August 29, 2015•1 Comment(s)

My last blog was 6th August and so I am offering two catch-ups. The first is a celebration list of all that I have done and seen since then. August is full of critical commentary and noise for anyone involved…

Tags: edinburgh, theatre
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Dance Audiences – everyone prepared to be surprised

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted July 6, 2015•0 Comment(s)

Any medium scale regional theatre programmer with an interest in finding a local audience for modern dance would have been green with envy if they had joined me and hundreds of others to see new pieces by Ghislaine Doté, Alesandra…

Tags: audiences, dance, festivals, Jabberwocky, marketing, theatre
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If you can’t get a job…make some work

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted January 19, 2015•2 Comment(s)

I’ve just uncovered a folder which reminds me that on 27th August 2015 I will celebrate 40 years of being an arts administrator in the real world. Julian Garner created the Frog Company, wrote two amazing plays, and in 1975…

Tags: frog company, theatre, touring, Training
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Chris Grady is a facilitator, workshop leader and trainer specialising in the support of the next generation of creative producers and practitioners. 

In 2007, Chris founded the CGO.CGO supports freelancers and organisations to forge connections. These may be: internal ones, with yourself and your ambitions; or external ones, with the business or creative world you wish to explore. 

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PROJEKT EUROPA & @Chrisgradyorg ANNOUNCES NEW BURSARY SCHEME FOR EMERGING MIGRANT PRODUCERS!

This scheme will award an aspiring producer a funded place on the CGO Diploma in Creative Producing PLUS a 16-week paid work placement with us!

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