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…
Tag: theatre
Doing things differently
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…
There’s no sense in thinking small – but take care…
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…
Edfringe 2016 – 2nd post – wonderful storytelling, flyering, and cabaret delights
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…
Are we passing the tipping point ?
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…
Favourite moments – production meetings…
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…
Be careful on the way up…
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…”
Buzy August List
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…
Dance Audiences – everyone prepared to be surprised
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…
If you can’t get a job…make some work
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…