There are certain tools which I have found transcend cultures, artforms, ages, and experience. They are tools which can be gifted to aspiring theatremakers and producers, artists and creative beings. They sometimes offer light-bulb moments about a person’s artform, their…
Tag: Your Life in Theatre
“Who do you want on your front row ?”
Over the last few days I have been doing a series of workshops for artists and companies playing in Edinburgh. They have been around the theme of surviving the Fringe. With Ginny Kim and Carroll Ho we have offered the…
New book – The Anatomy of Your Creativity
There’s something strange that happens when you’ve been in a process for months, in this case preparing for a new e-book, and then you get an email to say it is published. A bit like awaking after months of preparing…
Understanding another human – before its too late
Yesterday I was part of a small group of friends and family sharing part of the last journey of a mother, niece, sister, partner, wise woman, and friend. We gathered in a circle in Wiltshire, lit by candles within the…
The book of life, and my book as practice
I feel a gentle sense of ending a chapter this weekend as I prepare to move to turn a page with the start of the MA in Creative Producing at Mountview. [The pic above is from the walk to Mountview through…
A TIN Of BEANS reduces backstrain…
Wearied from watching the decision of the Scottish people since 2am, I went off to Stowmarket Chamber Breakfast at 06:45 where I was surrounded by inspirational champions of business and enterprise. We each did 60 seconds on our business and…