I was delighted the day I got the call from StoneCrabs, inviting me to become one of a small number of participants on the Young Directors Programme (SCYD) for 2013-2014. At the point of applying, it was the only Directors Programme in the UK...
Read moreExploring The Dream
We are thrilled to be returning to Tokyo this summer to deliver a series of workshops on Acting, the demystification of Shakespeare and the art of storytelling through Theatre. Very often, when we think of Japanese Theatre, we either think of its...
Read moreWhy should a young person apply to the Young Directors Training Programme?
Applying to the Young Directors Training Programme with StoneCrabs Theatre Company has completely changed my life. As an aspiring Theatre Director, I felt this opportunity was not to be missed, and exactly a year on after I applied I know I could...
Read morePhilipp Löhle’s Das Ding
When the African Siwa is talked into using sustainable methods of cotton cultivation by a Swiss aid worker, it helps two young Chinese businesspeople to make a success of their first start-up. When their trade in soya beans begins to falter, this...
Read moreA Day in the Life of a StoneCrabs Trustee
As a StoneCrabs Trustee it is always a pleasure to be able to call in and visit the company’s office at The Albany for a catch up on the team and the projects. As I was born and brought up in South London, it’s a very special feeling for me to...
Read moreSkin in Flames
StoneCrabs Theatre and Bots and Barrals in association with Park Theatre presents the UK Première of Skin in Flames by Guillem Clua directed by Franko Figueiredo & Silvia Ayguade Tue – Sun / 13 May – 6 June 2015 BOOK TICKETS NOW A...
Read moreSkin in Flames by Guillem Clua
Skin in Flames is an award-winning political thriller about a famous photojournalist who returns to the country where his career was launched during a brutal civil war. One of his photographs (of a schoolgirl flying through the air after a bomb...
Read moreWearing More Than One Hat
I’m not a blogger but I’ve been asked to write a blog. So here I am, doing my best at this task – yet another hat to the collection of hats I’m happy to wear for the love of theatre. Have you ever woken up one morning, jumped out of bed, picked...
Read moreFear and Magic in the rehearsal room
I’ve run rehearsals in the past for very small projects; I’ve been an Assistant Director sitting in on rehearsals and taking notes, giving feedback and providing all manner of support. But nothing is as terrifying as directing your first proper...
Read moreTheatre Noir premières in London -‘Hamlyn’ by Juan Mayorga at The Space
It has already been five years since I took part in the StoneCrabs Young Director’s Training Programme and since graduating in 2009, I have developed my own craft as a Director and have seen other Directors that were on my course excel in their...
Read moreAdapting a Classic
Having only ever worked with new writing in my short time as a director, I thought my next play should be a ‘classic’ play – ideally a Shakespeare piece. As Shakespeare has been done so many times I was struggling to find the ‘right’ play, so...
Read moreYoung Directors take on Canada Water Culture Space
After last week’s mind blowing Young Directors Festival ‘Play.ground’, two plays were selected to be developed further and taken to CWCS (Canada Water Culture Space) in a couple of weeks as a double bill entitled...
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