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My StoneCrabs Young Directors Story

September 7, 2014 3445

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 open to me; a free training programme for early career directors.

Exploring The Dream

August 27, 2014 3337

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 traditional forms such as *Noh, *Kabuki and *Bunraku or we think of high

Why should a young person apply to the Young Directors Training Programme?

August 13, 2014 4580

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 not have been more right. The programme itself is nurturing, welcoming and, crucially,

Philipp Löhle’s Das Ding

Philipp Löhle’s Das Ding

June 21, 2014 10389

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 has an impact on Romanian pig-breeders, which in turn has direct consequences for

A Day in the Life of a StoneCrabs Trustee

June 18, 2014 2915

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 walk through the busy

Skin in Flames

Skin in Flames

June 14, 2014 3993

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 schoolgirl. A civil war. An award-winning photograph. Cast Almiro Andrade David Lee-Jones

Skin in Flames by Guillem Clua

Skin in Flames by Guillem Clua

June 14, 2014 10818

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 explosion) has since become a world-renowned icon of war, violence, and innocence. While the photograph has become

Wearing More Than One Hat

May 10, 2014 3383

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 up your diary

Fear and Magic in the rehearsal room

April 19, 2014 3022

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 play with a group of experienced actors, in a professional setting, to be showcased as

Theatre Noir premières in London -‘Hamlyn’ by Juan Mayorga at The Space

April 6, 2014 3121

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 practice and grow as artists. “Mayorga’s language, with its constant threatening

Adapting a Classic

March 22, 2014 3333

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 Franko Figueiredo advised me to look at *The Marowitz

Young Directors take on Canada Water Culture Space

March 8, 2014 2835

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 ‘Play.ground 2’! After all the excitement, we took some time to have a chat with the two young directors selected,

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