Stomping Ground Festival February 13, 2017 783 StoneCrabs Young Directors proudly present ‘Stomping Ground’, a diverse and dynamic three-night festival exploring the human experience from all angles through the reimagining of 9 short plays. Expect an eclectic mix of storytelling, snapshots from around the world of shared experiences old and new, and untold secrets exposed. There are stories to excite and engage
Intercultural theatre: a melting pot of inspiration…. January 30, 2017 1090 Many well-known theatre practitioners have turned to other cultures for inspiration: from Antonin Artaud, who was particularly inspired by Balinese dance, to Bertolt Brecht, who was interested in China’s theatrical traditions; from Jerzy Grotowski, who drew upon a variety of rituals from cultures including Haitian and Balinese, to his student Eugenio Barba who now runs
Why StoneCrabs’ Training for Young Directors is Important and how YOU can Help! November 29, 2016 982 There’s no straight road to becoming a theatre director. The route is winding, improvised, long, hard, unpaid and often without promise. It’s lonely – and most of the time completely terrifying – attempting, as a training director, to guide an entire team of artists without any guidance of your own. Training itself is additionally exceptionally
Ashita No Kaze / Winds of Change September 27, 2016 4001 Contemporary Japanese Plays and Playwright series After 10 years of delivering work in Japan, StoneCrabs Theatre Company has joined forces with Yellow Earth Theatre and Japan Foundation to present a new monthly series of events, to introduce to UK audiences the work of some of Japan’s most outstanding playwrights, all of which will be
Namibia, Não! Uk June 18, 2016 3550 Brazilian satire by Aldri Anunciação exploring the plight of two black Brazilians following a sudden government decree that all African descendants are to be repatriated to the land of their ancestors, their reaction and its consequences. This is an award winning piece of contemporary drama that will question our preconceived ideas about postcolonialism and our own sense of
Kitchen By Gaël Le Cornec June 17, 2016 4161 1978. Winter of discontent. Workers join forces to strike. In the middle of it all, Jacinta, a Brazilian woman arrives to work in a biscuit factory in East London. With poetry and humour she changes the live of everybody around, but will she dare to change her own? Inventive, visually captivating and sizzling with energy
Luna Park June 10, 2016 3854 Luna Park by Donald Margulies, directed by Hattie Coupe Produced by Franko Figueiredo & Vera Janke for StoneCrabs Theatre Cast: Eugenia Caruso, Jesse Rutherford, Tom Slatter Movement Director: Steffany George Sound Designer: Sepy Baghaei Stage & Technical Manager: Leann Young ‘In dreams begin responsibilities, and for Delmore, an exceptional day out’ It’s Delmore’s 21st birthday in the harshest
Headways, StoneCrabs Young Directors Festival January 19, 2016 1686 Produced by 8 emerging directors, Headways festival presents a kaleidoscopic collection of plays. Each director tells a story to remind us that no clear lines are drawn when it comes to the path that lies ahead. Through plays that reflect the dynamism of relationships and human emotion, they promise to make you laugh and cry, dealing in both
Creating equality takes work January 14, 2016 748 Throughout 2015, we’ve heard and read a lot about the current lack of opportunities in Theatre and Arts for those of working class and BAME backgrounds (Black, Asian, and minority ethnic, an acronym used to refer to members of non-white communities in the UK). Early, in January ’15, Julie Walters hit the pages of the
Connecting Stage Directors with sound December 1, 2015 912 by Rebecca Gwyther As an essential part of the StoneCrabs Young Directors Programme we are introduced to industry professionals, providing us with talks and workshops that will help us with our knowledge of the industry and our job as a director. Last week Sound Designer Dinah Mullen came in to discuss the tool of sound
5 useful Q&A’s about the Young Directors Training Programme August 4, 2015 1058 1) Is there an age limit on joining the Young Directors Training Programme? No. The Young Directors Training Programme was created to facilitate the development of theatre directors in the very early stages of their career, at whatever age. We are likely to offer places on our programme to people who can show they are
SCYD 2015-2016(Headways) June 17, 2015 1126 Our 2015 Young Directors are Hanley Quintrell, Rebecca Gwyther, Ria Samartzi, Devan Wells, Jesse HaughtonShaw, KatieAnn Mc Donough, Olorunfemi Fagunwa, Tom Ward and Alejandro Franco. Together they formed the Headways Collective and produced an eclectic 3 night festival at the Albany, Deptford in February 2016. Samaritans, Can I Help You? by Brendan Williams, directed by Hanley Quintrell
