Making a theatre trailer June 5, 2015 316 Theatre trailers have been around for quite a few years now and with social media being very much a part of our culture it is vital that your marketing team has as much online content they possibly can. When I first started making theatre trailers I fell into the trap of pointing the camera at
Stepping stones May 24, 2015 295 I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. – Pablo Picasso In the last year, since graduating from my directors training programme, I’ve discovered more about my identity, interests and ambitions as a theatre-maker than at any other point in the past few years.
Theatre beyond borders May 18, 2015 273 Paulette Randall has recently “claimed that she felt “pigeonholed” because people expect her to only direct black work. She admitted she feared not getting jobs if she suggested directing non-black work. And I fully appreciate where she is coming from, as being a director from a minority background I, too, feel pigeonholed and have to
Directing Theatre March 11, 2015 361 Ultimately, theatre needs three elements: actors, play, and audience. But for theatre to actualize its potential, a person would need to impose his or her point of view that would penetrate all aspects of the production. That person is the director. A director is needed for any situation, whether it’s a staged reading to a
Striving for inclusiveness December 29, 2014 303 Our Young Director Matthew Illife has written a brilliant piece for A Younger Theatre and we, the Gobstoppers Collective continue with our training and up to more planning and preparation for the Festival. The Young Directors festival will be the professional directing début for most of the emerging directors in our collective. The chance to
StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 12-Artur. December 19, 2014 208 What does theatre mean to you? Theatre is a place as we know involves a lot of hard work but when the show begins just became a magical place where every single second is unique. Why did you want to become a director? My aim as a Director is try to bring to the theatre
StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 11-Camilla. December 17, 2014 221 Tell us about your play in 3 sentence. It sounds like the Pulp album This is Hardcore, only if Jarvis Cocker had been on even more cocaine. It feels like the centre of a tornado, where sometimes you’re getting blown around all over the place, but then there are also these moments of respite where
StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 10-Hannah. December 17, 2014 180 What does theatre mean to you? For me theatre is a tool that can be used to examine and question the systems that govern us; to inspire and encourage the audience to rethink and reposition the lens through which they view the world. It can be a magnify glass, that lets the audience into a
StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 9-Matthew. December 15, 2014 176 Why did you want to become a director? I’m a mediocre actor and a control freak – go figure. What’s the best piece of theatre you’ve seen recently? Belvoir’s production of The Wild Duck as part of the Barbican’s Ibsen season. It was an astonishingly contemporary take on the piece and totally thrilling in its
StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 8-Caitlin. December 14, 2014 135 Caitlin in 20 years old, and from Lancashire. She’s currently studying Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University. What’s your favourite theme of your play? My favourite theme is the idea of “what if’s?” The idea that the path of life is so delicate and can be changed so easily really intrigues me. What does theatre
StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 7-Kwaku. December 13, 2014 149 What does theatre mean to you? Theatre means, being alive, in the moment, experiencing the now and truly being able to appreciate the minutiae around you that you miss ordinarily. Theatre is the embodiment of acting; to act is to do. You get to take a journey with the performance. What’s your favourite theme of
StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 6-Sigvi. December 12, 2014 177 Sigvi Johansen is from the Czech Republic. What theatre means to you? Everything. It is a passion that overthrows life. What’s your favourite theme of your play? What I love about Haunting Julia is that touched so many important topics it makes it almost impossible to pick just one, however one topic appears to me
