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Namibia, Não! Uk

Namibia, Não! Uk

June 18, 2016 7939

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

Kitchen By Gaël Le Cornec

June 17, 2016 9475

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

Luna Park

June 10, 2016 8864

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

Headways, StoneCrabs Young Directors Festival

January 19, 2016 3471

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 2133

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 2197

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 2639

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)

SCYD 2015-2016(Headways)

June 17, 2015 2828

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

Making a theatre trailer

June 5, 2015 6746

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 2027

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 2149

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 3355

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

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