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December 29, 2014 2317

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.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 12-Artur.

December 19, 2014 1631

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.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 11-Camilla.

December 17, 2014 1729

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.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 10-Hannah.

December 17, 2014 1750

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.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 9-Matthew.

December 15, 2014 1696

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.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 8-Caitlin.

December 14, 2014 1611

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.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 7-Kwaku.

December 13, 2014 1527

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.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 6-Sigvi.

December 12, 2014 1521

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

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 5-Jennifer

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 5-Jennifer

December 12, 2014 1600

Jennifer is a graduate of The Oxford School of Drama. What’s your favourite theme of your play? Identity What’s your favourite “Knock Knock” joke? This is my favourite joke at the moment: What do you call a dinosaur with no eyes? Shut up. Why did you want to become a director? I fell completely in

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 4-Sian.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 4-Sian.

December 10, 2014 1438

Sian has just graduated from Oxford University where she studied English Literature. What’s your favourite theme of your play? I think the most important theme in my play is change. Sometimes change is brilliant, and at other times unwelcome. The play explores that even if we feel in control, sometimes our stability can be pulled

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 3-Laura.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 3-Laura.

December 9, 2014 1544

What’s your favourite theme of your play? Art, the ocean, friendship. Why did you want to become a director? Because I love telling stories, working with a great variety of people, and the playful element of theatre. I love about directing, that I have the opportunity to tell stories how I understand them, emphasise what

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 2-Chloe.

StoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 2-Chloe.

December 9, 2014 1580

I am a Cambridge history graduate living in London and spending my time avidly consuming as much theatre as possible. As a director I put storytelling at the forefront of my work. I especially enjoy contemporary texts which tackle socio-political issues head on, and challenge the audience to truly engage with the piece. Movement work

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