It’s a whole genre of videos on YouTube, a feature of almost every LGBTQ+ storyline on television and there’s a whole day dedicated to it on October 11theach year. But what exactly do we mean when we talk about coming out? Little ways we come out...
Read moreCan we live and love in a different way?
“Inês and myself got really inspired by the audience responses to “Tieta” our last play and decided to re-work the idea, and together with Almiro Andrade, we created something that used all the elements that the audiences had enjoyed. We...
Read moreOpportunity to join StoneCrabs board of trustees
StoneCrabs Theatre is seeking new Trustees to complement and expand the skills and networks of our existing Board.
Read moreIntercultural theatre: a melting pot of inspiration….
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...
Read moreWhy StoneCrabs’ Training for Young Directors is Important and how YOU can Help!
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...
Read moreCreating equality takes work
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...
Read moreConnecting Stage Directors with sound
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...
Read more5 useful Q&A’s about the Young Directors Training Programme
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...
Read moreMaking a theatre trailer
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...
Read moreStepping stones
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...
Read moreTheatre beyond borders
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...
Read moreDirecting Theatre
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...
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