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...
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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...
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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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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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 12-Artur.
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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 11-Camilla.
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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 10-Hannah.
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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 9-Matthew.
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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 8-Caitlin.
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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 7-Kwaku.
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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 6-Sigvi.
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...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors, 12 Days of Directors: Day 5-Jennifer
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...
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