I’m not a blogger but I’ve been asked to write a blog. So here I am, doing my best at this task – yet another hat to the collection of hats I’m happy to wear for the love of theatre. Have you ever woken up one morning, jumped out of bed, picked...
Read moreFear and Magic in the rehearsal room
I’ve run rehearsals in the past for very small projects; I’ve been an Assistant Director sitting in on rehearsals and taking notes, giving feedback and providing all manner of support. But nothing is as terrifying as directing your first proper...
Read moreTheatre Noir premières in London -‘Hamlyn’ by Juan Mayorga at The Space
It has already been five years since I took part in the StoneCrabs Young Director’s Training Programme and since graduating in 2009, I have developed my own craft as a Director and have seen other Directors that were on my course excel in their...
Read moreAdapting a Classic
Having only ever worked with new writing in my short time as a director, I thought my next play should be a ‘classic’ play – ideally a Shakespeare piece. As Shakespeare has been done so many times I was struggling to find the ‘right’ play, so...
Read moreYoung Directors take on Canada Water Culture Space
After last week’s mind blowing Young Directors Festival ‘Play.ground’, two plays were selected to be developed further and taken to CWCS (Canada Water Culture Space) in a couple of weeks as a double bill entitled...
Read moreCreating Space for Young Directors
After finishing university I moved home to South East London and got a place on the StoneCrabs Young Directors Program in 2011, something that I am incredibly grateful for. I then went on to successfully gain support from the John Fernald Award...
Read moreThe Normal versus The Natural
I’ve just come back from training with LISPA as part of the London International Mime Festival on the ‘Poetic Body’ and ‘Devising Theatre’. Amongst many inspiring moments, one statement stuck with me: “The Normal versus the Natural”. What’s the...
Read moreDirectors and the Transformation of the Acting Space
In looking forward to our coming Play.Ground Festival at the Albany in February, at a recent rehearsal, StoneCrabs’ 9 young directors talked about how directors use space. In a series of lectures entitled “The Empty Space: The Theatre Today”, the...
Read moreStoneCrabs Young Directors Festival
ACTORS NEEDED FOR STONECRABS YOUNG DIRECTORS FESTIVAL – PAID StoneCrabs Theatre is looking for actors for Play-ground Scratch Festival. The scratch plays will be performed at the Albany Studio Theatre in Deptford over three evenings...
Read moreYoung Directors – What does it mean to be a director?
A director is like an architect… It is hard to begin to explain the kind of impact that StoneCrabs Young Directors Programme is having on all of us. After each session, we feel a mixture of exhaustion and bliss. The work itself develops at such a...
Read moreCreating Theatre Beyond Borders
The room is peppered with marker pens and flip-chart paper; we have been brainstorming lots of ideas throughout the week. There have been lots of questions and wonderful discussions about the future of StoneCrabs Theatre Company. It ‘s been over...
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