Making Shakespeare work
The world’s largest Shakespeare Festival ends this week after 292 performance nights in theatres all over the country. I refer, of course,...
The world’s largest Shakespeare Festival ends this week after 292 performance nights in theatres all over the country. I refer, of course,...
I have followed the success of Fourth Monkey Training Company, which launched in 2010, almost since before it was a twinkle in...
I’m often invited to drama schools – to see shows, meet students, admire premises, chat to staff or whatever. I’ve been to...
We all want to see lots of young people in theatres. And having got them there of course, in an ideal world,...
In his 1903 play Man and Superman Bernard Shaw famously observes that “He, who can, does. He, who cannot, teaches”. And it...
It’s dead easy to get into university. It’s very hard to get into a good drama school. Why? Applicants should reflect on...
Last week I went to Balham – a bit of an adventure in itself because it’s an area of London I don’t...
I write in praise of Chichester Festival Theatre’s Learning, Education and Participation (LEAP) department. Led by Dale Rooks, it reaches 800 young...