Press ESC or click the X to close this window
Currently browsing

Education /

November 25, 2018 Susan Elkin

Learning about the craft of theatre

A few years ago there was a lot of anxious talk about worsening skills shortages in the performing arts industries. Young people...

October 14, 2018 Susan Elkin

Rule-bound schools hard to work in

I used to love visiting schools. Having taught for many years in secondary schools myself and visited, in various capacities, literally hundreds...

September 2, 2018 Susan Elkin

Why do we bother with bag checks?

What is the point of the perfunctory bag checks which have arrived in theatreland during the last couple of years? Apart from...

July 29, 2018 Susan Elkin

Lives changed by theatre

Last week I  revisited two examples of theatre changing the lives of young people. Everyone in this industry – and those who...

July 22, 2018 Susan Elkin

Ban audition fees

I’ve written about audition fees many times before and make absolutely no apology for doing so again. I shall keep relentlessly banging...

July 17, 2018 Susan Elkin

Sweet Charity (Susan Elkin reviews)

Artform at Broadway Theatre, Catford This is an interesting ‘chamber version’ of a piece which is usually staged on a larger scale...

July 8, 2018 Susan Elkin

We need career development loans

What with Brexit and the football I suppose there’s never been a better time to bury bad news. Of course there was...