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May 12, 2019 Susan Elkin

Suspension of the Guildford Two

Guildford School of Acting has just axed (“not recruiting for 2019/20”) two courses: BA Hons Theatre & Performance and BA Hons Dance....

May 5, 2019 Susan Elkin

Sex, plays and casting

Everywhere I go people are talking about “gender fluidity” in casting and production concept. Women are being widely cast in roles originally...

April 28, 2019 Susan Elkin

Make student loans more inclusive

A degree won’t make you an actor if you don’t have the potential to be one. Neither will any other formal qualification....

April 23, 2019 Susan Elkin

The Elephant Man (Susan Elkin reviews)

The Elephant Man CODA Director: Owen Moore The story of John Merrick is well documented. He had what doctors now think was...

April 23, 2019 Susan Elkin

HMS Pinafore (Susan Elkin reviews)

HMS Pinafore Kings Head Theatre Charles Court Opera Star rating: **** It’s astonishing how topical this familiar old (1878) favourite still is...

April 22, 2019 Susan Elkin

Reviewing amateur shows

I review many dozens of professional shows every year ranging from tiny scale two-handers on the extreme edges of the fringe to...

April 14, 2019 Susan Elkin

Susan Elkin as playwright?

So what makes a good subject for a play? A historical footnote? (Emilia, Our Country’s Good). A major bit of history? (Six...