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02.01.2010 As the bliss-bubbles of the Christmastide ebb away, I face up to the prospect of a new year that has been trumpeted in by Captain Skint on his Frugal-horn. At the chime of midnight I was too busy having fun to hear his clarion call beneath a cacophony of TV fireworks: anticipating a reprisal [...]
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little sister’s big sister
Part of the thrill, and challenge, of making a devised show is that you discover the rules as you proceed. A methodology emerges as the material gets made. Having a pre-defined formula would make for a more efficient process but I choose to adopt a more open, playful approach – knowing that accidents will yield [...]
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Tags: Bristol University, Raymond Chandler, The Little Sister
the little sister
This week I led my first sessions with current 2nd year Theatre students at Bristol University, as part of this year’s Performance 2 Unit. As with last year’s Relâche, I find I’m working with a fiercely intelligent, attentive and feisty group of young people whose talent and bearing will no doubt propel them to bright futures. [...]
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Tags: Bristol University, Chandleresque, The Little Sister
Antigone
Though an ancient and beautiful city, my prior knowledge of Montpellier was restricted to its reputation as bastion of the architectural postmodern. I wandered from the old town into the Antigone district to check out what looks on the map like a St.Peter’s Sq. gone mad. (link) As a statement in Civic ambition (aggrandisement) it [...]
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Tags: Antigone, Birmingham, Montpellier, postmodernism
Montpellier
The Cleansing of Constance Brown opens tonight in the elegant surroundings of the Domaine d’O, Montpellier. Director Christopher Crimes specialises in the development and establishing of new venues/programmes. He first booked Stan for a European version of the rice at the impressive Theatre le Quai, in Angers, 2 years ago. Here in Montpellier he is [...]
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Tags: Chateau d'O, Domaine d'O, Montpellier, ofallthepeopleinalltheworld, Stan's Cafe, The Cleansing of Constance Brown, thericeshow
Forever Indebted
I find myself having conversations about how lucky I am / one is to have work happening in these tricksy times. Maintaining a flexibility to work and working patterns is probably the key; theatre-making teaches you to have to respond to eventualities, survive on your wits, make do on the leanest means. Arts organisations can [...]
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Tags: debt, forever in your debt, foursight theatre, newhampton arts centre, talking birds
B13 fOLk
A Big B13 shout for The Moseley Folk Festival, which triumphantly played out this weekend in the private park. Can there have ever been such a gathering of fanciful coloured wellies within these City limits? In this demi-Eden, women freely breastfed their babes, ate felafel, quoffed organic ale. Blokes chewed over social injustices, compared temporary [...]
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Tags: Comus, Jethro Tull, Moseley, Moseley Folk Festival, Prince of Wales
festival highs
It’s impossible to do any justice to the enormity of this festival – which keeps moving relentlessly forward, whilst shifting in character. This week The British Council Showcase is in town, upping the stakes. I joined the schmooze this morning, catching up with old friends and making a heap of new ones. I’ve been wanting [...]
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Tags: Edinburgh, Fringe Festival, mark anderson, powerplant
Cropped
First crops from my pathetic attempts to administer cultivation on the Bournville allotment. So scarcely have I been able to get up there I’m faintly embarrassed about putting in an appearance lest I be spotted and chased with pitchforks. While working with Talking Birds on the site-specific ‘Solid Blue’ show in 2002 – made for [...]
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Tags: allotment, bournville, potato, salad blue, solid blue, talking birds
Reading the Toronto listings mag last week I was totally gutted to realise that I’d missed out on a rare opportunity to see Bonnie Prince Billy performing the previous night. You really have to do your homework before you hit a town in the way we have. In the past I’ve been reliant on colleague [...]
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Tags: coppscolisseum, frankcoxoconnell, leonardcohen, nilanpereira, shesaidboom, themusicgallery, Toronto
