The Cardinals are on a missionary tour of North America. After proselytising to the good folks at The Public Theater, New York, (as part of the Under The Radar Festival), then visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, as part of the Chicago International Puppet Festival, then performing at The Long Center, Lafayette IN, for the Three Stories […]

I’m currently directing a group of young makers in this project commissioned by the The New Optimists / Science Forward. The work, broadly titled ‘Narrativium’ is a response to the ‘Birmingham 2050 Scenarios’, a remarkable dossier which incorporates scenario-planning to understand how we can imagine and prepare for possible futures; asking big questions about resourcing and sustainability models. […]

Bobbi Rage & Dave the Roadie avoid sunlight by hanging in the basement of Summerhall. In-between performances of The Furies, 8th August 2014

The Norman Beaton Fellowship is an initiative to encourage the inclusion of regional voices from ‘non-traditional backgrounds’ in BBC Radio Drama. The Fellowship is launched as a competition to attract voices through a series of regional heats, followed by a Semi-Final and Final – both hosted by the Radio Drama Company studio at BBC Broadcasting […]

This is the latest video from mid-western ‘death-rock’ merchants LIAR IN WAIT. “Fall With Me” is taken from the band’s  recently released “Translations of the Lost” EP. The video was filmed by John Bradburn and crew during a damp and moody twilight up at The Lickeys.