August 2012
1 post
Olenska: Yekaterina Samutsevich closing statement... →
olenskae: Yekaterina Samutsevich’s closing statement in the criminal case against the feminist punk group Pussy Riot: During the closing statement, the defendant is expected to repent or express regret for her deeds, or to enumerate attenuating circumstances. In my case, as in the case of my…
Aug 11th
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June 2012
3 posts
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Jun 20th
Shirtless, sheetless and sleepless: Her Master's... →
minicorrect: Last night I watched Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist’s Story: Her Master’s Voice on BBC4. Conti takes all the puppets that her mentor (and lover) Ken Campbell left to her, to Kentucky, to give away the puppets and give up ventriloquism. There’s something really clever and slightly scary about the…
Jun 12th
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Farewell. →
 A really rather good recollection of the work of Theatre Writing Partnership, whose funding has been cut. Which is sad.
Jun 10th
April 2012
2 posts
Apr 20th
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More Questions Than Answers: Leadership Talk: On... →
clusterform: This is a transcript of a talk I gave at BAC on Monday 19th March. It was delivered live and so if you see some full stops.. its a pause in my speaking… 1. Who Are You? 2. Your experience of Collective or Joint Leadership 3. A Provocation on shared Leadership I am an actor, Who also started…
Apr 9th
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October 2011
3 posts
Oct 30th
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More Questions Than Answers: Arts Campaign: Not... →
clusterform: “Campaign to get online forms, surveys, applications etc. to recognise “Artist” and other artistic professions as genuine categories in their drop down menus.” https://www.facebook.com/Notjustother So it happens again, you’re filling out an online form and you click on the drop down…
Oct 30th
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YOU ME BUM BUM TRAIN casting. →
You Me Bum Bum Train (YMBBT) is a unique, immersive theatre experience which has evolved over seven years into an award-winning show. Last year the event won The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2010 and co-produced a show with the Barbican throughout July in London’s Bethnal Green. The production became the Barbican’s fastest-selling show of all time, achieving high critical...
Oct 6th
July 2011
3 posts
Jul 5th
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Opera North's Response →
Richard Mantle responds.
Jul 4th
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Lee Hall: 'I will fight this' →
Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall has spent the past year working on an epic opera starring 300 schoolchildren. Now his backers have pulled out, in a bitter row over a character’s sexuality
Jul 4th
June 2011
2 posts
January & March →
January & March run the months of January & March. They love their jobs. All Months do. In these podcasts J & M visit their friends to see what they do. And why! There’s an episode for every month.
Jun 30th
bluster.and.fuss: walking through walls  →
blusterandfuss: “Unlike flying or astral projection, walking through walls is a totally earth-related craft, but a lot more interesting than pot making or driftwood lamps. I got started at a picnic up in Bowstring in the northern part of the state. A fellow walked through a brick wall right there in the park. I…
Jun 13th
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March 2011
4 posts
4 tags
Improbable D&D Monthly Satellites Blog →
Its a blog covering the D&D monthly satellites, so lots of interesting questions, debate and even some answers.
Mar 19th
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British Library Archival Sound Recordings Accents... →
Map of British Accents and Dialects. Potentially very handy. Mostly based on England. If you are on an Apple machine you can use VLC player to listen to the recordings. Updated 12/2/12.
Mar 15th
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WatchWatch
Paul De Freitas - Working As A Casting Director.
Mar 12th
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DEVOTED & DISGRUNTLED: CONFERRING IN OPEN SPACES →
Article about D&D6 from new theatre web magazine, Exeunt.
Mar 7th
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February 2011
1 post
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Feb 21st
January 2011
4 posts
3 tags
Sing and play with Bobby McFerrin →
Mix up your own Bobby McFerrin track (takes a while to load).
Jan 28th
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Jan 18th
2 tags
Beady Eye Theatre →
Everything must go was great and Senior Moments looks interesting.
Jan 10th
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A Younger Theatre →
Jan 3rd
September 2010
2 posts
1 tag
DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONTLINE OF MID-SCALE TOURING →
What it says on the tin.
Sep 19th
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Sturgeon's Other Law...tribute to Ken Campbell →
Principles of Stage Craft from Ken Campbell.
Sep 19th
July 2010
1 post
One on one theatre →
Jul 14th
June 2010
2 posts
2 tags
Jun 14th
Beady Eye/Kristin Fredricksson Everything Must Go →
Go see it.
Jun 8th
February 2010
3 posts
3 tags
Devoted and Disgruntled 5 →
The report is now online. Share and enjoy.
Feb 6th
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The Oubliette Arthouse →
“The Oubliette are preparing for an ambitious three-week long theatre festival showcasing brand new work by bold and innovative theatre companies…” And they are accepting applications now.
Feb 5th
Feb 2nd
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January 2010
7 posts
3 tags
Culturebot →
Culturebot.org is a multidisciplinary, contemporary arts + culture blog, launched in December 2003. Based in NYC we cover contemporary cultural news, events and ideas from NYC and around the world
Jan 30th
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Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Improbable Devoted and Disgruntled →
It’s thats time of year again. Improbable’s D and D will be happening at the end of January.
Jan 20th
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100 Days Of Southwark Mysteries →
John Constable is blogging the hundred days leading to the production of his play The Southwark Mysteries.
Jan 19th
Jan 16th
2 tags
Digital Theatre →
Its the home of the Digital Theatre project. Yes it is.
Jan 4th
December 2009
1 post
4 tags
Ice and Fire Everyone has the right →
Everyone Has the Right is a rolling script submission service for plays with human rights at their heart. A joint initiative with Amnesty International UK,Everyone Has the Right provides a natural home for writers exploring human rights stories to create surprising and entertaining theatre.
Dec 15th
November 2009
3 posts
1 tag
Nov 12th
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Ken Campbell on radio 4 Archive hour →
Packed with Campbellian goodness.
Nov 7th
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Jerzey Street Band →
Springsteenesque Waterboys style rock goodness with free tracks from Matt O’Neil.
Nov 7th
August 2009
5 posts
2 tags
Lift Living Archive →
Here is where all the LIFT archive has gone.
Aug 29th
Aug 22nd
1 tag
I'm a Photographer, not a Terrorist →
(via steev)
Aug 18th
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Spalding Grays last interview →
I am assuming it is anyway
Aug 17th
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Aug 14th
July 2009
2 posts
4 tags
Jul 30th
National Theatre Wales Community Site →
Jul 19th
June 2009
1 post
London Bubble Fan Made Theatre The Odyssey →
The winner of the London Bubble fan made theatre project is the Odyssey and tickets are now on sale.
Jun 21st