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Theatre for a Virtual Generation

The new government guidance allows for groups of up to 6 people to meet (with loads of sub clauses about bubbles and distance and location a

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My Top 5 Theatre Moments

I thought I would use this post to share my Top 5 most memorable moments of theatre so far - and why I hold them close to my heart. I’m sure

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Enjoying theatre whilst on lockdown

At the moment, the world is a very strange place, with the majority of us confined to our homes for the foreseeable future. In particular...

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Review: Impromptu Shakespeare

Impromptu Shakespeare are a troop of wonderful improvising actors with a love for the Bard.

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Review: Fascinating Aida Cabaret Tour

If you’d have told me that a musical cabaret show of three older women, with a combined age of 185 would sell out Nottinghams Concert Hall..

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Review: Two, Theatre Royal Nottingham

On Monday, a group of us braved the cold, stormy weather and attended Longpig’s production of “Two”, presented at the Theatre Royal Notti...

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Review of the Year - Constellations

2019 is coming to an end, and over the course of 3 blog posts, I will be publishing a series that casts a critical eye of the last year o...

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Review of the Year - Ghosts

2019 is coming to an end, and over the course of 3 blog posts, I will be publishing a series that casts a critical eye of the last year o...

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Review of the Year - Redrum

2019 is coming to an end, and over the course of 3 blog posts, I will be publishing a series that casts a critical eye of the last year o...

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The science behind constellations

The following is an extended version of the article found in the programme for "Constellations". In “Constellations”, we explore the idea...

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In Rehearsal - Constellations

Acting in “Constellations” (our upcoming show, written by Nick Payne) is not easy. In fact, playing Roland is one of the hardest things I...

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Review - One Man, Two Guvnors (Lovelace Theatre Group)

‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ is a notoriously difficult play to put on, especially for an am-dram group. Based on the Commedia dell’arte classi...

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Review: Hedda TESMAN, The Lowry

“Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen is one of my favourite plays, so when I found out that the Lowry were revamping the play as “Hedda Tesman”...

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My Experience of 'Open Audition' casting

Many new actors and graduates of drama degree’s will have inevitably scoured the web for acting jobs.

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Mental Health and Theatre

Sometimes, things can just become a bit too much. For everyone. You don’t have to be a world-famous actor, a star, or even somebody a tin...

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The Sounds of Ghosts

“Ghosts” is a very subdued play that does not call for a lot of lighting changes or music cues. Mostly, the play involves characters havi...

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Remembering Teechers

It’s now been a year since myself, Tom and Ezra performed “Teechers”. It doesn’t feel like a year ago. In many ways, it feels a lot longe...

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The Controversy of "Ghosts"

With our first performance done and dusted, there’s just one night of Ghosts left, which means one more chance to experience Elemental Th...

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REVIEW: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW UK TOUR

This cult classic, from the 70’s, is still standing strong after 40 years on the stage.

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Learning Your Lines - A Beginners Guide

Learning lines can often be the bane of every budding thespian's life when it comes to putting on a show.

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