'Bugsy Malone' - Review
"Bugsy Malone", currently playing at Nottingham Theatre Royal as part of a UK tour, is a joy from start to finish, feeling like not just...
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John Godber and Shakers
Want to know more about the play Shakers, it's history and the man who wrote it?
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Building a Set
Never before did I think that Pythagorus would be of use in my adult life, let alone in the theatre!
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The Inspiration for 'Door 2 Door: 1994'
In ETC’s latest show, ‘Door 2 Door: 1994’, playing at Create Theatre in Mansfield on 29th and 30th April, we take the audience back to...
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My favourite theatre shows of 2021
Across 2021, I’ve been to the theatre 14 times, which isn’t bad going considering that theatres weren’t open for the first half of the...
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Review of the year: "Shot down in Lockdown"
2021 is coming to an end. As with previous years, this article will cast a critical eye over the last year of ETC, looking at what we did...
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Queering Archives
Cultural, gender and sexual diversity is liberating art forms across the world, and finally black, women and queer voices are finally...
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Is Mercutio Gay?
Before I delve into my views, I’ll explain that Mercutio is a character in a play (Romeo and Juliet if you didn’t already know),...
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Remembering Sondheim
It is with great sadness to learn of the passing of Stephen Sondheim at the age of 91, on the 26th of November 2021.
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Do celebrities belong in the theatre
Some would say it’s a rather recent gimmick, but the rise of ‘celebrities’ in theatre shows has definitely helped to spike ticket sales...
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Virtual Arts Festivals
In a year of the arts cancelled left right and centre, there have been some fantastic outreach programmes.
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The Theatres effect on Mental Health
I’m sure we’re all getting sick of the words ‘Covid’ and ‘Lockdown’. But what is the lack of theatre doing to our mental health?
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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