Shows coming up in September

Woyzeck - by the company that created Warhorse

Kneehigh's latest show

James Corden in a Commedia-inspired classic

Mike Leigh's new play

DV8's new work - sadly not in London

Podcasts make bus theatre

An interesting idea of how to use podcasts - you could use them as presets or marketing tools for any performances you do...
Night bus tours

Powerful verbatim stuff

I'm a big fan of verbatim theatre - I think it has the power to capture real stories and an honest sense of character.
I listened to this on Radio 4 a couple of years ago and thought it would make the basis of a brilliant piece of theatre. Especially site-specific...in the Prep School...

Some stories just shouldn't be forgotten.

Promenade Theatre

If you're doing promenade - think big! Theatre can be a spectacle, and it can involve a whole community and their surroundings if done well.

Port Talbot

The power of metaphor on stage

Some interesting points about the importance of symbolism in theatre - yes, wrapping yourself up in red material IS good drama!

To Verbatim or not Verbatim...

Links to three articles on the Guardian's theatre blog about verbatim theatre - the pros and cons:
 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2010/jul/15/verbatim-theatre-aftermath 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2007/may/07/foreditorsdoesverbatimthea 

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2011/apr/21/verbatim-theatre-misleading-audiences

 

In the beginning...

there was a badger...

 and a drama teacher who wanted to share the wonderful world of theatre on our doorstep...

so she created a blog, with many interesting links, and tried to convince herself that battling with the internet was more fun than eating biscuits...

so that you - enthusiastic drama students - could be further enlightened by 'stuff you can find on the internet'

let the journey commence