May - 2019

VENICE PRESERVED AT THE RSC

It's always fun to see a piece of classic theatre revised and adapted for the modern world, and even more so when the play in question has previously flown fully under your radar. Venice Preserved is one of these. And the RSC’s take on the 17th century tragedy is, to put it mildly, visually and emotionally staggering. Its import to note by the way that I didn’t know it was a tragedy going in... I try not to read too much about a play before seeing it if I don't already know t

MAKING REVULVA with the DIY course

On the first day of the course I remember feeling a strong sense of fear. But I wasn’t scared of Amy Gwilliam (Course leader/ DIY Queen) or my fellow participants, I feared being seen. In the vulnerable way that being a creative, forces you to be seen. I feel as though any work you make as a creative is by default is an outpour of your ‘you-ness’. Your experiences, your pain, the perspective through which you see the world. I didn’t quite realize this until I walked into the

THE DO IT YOURSELF ERA

We are now living in the DIY Era. Instead of waiting around for the phone to ring or complaining about not seeing the stories we want to see on stage, creatives are being called to arms to make the work they want to actually see. Slaying in your lane is still cool, but being a theatre-maker is cooler. A Jack of All Trades or multiple / title Twitter tag line is now more common than ever. The lines are blurred between actor, writer, director, producer, performer etc. and so th