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A Torrential Drought
Rather like our current oxymoronic water supply problems (still waiting for the ‘wettest drought on record’ headlines) my creative ideas, whist torrential, also seem to be unable to alleviate the drought (of my creative career). I’m not sure I have … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, creativity, directing, drought, novels, plays, writing
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If you build it they will come
Tempting though it was to write another blog post about women’s attitudes to their own looks/self-esteem/each-other in the wake of Samantha Brick’s unintentionally hilarious article in the Daily Mail today, I am instead writing on the rather drier topic of … Continue reading
Posted in acting, directing
Tagged arts council, Julius Caesar, Questors Theatre, rsc, RSC Open Stages, theatres, west end
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Age shall not wither her (actually nothing to do with Shakespeare)
Nothing to do with Shakespeare and in fact a bit of a rant! In my job I often get asked for a medical expert to give their opinion of some anti-ageing or age-repairing product. But really the medical experts I … Continue reading
Our lofty scene
“How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted o’er, In states unborn, and accents yet unknown!” Cassius (Act 3, Sc 1) Well to answer your question Cassius, just last week this lofty scene was ‘acted o’er’ in … Continue reading
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Spit and Polish
Well I seem to remember back in November starting this blog by saying I was going to attempt to direct ‘democratically’. I don’t think I have been particularly successful in this aim – my January mantra of ‘ruthless optimism’ has … Continue reading
Posted in acting, directing, Julius Caesar, Uncategorized
Tagged Antony, Julius Caesar, military training, Octavius, Shakespeare, Southside Players
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Dad’s Army or Shakespeare in Love?
I haven’t posted here since the beginning of the year. Why? Lack of time? Not sure what to say? Mostly what I have been saying is: “Don’t panic” “It will all be fine” “There has been progress….” In fact at … Continue reading
Posted in acting, directing, Julius Caesar
Tagged BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Today, Dad's Army, Dr Who, Haven, Julius Caesar, Optimism, rehearsals, RSC Open Stages, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Love
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Welcome to the War Zone
And I don’t just mean Christmas parties and Christmas shopping! Our last two rehearsals have concentrated on the end of the play, which culminated yesterday night with me issuing the instruction ‘anyone who isn’t actually dead at this point can … Continue reading
Posted in acting, directing, Julius Caesar, Politics
Tagged acting, christmas, Democracy, Julius Caesar, Occupy, Rehearsal, RSC Open Stages, shakepeare, Southside Players, Twitter, war
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Riot Girls!
This week’s rehearsals have been really exciting – counting down to the point where everyone in the cast will have rehearsed at least one scene (just two more people to go!). On Sunday our biggest group of actors so far … Continue reading
Thus falls Caesar
Last week’s rehearsals were ones of great contrast. On Sunday we focussed on Brutus at home. Her relationships with her secretary, Lucius, and her wife, Portia. We also looked at the scene with Ligarius and briefly at the street scene … Continue reading
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Tagged Brutus, Ides of March, Julius Caesar, Ligarius, Lucius, Portia, rehearsals, RSC Open Stages, Shakespeare, Southside Players, tongue twisters
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Different strokes for different folks
So finally a rehearsal with the man himself: Julius Caesar. I had called JC, Calpurnia and Mark Antony to look at some early scenes in the play. Calpurnia is an interesting character. Why is she there? What does she add? … Continue reading
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Tagged Calpurnia, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Rehearsal, Southside Players
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