As an appendix to the two diary posts about Tehran, I thought I’d point anyone interested towards some links and create a bit of context in the process.
Of course, Iran is very much in the news at the moment. Alongside commentary on the new tone being set by President Obama and anxiety about Iran’s nuclear [...]
Pomegranates and Welshcakes
Tehran Journal Part Two
Monday January 26th
Having lost a few of our party to the more salubrious Federossi, the remaining outcasts decided to pay a visit to some of the national museums. Unfortunately, we managed to pick the day that they were all closed, so, after a walk around the area, some fresh pomegranate juice and a negotiation with [...]
Tehran Journal Part One
When I started this blog, just over a year ago, it was in anticipation of a visit to Tehran for the International Fadjr Theatre Festival.
It’s the largest theatre festival in the region and Visiting Arts has sponsored groups of UK theatre professionals to attend over the last seven years. That particular visit was cancelled at [...]
Deep Cut
This morning I spoke to Philip Ralph. It was a few moments after he and the cast of Deep Cut had been presented with a Fringe First following the first week of Deep Cut’s run at The Traverse in Edinburgh. Tomorrow the company will go on to receive a Herald Angel courtesy of The Glasgow Herald. I could not be [...]
My Excellent Adventures
On Thursday June 5th, I made my way to the South Bank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall for the fifth annual conference of the Clore Leadership Programme and Chris Smith’s last as Director before he moves on to become Chair of The Environment Agency.
Apart from the announcement of the new group of Fellows, the day’s theme was the issue [...]
Review: Black Watch
This review was commissioned for publication in Barn magazine:
The National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Black Watch by playwright Gregory Burke recently came to Ebbw Vale, trailing rave reviews and breathless recommendations that it is one of the greatest shows you will ever see. It is certainly a definitive piece of theatre, despite the fact that [...]
Watching Black Watch
The National Theatre of Scotland’s acclaimed production of Black Watch came to Wales on Thursday night and played… Ebbw Vale’s leisure centre… trailing rave reviews and breathless recommendations that it is one of the greatest shows you will ever see. It’s a definitive piece of theatre and I completely agree that it’s something not to be missed.
However, without wanting to [...]
Max, Measure and Marc…
Max Jones is one of the most exciting graduates to emerge from the Theatre Design course at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which has been transformed under the guidance of Sean Crowley and his team to become one of the very best places to study in the whole of the UK. Max [...]
Don’t Look Back In Anger
In a recent post, Andrew Haydon has speculated about the number of theatre-related blogs which, for a variety of reasons, have recently become dormant. On top of which, David Eldridge is now probably sick of the number of valedictory e-mails and posts mourning the departure of One Writer And His Dog. Perhaps the diminishing blogosphere has cast a shadow over [...]
Mmm… Nice
Under Chris Ricketts, Sherman Cymru is at last beginning to position itself as the contemporary performance house that many of us had been hoping for and working towards. The programme is beginning to become more coherent and the range of work is starting to reflect the high quality of touring work available that Cardiff, not to say [...]
