The Shakespeare Project’s Macbeth: “What choices does he make to cross that line?”

A couple of weeks ago, The Shakespeare Project confirmed full casting for their forthcoming production of Macbeth, which is due to run at Salomons Estate in Tunbridge Wells throughout November. Leading the cast are artistic director Peter Basham (Macbeth), Louise Jameson (Queen Duncan) and Aaron Sidwell (Macduff). With the venue set and rehearsals on the […]

A View From The Bridge: “A hugely contentious political issue”

“Just remember, kid, you can quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word that you gave away.” This Arthur Miller classic began life as a one-act play (first staged on Broadway in September 1955), before being developed into a more substantial two-act play – it premièred at the New Watergate theatre […]

Before 30: “Writing a play is cheaper than therapy”

Last year, writer and actor Tom Hartwell brought his latest play to the stage at Theatre N16; a solo show about the modern generation entering their thirties, Before 30 made it to my top shows of 2018. It came back for a brief run at Waterloo East Theatre earlier this year, and is now making […]

Day 7: Playing Shakespeare

William Shakespeare continues to be one of the most influential figures in literature & the arts, with his birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon a popular tourist destination (as well as the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company). He has reached out into our daily lives, as many words & phrases that he included in his works still figure […]

Day 6: Understanding Shakespeare

As audience members, we generally only see one side of a Shakespeare production: the end result. But how do companies get to that point? In a bid to understand the creative process that goes into developing a Shakespeare production, I talked to Robert Myles – actor for Merely Theatre (amongst others), dramaturg, and creator of […]

Day 5: “Representing a little bit of South America”

You couldn’t ask for a much more perfect show for me. Puppets? Yes. Evolution? Yes. Natural History Museum? Yes. Obviously as soon as it was announced that Dead Puppet Society’s The Wider Earth would be coming to London, I was immediately onto it! Some of you may know that I’m actually a Human Genetics graduate […]

Section 2: “It holds a mirror up to society”

In a week’s time, Paper Creatures Theatre will take to the stage as part of The Bunker’s latest venture: Breaking Out. The season will see six companies perform pieces of new writing over the course of eight weeks. This is exactly the kind of arena for a company like Paper Creatures Theatre – they made […]

Section 2: “It’s a human story”

It’s now just under a month to go until the BREAKING OUT season begins at The Bunker Theatre, so I took the opportunity last week to meet with two of the cast of Paper Creatures Theatre’s Section 2 to follow on from my interview with Jon & Peter. This time I had the pleasure of […]

On The Night: “We never do things easy”

Ryan Penny (founder of Falling Pennies Theatre Company) doesn’t do things by halves. In 2016 his fledgling company had two productions running concurrently at different London fringe theatres (Beetles From The West at the Hope and Remedial Remedies at Upstairs at the Gatehouse), plus he had also taken part in the Plymouth Half Marathon during […]

Section 2: “Everyone’s going through something”

Last year, Paper Creatures Theatre made their debut at Camden Fringe with Tom Hartwell’s Flood, garnering a host of four- and five-star reviews. They are making their return as part of The Bunker Theatre’s BREAKING OUT season this summer, bringing new drama Section 2 to the stage. Cam is the Golden-Boy. He likes fruit, rugby, […]