Blogs

The Hero’s journey – A story of the story

The Hero’s Journey is the narrative equivalent of gravity; invisible, inevitable, and always pulling the story forward. Joseph Campbell mapped…

3 weeks ago

Russia’s War On Ukraine’s Culture

Historically, the last week of August in Ukraine is a time of commemoration, and this year was no exception.  The…

3 months ago

Seven Dials Playhouse – To be, or not to be…?

As the campaign to reinstate The Actors’ Centre grows in intensity, with a lack of comment from the Seven Dials…

1 year ago

The Ultimate Theatre Etiquette Behaviour Guide

OK, so we spent 2 years in our favourite slouchy clothes eating far too much ice cream whilst binge watching…

4 years ago

MJ: The Musical, a Thriller or just Dangerous?

So, this week we are going to talk about the age-old question of separating the art from the artist, especially…

4 years ago

In defence of the weird and wonderful world of the theatre chat message boards

The simple thought of the theatre chat boards like BroadwayWorld or TheatreBoard is enough to send writers, directors, performers and…

4 years ago

In The Spotlight

Hello North West End Welcome to my new weekly column here on the site, where I will talk all things…

4 years ago

Theatre Cash Injection – A Wise Investment?

Given we made two appeals for government support for theatres to survive beyond the pandemic it would be churlish not…

5 years ago

From Page to Stage is a Leap

Today I received an email from a publisher saying that while the theatres are dark it’s an ideal time to…

5 years ago

Investing in our theatres is not a handout

Our Yorkshire Editor Paul Clarke welcomes the theatre world asking for short term government support, not handouts. The news that…

6 years ago