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Physical and Visual theatre

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NoFit State circus illuminate Bianco

27 April 2013

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: NOFIT STATE CIRCUS Ella Parry-Davies meets pioneering contemporary circus company No Fit State to discuss their latest production Bianco. The show’s Creative Producer Tom Rack, head rigger Lyndall Merry and performer Sage Cushman describe themselves as ‘ordinary people doing extraordinary things,’ and fill us in on the importance of expression, purity and accessibility to the artform, as well as the problematics of gender in performance roles. With music from the show by Fireproof Giant.

Dramaturg Zoe Svendsen discusses the Young Vic production of The Changeling

13 December 2012

in Directors, Physical and Visual theatre, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

INTERVIEW: ZOE SVENDSEN The dramaturg of Joe Hill-Gibbins’s exciting production of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s The Changeling (which returns to the Young Vic after opening in February this year) talks to Heather Neill about this vivid theatre event.

Shôn Dale-Jones introduces his alter-ego Hugh Hughes

5 December 2012

in Actors and Performers, Comedy, Digital theatre, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: SHÔN DALE-JONES The artistic director of Hoipolloi Theatre tells Matt Trueman about his alter-ego Hugh Hughes, an emerging artist from Wales, as his latest show Stories From an Invisible Town comes to the end of its UK tour. Just how does one give a fictional persona a fully-fledged off-stage life?

Panel discussion about Anthony Burgess and A Clockwork Orange (1/2)

26 November 2012

in 20th-century Drama, Books, Directors, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

THE GENIUS OF ANTHONY BURGESS (1/2) Panel discussion about A Clockwork Orange (Soho Theatre), chaired by Soho’s artistic director Steve Marmion, with Alexandra Spencer-Jones, the director of the production, plus Andrew Biswell (author of The Real life of Anthony Burgess) and John Sutherland (Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of English Literature at University College London). With an extract from Burgess’s reissued Napoleon Symphony (Serpent’s Tail) read by Martin McCreadie, the actor who plays Alex.

Panel discussion about Anthony Burgess and A Clockwork Orange (2/2)

26 November 2012

in 20th-century Drama, Books, Directors, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

THE GENIUS OF ANTHONY BURGESS (2/2) Panel discussion about A Clockwork Orange (Soho Theatre), chaired by Soho’s artistic director Steve Marmion, with Alexandra Spencer-Jones, the director of the production, plus Andrew Biswell (author of The Real life of Anthony Burgess) and John Sutherland (Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of English Literature at University College London). With an extract from Burgess’s reissued Napoleon Symphony (Serpent’s Tail) read by Martin McCreadie, the actor who plays Alex.

A Christmas Carol adapted by Dominic Gerrard and directed by Tim Carroll

22 November 2012

in Actors and Performers, Directors, Physical and Visual theatre

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INTERVIEW: TIM CARROLL and DOMINIC GERRARD The director and actor talk to Heather Neill about their bicentennial one-man production of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, which will be performed at the Waterloo East Theatre (3-15 December), with other London performances at the Dickens Museum and at the V&A Museum.

The Place Prize: celebrating the best in contemporary dance

20 July 2012

in Directors, International, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: RICCARDO BUSCARINI and BROOKE ROBERTS The choreographer and the former radiologist and knitwear designer, who are Place Prize semi-finalists, talk to Diana Damian about their piece Athletes, which explores the relationship between the human body and the machine. The piece draws inspiration from both athleticism and from Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film masterpiece 2001 Space Odyssey. First part of our series about The Place Prize for dance Semi-Finals, which is at The Place, Robin Howard Dance Theatre, from 6–22 September 2012.

Forced Entertainment’s Tim Etchells forecasts The Coming Storm

25 June 2012

in Directors, Physical and Visual theatre, Regional Theatre

INTERVIEW: TIM ETCHELLS The artistic director of Sheffield-based performance collective Forced Entertainment talks to Matt Trueman about their latest work The Coming Storm (BAC) and the company’s in-built suspicion of straightforward narrative. With the company in its 27th year, he also talks about self-referentiality, being on the syllabus and keeping the band going.

Actor Cesar Sarachu plunges into Complicite’s latest

26 April 2012

in Actors and Performers, International, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: CESAR SARACHU The Spanish actor and performer chats to Ziortza Fernandez about his role in Complicite’s The Master and Margarita (Barbican), a stage version of the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov directed by Simon McBurney, and about his career.

Cartoon de Salvo celebrates 15 years of experiment

10 April 2012

in Actors and Performers, Directors, London Fringe, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: BRIAN LOGAN, ALEX MURDOCH and NEIL HAIGH Three members of Cartoon de Salvo speak to Diana Damian about the two shows marking their 15th birthday, Made Up at Soho Theatre, a show improvised from scratch, and The Irish Giant at Southwark Playhouse, based on the true story of Charles Byrne, as well as recollecting the company’s cultural history and commitment to rural touring.

West End Review: new work

7 April 2012

in International, New Writing, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

WEST END REVIEW: MARCH 2012 Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) convene to assess The Master and Margarita, the Complicite/Simon McBurney adaptation of Bulgakov (Barbican), Farewell to the Theatre by Richard Nelson (Hampstead), Can We Talk About This? by Lloyd Newson/DV8 (National); Zach Braff’s All New People (Duke of York’s) and David Eldridge’s In Basildon (Royal Court).

Volcano Theatre on their explosive A Clockwork Orange

7 March 2012

in Directors, Physical and Visual theatre, Playwrights, Regional Theatre

INTERVIEW: PAUL DAVIES The Artistic Director and founder member of Swansea’s Volcano theatre company talks to Aleks Sierz about their latest show, an adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel, A Clockwork Orange, which is visiting the Arcola Theatre in London. He also muses on the company’s history and some of its most memorable shows.

Made in China theatre company explore empathy and happiness

1 March 2012

in Actors and Performers, Live Art, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: JESSICA LATOWICKI and TIM COWBURY Jessica Latowicki and Tim Cowbury aka Made in China talk to Diana Damian about repetition, distance and exploring empathy in their upcoming show We Hope You Are Happy (Why Would We Lie)? at the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC).

A new season of adventurous events at the Camden People’s Theatre

22 February 2012

in Directors, Live Art, London Fringe, Participatory & Interactive, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: BRIAN LOGAN and JENNY PATON The new co-directors of the Camden People’s Theatre introduce Aleks Sierz to the wonderful world of experimental theatre which goes beyond boundaries with news of the venue’s annual Sprint Festival, and details of some other upcoming productions.

Little Angel Theatre celebrates 50 years of puppetry

14 February 2012

in Children's Theatre, Physical and Visual theatre, Theatre buildings

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INTERVIEW: LYNETTE SHANBURY The General Manager of the Little Angel Theatre in north London takes Aleks Sierz by the hand and leads him through the history and work of the home of British puppetry, introducing him to the venue’s current show, Red Riding Hood, a visit from Norwich Puppet Theatre.

International Mime Festival: Sugar Beast Circus

13 February 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Geneva Foster Gluck, Jean-Christophe Nicolas, Aurelie Bernard, Nathalie Bertholio, Sara Lundstedt and Natalie Reckert of Sugar Beast Circus hosted by Donald Hutera, about their show, {Event (Dimension):}, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at Jacksons Lane.

Improbable Theatre’s Julian Crouch discusses Punch and puppetry

10 February 2012

in Design, Directors, Physical and Visual theatre

INTERVIEW: JULIAN CROUCH The director, designer and writer talks to Diana Damian about his Improbable show The Devil and Mr Punch, currently at the Barbican Pit, and about sending Punch to hell, plays within plays, preciousness in puppetry and Brooklyn.

London International Mime Festival: Fleur Elise Noble

9 February 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Fleur Elise Noble hosted by Dick McCaw about her show, 2D Life of Her, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Barbican Pit.

Sound & Fury talk about their latest show, Going Dark

4 February 2012

in Design, Physical and Visual theatre

Interview: Mark Espiner and Dan Jones, two of the three co-directors of the pioneering company Sound & Fury talk about their follow-up to their hit show “Kursk” – a new piece about astronomy, eyesight and the way we perceive the world: “Going Dark”, on tour from Wed 8 February, beginning in Plymouth and coming to the Young Vic from 6 March. Dominic Cavendish quizzes.

London International Mime Festival: No Fit State Circus

28 January 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with No Fit State Circus hosted by Dick McCaw about their show, Mundo Paralelo, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Southbank Centre.

London International Mime Festival: Theatre Ad Infinitum

23 January 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Theatre Ad Infinitum hosted by Mike Tweddle with performers George Mann, Deborah Pugh, Kim Heron and Nir Paldi about their show, Translunar Paradise, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Barbican Pit.

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