Thursday, December 3, 2015

Blood recipes by Julian

Following a question on a Facebook forum for drama teachers, I thought I’d share my experience of making stage blood. In rep, there were several...

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

The question of reality by Julian

I'm not such a fan of 'pretending' any more. The style of naturalism in performance, that prevails particularly on TV is ultimately deceitful, in that it cloaks its own artifice. While it's …

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 12:57PM
Monday, October 19, 2015

Updated website by Julian

If you’ve visited this site before, you’ll notice a change of theme. The time has come to make some changes; the old VLE site is...

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 12:26PM
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Can theatres survive despite cuts to the arts? by Guest Contributor

This article is written by Ashley Curtis, brand journalist, on behalf of Stagecoach Theatre Arts School. You’d be forgiven for thinking regional theatre is at the brink of being swallo…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 08:05AM
Friday, December 20, 2013

Are Stage Managers Artists? by Julian

In Defense of Stage Managers; by Al Franklin - December 2012 issue of Equity News (USA) This article was reproduced on Tumblr, with the additional editorial explanation: On November 5, 201…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 01:56PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Evidence of Impact of Drama by Julian

A recent query on LinkedIn by Jen Sumner asked for examples of hard evidence of  the impact of drama programmes.  In the light of current campaigns around the EBacc and the national curric…

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The business case for the Arts by Julian

The Centre for Economics and Business Research has just published research into the economic value of arts activity, entitled Arts & culture’s economic contribution – An analysi…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 04:11PM
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Accessible Theatre by Julian

Following the post about BSL, I’ve been alerted to a site dedicated to advice on theatre access: The See a Voice project was set up by the charities STAGETEXT and VocalEyes, who provid…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 02:06PM
Thursday, February 7, 2013

Gestural Music by Julian

Just came across this performance, Imogen Heap using sensing gloves; close mics; a Kinect to control Ableton. Very impressive – two years of mapping to create a ‘human instrument…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 12:25PM
Monday, November 19, 2012

BSL Technical theatre glossary by Julian

A great project has just been published online, which is to translate some of the most important terms from technical theatre into British Sign Language (BSL). Lead by Ali Pottinger and fund…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 01:38AM
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Henley review of cultural learning by Julian

The latest report on the state of arts education in the UK. Glad to see it supports the special funding for drama schools; but more importantly its recognition of the importance of the role …

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 10:19AM
Monday, February 13, 2012

Five Leadership Mistakes Of The Galactic Empire – Forbes by Julian

Always a sucker for a dramatic management metaphor, I was delighted to come across this article about Star Wars. Having been suspicious about the Darth Vader approach to motivation, I stand …

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 04:08PM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

UCAS statistics for the Arts & Creative Industries are deeply worrying – Jarvis | The Labour Party by Julian

The arts are one of the main drivers of industry innovation, through design, presentation and merchandising of product; in education delivering crucial interpersonal and collaborative skills…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 02:27PM
Monday, January 30, 2012

Why Children’s Theater Matters | Education.com by Julian

Great article from the USA about theatre for young audiences. Thanks to Chris Elwell for bringing it to attention. Why Children's Theater Matters | Education.com.

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 06:52AM
Monday, January 23, 2012

Situationism by Julian

Just love this as a visual essay, combining some quite complex ideas: The Society of the Spectacle Part Two

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Fun Art Bus reloaded by Julian

I’ve been following with interest a project from the great Ed Berman called the Fun Art Bus. This is a redevelopment of a community project from the 60′s, where the bus transport…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 11:16AM
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Anywhere Theatre Festival, Brisbane by Julian

Just heard from my mate Paul, who’s been the driving force behind a wonderful concept, the Anywhere Theatre Festival. The video: </p>Anywhere Festival

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Friday, July 8, 2011

An integrated approach to teaching by Julian

Learning is no longer a linear commodity, and – like it or not – traditional skills that rely on memorisation and repetition are becoming obsolete in the era of instant information retri…

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Friday, May 27, 2011

“The Craftsman” by Julian

I’ve just come back from a fascinating day at TAPRA, the Theatre and Performance Research Association, where we were discussing reaction to Richard Sennett’s analysis of aspects …

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 02:51PM
Friday, May 13, 2011

Ken Robinson on RSA Animate by Julian

This video provokes many ideas – and not just about the content, also about the structure of information communication in the digital age. Ken Robinson on RSA Animate

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 04:02AM
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Patriarchy Gets Funky by Naomi Klein by Julian

Patriarchy Gets Funky by Naomi Klein. This excerpt makes a useful contribution to the issue of marketing and identity, that also applies to the world of theatre-making. Written in 2001, some…

SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 03:51AM
Sunday, December 5, 2010

I Value The Arts by Julian

Help campaign for the arts, and against savage cuts:     I Value The Arts .

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards