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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Sex, solitude and soul: Rattigan's Variation on a Theme returns by David Jays

Rattigan's spin on La Dame aux Camélias was slated when it was first staged in 1958 and then vanished from view. Actor Rachael Stirling and director Michael Oakley explain why they've broug…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AM

Monday, January 6, 2014

How to name a character – raid your inbox! by David Jays

How do writers come up with character names? Some raid their emails, some plunder their school days – and some take inspiration from Psycho. Stephen Poliakoff, Abi Morgan and more talk to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25PM

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Rosemary Vercoe obituary by David Jays

Costume designer who began her career in acting but won acclaim with her designs for the theatre and operaA baggy cardigan; a battered fedora; a starchy dress fastened high at the neck. The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:55AM

Monday, September 10, 2012

Michael Clark Company: The Barrowlands Project – review by David Jays

Barrowland Ballroom, GlasgowA decade ago, who would have predicted that the uniquely wayward Michael Clark would become one of Britain's most reliably pleasurable choreographers? Fierce cont…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AM

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Roger Butlin obituary by David Jays

Innovative stage designer with a love of baroque opera and a painterly sensibilityIn 1972 Thomas Allen was a young baritone preparing to sing Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:52PM

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Rachel Cameron obituary by David Jays

Gifted Australian ballerina and inspirational educator for ballet teachersIn Britain, few did more to keep the fragile art of classical ballet alive than the gifted dancer and supreme educat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:23PM

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Stage to page: do books about theatre ever live up to the real thing? by David Jays

Writing convincingly about theatre is the trickiest of arts. Does Simon Callow's prizewinning autobiography make the grade?Simon Callow is currently playing a nasty Toby Belch in Twelfth Nig…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:11AM

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Are the RSC ensemble's glory days over? by David Jays

After the triumph of its Shakespeare history cycle, it seems that the RSC's once-great ensemble has lost its wayThe cycle of Shakespeare's history plays performed by the RSC (2007-8) was one…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM

Friday, January 14, 2011

What really goes on in the rehearsal room? | David Jays by David Jays

Why are theatre rehearsal rooms such mysterious spaces? And why are dance rehearsals so different?To most theatregoers, the rehearsal room is a mysterious space: a crucible, sealed off to th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:58AM

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