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Improvisation classes in London
New impro classes starting in London next week.
Beginners on Tuesday:
http://www.imprology.com/beginners
Improvers on Wednesday:
http://www.im…
Posted by Remy Bertrand on September 6th, 2009 at 10:15am — No Comments
Meyerhold, Chekhov, Stanislavsky - B i o m e c h a n i c s, P s y c h o l o g i c a l G e s t u r e, P h y s i c a l A c t i o n
International workshop with the Russian director and teacher Sergei Ostrenko
"Performer's Physicality in the Methods of Meyerhold, M.Chekhov, Stanislavsky"
http://www.artuniverse.org/pr…
Posted by Inga Ryazanoff on April 3rd, 2009 at 9:32am — No Comments
Call for Participation - Conference - April 21-24
Please feel free to forward the invitation to your colleagues - performers, teachers, students!…
Posted by Inga Ryazanoff on March 25th, 2009 at 9:49pm — No Comments
International Physical Theatre Laboratory - April 16-24
Posted by Inga Ryazanoff on February 19th, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments
Call for proposals - THEATRE METHODS 09
At the moment the Festival is accepting presentation proposals
International Festival-Fair
THEATRE METHODS 09
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
July 6 - 12, 2009
Bovec, Slovenia…
Posted by Inga Ryazanoff on February 19th, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments
International Physical Theatre Laboratory - April, May, July 2009
International Physical Theatre Laboratory
with the Russian theatre director and teacher Sergei Ostrenko
DATES & LOCATIONS
Slovenia - April 16-24, 2009
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Posted by Inga Ryazanoff on February 19th, 2009 at 5:31pm — No Comments
Cardiff, Wales Improv Workshops
WEDNESDAY 7PM till 9PM... Starting Wednedsday 3rd September '08
The journey is about to begin for some players, as interest has sparked about this pathway to the unknown. Weekly Improvisation workshops @ Cathays Youth and Community Centre (36 Cathays Terrace, Cathays CF24 4HX) starting September. Every Wednesday at 7pm Nathan Keates will be leading the Improv workshops that last 2 hours. These run in sets of 12 weeks and each set start one after the other. Thus making the impro weekly consta…
Posted by Nathan Keates on August 29th, 2008 at 5:08pm — No Comments
Here I am
Looking for a job or internship in London theatre. I am working in Germany as a assistant director respectively as a resident director and direcor. I would like to improve my skills in musical theatre primarily.
Posted by Maik Frömmrich on August 23rd, 2008 at 3:13pm — No Comments
Contact-Tango into Physical Theatre _LONDON- Sunday 6th July_
Contact and Tango are two dance forms that focus on the relation to the other and on the circulation of energy between them. A relation brings always the possibility of drama, or story telling and or poetry in a musical sense.
Using the dynamics of fluids as an image metaphor we will bring together elements o…
Posted by Miguel Pinheiro on June 27th, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
CONTACT-DANCE meets TANGO _LONDON - Friday 18th July_
Contact and Tango are two dance forms that focus on the relation to the other and on the circulation of energy between them. Using the dynamics of fluids as an image metaphor for this dance we will bring together elements of these two dances to create a richer and liberating form of physical expression.
F…
Posted by Miguel Pinheiro on June 27th, 2008 at 8:59pm — No Comments
Improv at its longest - a full-length improv production in Cardiff
The show is...
The Flurry of Florence is a long-form production with musicians, set and costume. We want this to be big, so we ask for a big audience for our big show with some of the biggest improvisers in Cardiff (well perhaps we will have been on a diet by then.) So come for the jollities of improv in this full-length production in Cardiff at the Atr…
Posted by Nathan Keates on June 3rd, 2008 at 6:26pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Eight...
Rapturous Times!!!...The company moved into the Novello Theatre last Monday and was welcomed with a fabulously detailed set, rockin-and rollin’ lights, groovy costumes, period-perfect wigs, and even flowers in all the dressing rooms. Everyone is giddy with anticipation, but feeling very much “at home” in our new space. It was great fun getting the lay of the land; finding out who was on what floor, seeing the finished props, set and costumes taking over large portions…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:18pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Seven...
From Across The Pond...Dear Desperateers,
It was a bit of a challenge leaving my baby “Susan” to come back home to NYC this week, but Papa Pete needed to do it. I heard you made the move into the Novello very smoothly. Congrats to you on the first of many graduations!
I was updated with texts, photos, emails and pricey phone calls on a daily basis, and I felt like I was right there with you. I had a hard time even recognizing some of you on the rehear…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:16pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Six...
Transitions..."The tide is high, but I'm holding on."
As the end of our uptown rehearsals commences and the summer leaves tumble into the flowery courtyard of the Union Chapel, we’re all prepared to transition into The Novello Theatre. Our peaceful northern hideaway has served us well for six sweaty and creative weeks, and like the Autumn wind, we are blowing outta here and into the hubbub of Theatreland.
We spent the week tweaking the twenty…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:16pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Five...
Cliques, Tricks, Techs & Clocks...Often, in the world of theatre, little cliques begin to form over the course of the rehearsal period. You know, like in school, when jocks ruled their own tables in the cafeteria, while nerds like me ate in the auditorium. So far, I haven’t seen it happening with this show.
First of all, our company functions more like a family than any show I have worked on in over twenty years. And second, everyone is too darn busy!…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:15pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Four...
Ready...Set...The black rubber floor of the downstairs rehearsal studio at Union Chapel looks like an instruction sheet for square dancing. Colored tape litters the matte surface in long lines, dashes, and dots. Each color represents a different scene, locale, furniture spike, and set mark. It's like a little galaxy.
I wish we had a time-lapse video of how all these markers came to be. I'm amazed at how precisely everything fits into place in this giant puzzle…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:13pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Three...
Groovin' In Popland...Our fab design and stage management teams are regularly providing the tres important props for the actors to use in rehearsal. It's a huge job and they rock. When the actual prop isn't available or breakable, they come up with great faux-props. So, the prop tables in the rehearsal studio keep filling up with substitutes, gadgets, cardboard signs representing objects, various "MacGyverisms" and jury-rigged items. We have a very clever bunch over at…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:12pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week Two...
The MachineWhat have we created here?
The Union Chapel, which just two weeks ago had fairly empty rooms and a quiet calm, has been transformed into rockin' "DSS Central." This massive gothic building is a labyrinth of halls, staircases, secret doorways, flower-filled courtyards and posted signs leading one to their destination. If it weren't for the signs, you could actually get lost, or wind up in the gorgeous and cavernous chapel. Which wouldn't be…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:11pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Peter Michael Marino (Writer) - Week One...
Baby Steps..."Who are ALL of these people?!"
That's the first thought that bounced into my already swirling and nervous mind when I walked into the Union Chapel for our first day of rehearsal. Almost 70 people were in attendance. 70! I knew about half of them. And I wrote the darn thing! How did it come to this? Let's see…
Four years ago, I had an idea for a new musical. I worked by myself in my little NYC apartment on the concept. I blared B…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:08pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Seven...
Techtasticness!!!...We are one week into our tech and things are crazy but wonderful! On Monday this week the Desperateers were seen dragging suitcases of stuff into the Novello Theatre to set up home in their dressing rooms with more than just the essentials. We’ve only been in a week but it already looks like we’ve lived here a lifetime. The towels are neatly folded in a corner, make-up laid out in front of the mirrors and all forms of lotions and potions organised a…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 4:07pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Six...
Presentations, Prefections and Parting Punches!...Well we finally got there. Six weeks ago technical fortnight seemed an eon away, but all of a sudden we are at the end of our rehearsals at the Glass House and the full company are now all aboard the Desperate train, destination - the Novello theatre.
Monday was spent in fight calls with the incredible Terry King who directed us carefully through our various fight sequences with the minimal fuss. It's amazing h…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 3:57pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Five...
Making A Move On A Material Girl...
Well they finally got me. I was grabbed this week by our wonderful costume department and forced to endure over an hour of trying on outfits. It was…. well, to be brutally honest it was…. WONDERFUL! Heaven in 8 and a half inches of crotch skimming leather skirt. Seriously. I LOVE costume fittings with a passion and this one was no different, although it certainly made me think twice about the jam roly poly at lunch, and I was so gr…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 3:54pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Four...
Give Me That Attitude! Yeah Baby!We've arrived at the point where everyone is needed in every call and tensions are running high. Invariably this means that one rehearsal room has developed perpetual tumbleweed syndrome and there are grooves being slowly worn into the floor as we race from call to call. The wardrobe department have taken to kidnapping cast members whenever they see one standing still for long enough, leaving our super swings schizophrenically flipping…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 3:53pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Three...
To Me! To You!...To travelate: the perpetual motion of walking created by the use of a continuous rolling belt.
Yes this week was back to basics at the Glass House School of Modelling as we had our first travelator training session. On Thursday, after lunch, the company gathered in the downstairs studio room to have their first shot on the catwalkers for the show. We are travelator virgins no more!
Emma's Very Easy Guide To Walking On Travelators:…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 3:52pm — No Comments
Cast Blogs - Emma Williams (Susan) - Week Two...
My Second Week...They came from a galaxy far, far away, from a planet not too dissimilar to our own. A world where lycra and legwarmers ruled supreme and the ability to stuff a leg behind your ear while belting top C's was a passport to Parliament. They were a new species, an evolved race, a super-human generation known only as… The SuperSwings!
Okay don't get worried. Removing the caffeine and chocolate from my diet hasn't sent me doolally (well, maybe a litt…
Posted by Desperately Seeking Susan on November 7th, 2007 at 3:51pm — No Comments
THEATRE BOOKS and MEMORABILIA SALE
Rogues & Vagabonds is holding a special sale of books and memorabilia, including a rare edition of Romeo and Juliet with designs by Jean Hugo, published by The Folio Society in 1950, and a pre-1920 Autograph Book containing the signatures of two famous Dames, Ellen Terry and Sybil Thorndike.…Posted by Sarah Vernon on September 20th, 2007 at 2:04pm — No Comments
CALL FOR PLAYWRIGHTS, PERFORMANCE POETS, PERFORMANCE ARTISTS, ANIMATORS, FILM MAKERS (SHORTS)
Have your work produced by two young and dynamic companies dedicated to the advancement of new work.
missfit productions…
Posted by Lennie varvarides on September 10th, 2007 at 6:15pm — No Comments
LOOKING FOR OTHER DRAMATURGS TO WRITE WITH
HELLO EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ALBERTO MILAZZO. I'M A 33 YO DRAMATURG F ROM ITALY. I LIVE IN MILAN. I WROTE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR DIFFERENT THEATRES IN ITALY. NOW, I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PLAY ABOUT THREE FAMOUS ENGLISH ARTISTS WHICH HAVE LIVED IN DIFFERENT AGES BUT THEY HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON. ANYWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO MEET OTHER DRAMATURGS IN LONDON TO TALK ABOUT MY IDEA AND HELP ME TO WRITE DOWN THIS PLOT. FIRST BECAUSE MY ENGLISH IS NOT GOOD (I WILL WRITE IT IN ITALIAN, BUT I WOULD LIKE…
Posted by alberto milazzo on September 8th, 2007 at 10:16am — No Comments
The Emperor Jones
New Podcast Features Emperor Jones Star Paterson Joseph Discussing His Latest Role
Posted by Hieronymus Maxxe on September 3rd, 2007 at 3:56pm — No Comments
The Kaos Dream
The KAOS Midsummer Night's Dream is a physically fuelled, surreal, Shakespearean spectacle, brought to you by the extraordinary KAOS, one of the most exciting bands of theatre visionaries. The KAOS Dream comes to artsdepot from Tues 25 - Sat 29 Sept. Call the Box Office on 0208 369 5454 or log on to www.artsdepot.co.uk to book your tickets.
Don't be an ass and…
Posted by Claire at artsdepot on August 28th, 2007 at 10:05am — No Comments
Who Are We?
We are a London based company. Working on a series of Verbatim Theatre projects at the mo. Always looking for new writers/directors/collaborators
We also offer one to one tuition. Mainly we are here to meet as many budding enthusiasts as possible, see whats going on and be inspired and inspire!
Peace and Light
CMP
Posted by cheekymaggot on August 27th, 2007 at 4:33pm — No Comments
Have you seen this Play?
Call me naive, but I always thought that a social network on OffWestEnd.com would be rather a good place to talk about Off West End plays. You see, we don't do reviews on OffWestEnd.com. Not because we don't want to offend anyone; but, because we want to promote the whole scene to the world in a positive light. As it deserves.
But people want to hear what others think. Not everyone is willing to commit their precious Saturday night to seeing a play at a theatre they've never heard of st…
Posted by Hieronymus Maxxe on August 12th, 2007 at 12:31am — No Comments
UK premiere of Bicycle, by Korea’s leading playwright Oh T'ae-sok
Tue 10 Jul 07 - Sun 29 Jul 07
7.30PM
Matinees: Saturday 3.00pm, Sunday 5.00pm
Bicycle
presented by Theatre Company E'zi
‘One night I fainted because the ghost o…
Posted by Camden People's Theatre on July 13th, 2007 at 3:54pm — No Comments
OffWestEnd.com's First Birthday
It's our Birthday today!OffWestEnd.com is officially one year old today (4 July). We'd like to thank all our readers for using the site- both from us and on behalf of all of London's Off West End.
It's been a very exciting year for Sofie and I, and 2007/2008 are shaping up to be even better. So far, OffWestEnd.com has:
- Grown to over 30,000 visitors a month
- Won the Fringe Report Award for Best Website 2007
- Sent 78 special o …
Posted by Hieronymus Maxxe on July 4th, 2007 at 5:15pm — No Comments
Inside the King's Head- New Podcast Out Now!
Our new podcast takes an inside look at the King's Head Theatre and it's latest production, Cat's Paw. Download it now at http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/pages/podcasts/
Posted by Hieronymus Maxxe on June 19th, 2007 at 1:31pm — No Comments
TRY YOUR HAND AT THEATRE CRITICISM
Ever fancied yourself as a theatre critic? Now's your chance: joining Rogues & Vagabonds' Green Room gives you that opportunity. And if we like what we read, we might even ask you to join our pool of regular contributors. See below for how to become a Green Room member. The Green Room is the place to start discussion…Posted by Sarah Vernon on June 3rd, 2007 at 8:38pm — No Comments
Sprint opens with Award winning show from Chotto Ookii
A festival of Vi
1st June to 1st July
Now in it’s tenth year, this Sprint is bigger than ever featuring 14 companies, six of which we’ve supported in the development of the pieces presented here. The festival kicks off in style with Total Theatre Award Winners Chotto Ookii’s And Even My Goldfish on Friday night (1st June)...
…
Posted by Camden People's Theatre on May 31st, 2007 at 6:40pm — No Comments
Special Offer on Rogues and Vagabonds!
If you're not already a registered subscriber to Rogues & Vagabonds, register now and take advantage of our special offer courtesy of the Offstage Bookshop in Covent Garden. Latest reviews include Joanna Bacon on…
Posted by Sarah Vernon on May 19th, 2007 at 7:32pm — No Comments
Multimedia Theatre: Roundtable at ICA London 18/5/2007
Round Table: What is the Role of New Media in Performance?
with guests such as Aleks Sierz, Stuart Nolan, Andy Lavender, Steve Dixon, Peter M.Boenisch and Zoe Bouras. Booking is required via the ICA box office.
18 May 2007
With an ever-changing 'multimedia' dominated world, where are new technological advancements placed in current cultural and arts practices? An exciting collective of arts, social and media specialists will examine and debate soci…
Posted by Peter M Boenisch on May 6th, 2007 at 11:09am — 1 Comment
Dramaturgy and UK Theatre
I continue to be puzzled by the mystification of 'dramaturgy' and the 'dramaturg' as a professional practice that existst in almost any country apart from the UK. Latest evidence: the dissertations of my MA Dramaturgy students on their work experiences in the profession, with Paines Plough, the NT Educational mobile, and other companies and/or venues. As one student clever challenged, all of the companies and theatre people she had contact with this year unanimous
…Posted by Peter M Boenisch on May 6th, 2007 at 11:08am — 3 Comments
Special Offers on Rogues and Vagabonds Theatre Site
Rogues & Vagabonds Theatre Site is currently awash with special offers and competitions. If you fancy a DVD of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (competition deadline Sunday 6 May 07) or a pair of tickets to see The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Watermill Theatre starring Lynne Pearson, late of Corrie, playing Mum (compet…Posted by Sarah Vernon on April 24th, 2007 at 5:36pm — No Comments
TheatreBreaks.net is Live!
We just launched TheatreBreaks.net, a sister company to OffWestEnd.com. OffWestEnd.com is free for theatres, producers, and theatregoers, as there are no fees, commissions, etc. at all. However, to keep it going, we need at least a little money. So, in comes TheatreBreaks.
TheatreBreaks.net only sells tickets to big West End shows. For every ticket or package bought, a small fee is taken from the theatre that then goes to run OffWestEnd.com and promote the theatres without the big West…
Posted by Hieronymus Maxxe on April 14th, 2007 at 12:28am — No Comments
depot untapped
artsdepot presents
depot untapped…
Posted by Claire at artsdepot on March 30th, 2007 at 8:46am — No Comments
The second ever Camden Fringe officially announced
Camden is going to be hit with a live entertainment revolution this summer with the launch of the second Camden Fringe. The Camden Fringe will provide a month of entertainment throughout August at two key venues on Camden High Street, encompassing stand-up, sketch acts, new drama, variety and much more.
The Camden Fringe is brainchild of Zena Barrie and Michelle Flower - experienced producers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival who have also been running Camden's own Etcetera Theatre for t…
Posted by Hieronymus Maxxe on March 29th, 2007 at 5:32pm — No Comments
The Best Laid Plans by Carolyn Pertwee - Soho Theatre - 27 March at 8pm
Carolyn Pertwee's play The Best Laid Plans will be performed at the Soho Theatre as part of the Comedy Project, directed by Martin Cort (of Dr Who fame), with the following cast: Stephanie Connell, Edmund Dehn, Robin Miller, Brendan Gregory, Gary James, Peter Lake, Rosalind Adler, Peter Sutton and Shola Adewusi.Date: Tuesday, 27th March at 8.00pm.
Tickets £10 at door, £7.50 online
http://www.sohotheatre.com/pl1258.html
Posted by Stephanie Connell on March 23rd, 2007 at 2:39pm — No Comments
New Podcast Out now!
We have just released our second podcast! We are still a bit new to this, so please send me any feedback you have on how to improve, things you'd like to hear, etc.!
This month's podcast is a feature on Greenwich Theatre, with snippets from shows and a chat with the managers. get details and download here: www.offwestend.com/index.php/pages/podcasts/
Posted by Hieronymus Maxxe on March 22nd, 2007 at 10:57am — No Comments
Wanted: Coral Browne Stories
Author and journalist Rose Collis is putting the finishing touches to a biography of Coral Browne - Coral Browne: 'This Effing Lady' - to be published by Oberon Books this October. Although she obviously has a wealth of stories already, she would still love to hear from anyone who has their own memories/anecdotes. Visit Rogues & Vagabonds Theatre Site for details.
Posted by Sarah Vernon on March 21st, 2007 at 6:29pm — No Comments
Rogues and Vagabonds Theatre Site
If you have yet to come across the Rogues & Vagabonds Theatre Site, you're in for a treat. The site comprises over 10,000 pages of reviews, interviews, quotes, news and many other theatrical goodies to enjoy, whether you're a theatregoer or a member of the profession. What's more, in order to access the content, all you need do is register with your name and email address. The only truly independent theatre site on the net, R&V has no hidden agenda, political or otherwise, and our writer…
Posted by Sarah Vernon on March 21st, 2007 at 6:00pm — No Comments
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