Picture this, January 2020 and I’m sat in the Kings Head Theatre watching my first performance of the year. It a one-act, two-hander called Jew...ish. The play impresses me and sets the standard for the 200 odd other shows I’m expecting to see over the next 12 months. And then, coronavirus hits, the country goes into lockdown (and lockdowns 2 and 3) and the theatres go dark. So no more live shows for Tezza. However, it takes a lot to keep creatives down and, after an interval, shows start … [Read more...]
Interview with Gash Theatre – Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted
Although apart from a brief spell, theatres may have been pretty much closed for the last year, theatrical productions have flourished as writers, directors, and actors have embraced the digital opportunities available to them to move shows online. One such group is Gash Theatre, who have a new production starting this month - Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted. Thanks to the wonders of Zoom, I managed to have a chat with the two creatives behind Gash - Maddie Flint and Nathalie Ellis-Einhorn - and … [Read more...]
Scaramouche Jones or the Seven White Masks | Review
How does one measure a life and one’s progress from baby to a corpse? According to Shakespeare, “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” The seven ages of man is a concept that resonates with many people, and none more so than the aged clown in Justin Butcher’s moving play Scaramouche Jones or The Seven White Masks. The play starts late on the 31st of … [Read more...]
Manimals by Michelle Hudson | Review
Meeting the man/woman/person of your dreams is difficult enough at the best of times, but in a lockdown situation, it’s pretty much impossible. However, all hope is not lost as, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, there are a preponderance of dating apps where swiping left or right may be the way to meet that special one. Into the field comes a new app, Manimals, and I was lucky enough to attend a workshop on the App the other night. Before the workshop started, I received … [Read more...]
Interview with Scott Le Crass
As the pandemic spread, and the country went into lockdown, then out, then back, then out then back, creatives everywhere had to adjust their lives and their modus operandi in order to bring theatre to the people and keep their art alive. One of those who has worked very well in this way is Director Scott Le Crass, and I recently caught up with him for a chat about theatre in the age of COVID. TE: Welcome along Scott. I’ve just been looking back and the last time we talked was in June … [Read more...]