Review
Lewd Woman and the Fasting Girl
On the 18th of February I attended a work in progress showing by 2TimesTheatre as part of Make It SO Season at NST City Space. They showed two pieces of new writing. The first was The Fasting Girl, a story …
Review
Vault Festival
On Thursday 20th February I was invited by Play to the Crowd and Play Makers to attend the Vault Festival. As a theatre festival the Vault Festival was an amazing experience. The venue was beautifully decorated and lit. I was …
Producing
So, this is for you: R&D October/November 2019
So, this is for you is a performance about Porn. I have been researching the politics that surrounds Porn for a couple of months now and I’m aware of how complicated this topic is to tackle. In this post I …
Producing
Carnival backpacks!!!
On the 13th of February I travelled to the Isle of Wight with Play to the Crowd’s Play Makers to attend a Carnival backpack making session with The New Carnival company. The aim of the workshop was to create our …
Review
Review: Antigone, Holy What
No longer a one dimensional martyr Antigone is one of the only plays I studied as a teenager where a young woman had principles that she expressed with intelligence and integrity. In this adaptation she is finally allowed to express …
Producing
Review: It’s True, It’s True, It’s True
And I thought Rape kits were bad… It’s True, It’s True, It’s True women have to go through a lot now days to prove they were raped. Rape kits are used to test every inch of their body for DNA …
Review
Review: The David Glass Ensemble, Bleak House
A Jarring preview and demonstration of wonderful talent. The David Glass Ensemble’s performance of Bleak house (which I attended in October) was a balancing act between story telling and the delivery of the artistic concept; of which an equilibrium had …
200 Years of Autumn
Developing relationships with local organisations.
Over the past few months I have been developing my relationships with local organisations in Winchester. On the 27th January I will attend my first Board meeting at Winchester Theatre Royal. I am very excited to be a critical friend …
200 Years of Autumn
Reflecting on 200 Years of Autumn
It’s been just over two months since I completed my commission with the University of Winchester. So I feel like this is the perfect opportunity to reflect on how it went, my artistic practise and what I’m taking away from …