Fatima, Cyber, and the Graphic Designer: Loving Useless Art
Tired of your hum-drum existence as a ballet dancer? Wanting to take on a challenging, skilled job in “cyber”? Well, with one hop, skip, ...
Oct 23, 2020
Creating and Spectating: The Problem with How We Teach Drama
It’s no secret that theatres all over the country are struggling to fill seats. Few will dispute the quality of the work that...
May 31, 2019
It's Nothing Personal - Why I Don't Review Unpaid/Amateur Theatre
As most of you know, I also write reviews for the (brilliant) Wee Review online magazine. What you may not know is that, for a remarkably...
Mar 8, 2019
Spoiler Alert: Do Reviews Give Away the Surprise?
How much do we care about what will happen? Primarily a product of the dawn of the internet, “spoilers” have become a dreaded fear for...
Oct 22, 2018
Queer Necessities - Are LGBTQ+ Themes Expected in Theatre?
A few weeks ago I went to see WITCH's adaptation of "Spring Awakening". Going into it, I knew very little about the musical; only that it...
May 3, 2018
Rules and Expectations - Are Fringe Festivals Elitist?
"Every aspect of society sets rules and expectations." That was one of the more insightful quotes from Intervention Theatre's "The World...
Mar 26, 2018
"Record That Shit" - Should Musicals be Filmed?
Fans of theatre know how difficult it can be to go and see a show you are dying to see. You need to be in exactly the right place, at...
Feb 12, 2018
The Glaring Problem of "Annie Get Your Gun"
Over the last week, I have been helping backstage with costume in my local school’s production of “Annie Get Your Gun”. A lot of hard...
Jun 15, 2017
