After the huge success of Brainstorm, their youth-theatre play about the workings of the adolescent brain, pioneering theatre group Company Three are back with another brilliant play for young people: When This Is Over, a celebration of hope and imagination in a time of chaos. Conceived by the company between COVID lockdowns, and originally performed … Continue reading ‘The joy of connectedness’: Company Three on creating youth theatre in tumultuous times
Devised Theatre
‘Theatre needs to be reoccupied by the theatremakers’: Russell Lucas on breaking through industry barriers
Russell Lucas doesn't exist. At least, not according to conventional theatre categories. He's a writer, deviser, producer, actor and director – often all at once. He's a lecturer too. And why not? In his new book, 300 Thoughts for Theatremakers, he offers inspiration and encouragement for theatremakers everywhere, and argues that the maverick, hybrid, jack-of-all-trades … Continue reading ‘Theatre needs to be reoccupied by the theatremakers’: Russell Lucas on breaking through industry barriers
Feeling confused about sex: The Wardrobe Ensemble on their play 1972: The Future of Sex
Bristol-based theatre collective The Wardrobe Ensemble have been winning plaudits and delighting audiences across the UK with their brand of theatrical ingenuity and irreverent humour. As their acclaimed show 1972: The Future of Sex is published alongside its revival at the Bristol Old Vic this month, ensemble member Tom Brennan explains how the show was … Continue reading Feeling confused about sex: The Wardrobe Ensemble on their play 1972: The Future of Sex
‘Authenticity guaranteed’: Robin Belfield on why verbatim theatre is so important right now
Verbatim theatre, fashioned from the actual words spoken by real people, is the perfect antidote to our troubled times, argues Robin Belfield, whose new book Telling the Truth: How to Make Verbatim Theatre is an essential guide for theatre-makers, artists, students and teachers. If ever there was a time for verbatim theatre, it’s now. We … Continue reading ‘Authenticity guaranteed’: Robin Belfield on why verbatim theatre is so important right now
Staging our own Brainstorm: an intrepid English teacher on the rewards of devising a show with teenagers
When Steven Slaughter, an English teacher at Rosslyn Academy in Nairobi, Kenya, decided to stage a production of Brainstorm, the acclaimed play about the workings of the teenage brain, he was taking a big risk. The show is designed to be devised by a company of teenagers, putting their own lives and experiences centre-stage. But, … Continue reading Staging our own Brainstorm: an intrepid English teacher on the rewards of devising a show with teenagers
The Prompt Book 