Yesterday, respected theatre producer Danielle Tarento was quoted in theatre industry publication The Stage saying that online reviewers are not “proper writers (…) they do not have the intellectual background or historical background or time to know what they are writing about. What they are writing about is did they like it or not, which is not … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing: Blog
Ponderings on PR: K-App-Boom!
Is that the most pun-tastic title I’ve every written? Maybe… 😉 I will preface this article by saying that I am working with a new theatre app, Stagedoor. But it has come about at a time when there’s not only a mass proliferation of apps, but they’ve transcended into something genuinely individual and useful. It … Continue reading
Ponderings on PR #8: Edinburgh and happiness
Considering my new career path and the many questions it throws up, especially among journalist/theatre friends, I thought it might be an idea to write a string of articles about PR – as people always seem to have questions! And yes, this is also a bit of shameless self-promotion… 😉 6 months (or so) after … Continue reading
Ponderings on PR #7: The rise of the entrepreneur
Considering my new career path and the many questions it throws up, especially among journalist/theatre friends, I thought it might be an idea to write a string of articles about PR – as people always seem to have questions! And yes, this is also a bit of shameless self-promotion… 😉 There’s been a lot written … Continue reading
Ponderings on PR #6: You’ve got a friend in me
Considering my new career path and the many questions it throws up, especially among journalist/theatre friends, I thought it might be an idea to write a string of articles about PR – as people always seem to have questions! And yes, this is also a bit of shameless self-promotion… 😉 It’s hard to know who … Continue reading
Ponderings on PR #4: How much?!
Considering my new career path and the many questions it throws up, especially among journalist/theatre friends, I thought it might be an idea to write a string of articles about PR – as people always seem to have questions! And yes, this is also a bit of shameless self-promotion… 😉 This new adventure is going … Continue reading
Ponderings on PR #3: You probably think this blog is about you…
Considering my new career path and the many questions it throws up, especially among journalist/theatre friends, I thought it might be an idea to write a string of articles about PR – as people always seem to have questions! And yes, this is also a bit of shameless self-promotion… 😉 The delay between this article … Continue reading
Sunny Afternoon (***)
There’s a pleasing predictability to musical biopics: working class boys done good, corrupted by the money men and the sex and drugs (as well as bitter rivalries with each other) until they see the light and start making music for music’s sake again has a connect-the-dots simplicity that makes for fantastic West End fodder. But … Continue reading
Ponderings on PR #2: Too much of a good thing
Considering my new career path and the many questions it throws up, especially among journalist/theatre friends, I thought it might be an idea to write a string of articles about PR – as people always seem to have questions! And yes, this is also a bit of shameless self-promotion… 😉 Continuing on from the last … Continue reading
Ponderings on PR #1: The odd one out
Considering my new career path and the many questions it throws up, especially among journalist/theatre friends, I thought it might be an idea to write a string of articles about PR – as people always seem to have questions! And yes, this is also a bit of shameless self-promotion… 😉 When I moved from writing … Continue reading
Great Britain (****)
When the announcement hit the presses that the National Theatre was presenting a play about the phone-hacking scandal, scant weeks after the final verdict in the court case fell, there was a certain amount of friendly, excited buzz – not only was the playwright the venerable yet satirical Richard Bean (that perfect balance between respectable … Continue reading
Reasons for being rubbish at blogging #98
It is, in many ways, an indictment of my commitment to blogging that it now takes two hands to count the number of times I’ve written articles ABOUT blogging – specifically, about returning to it. And here’s another one… Because there will be more blog articles – yes, it’s been a year, but I put … Continue reading
First steps into PR…
Just a short one – I’ve now been doing PR for a couple of weeks (including some overlap in the final couple of weeks of work at One Stop Arts), and I’ve already helped organise an event for the National Trust at the Big Brother House, been to the very top of the Gherkin for … Continue reading
Why I’m leaving One Stop Arts
Yep, the rumours are true – I’m stepping down from the editorship of One Stop Arts, effective next Friday (October 11th). The rather brilliant Becky Brewis will be replacing me from then, and I’m sure she’ll do a stellar job. For the first time in ages, I’m leaving a job of my own volition – … Continue reading
So I spent this weekend in Edinburgh…
I had promised myself that I’d stay away from Edinburgh this year – it’s been a couple of years already, and I hate doing things by halves. But I (warning: soppy moment!) was really missing my Ginger pregnant partner, so I went up to surprise her the weekend before the festival closed. And saw some … Continue reading
Jumpy (from a feminist perspective) (****)
I had the pleasure of being invited to review Jumpy this week, as well as attend a debate beforehand about feminism – not being much of a feminist myself, I thought it might make for a pleasant change-of-pace. So, below is a review of Jumpy and a report from the debate – as well as … Continue reading
A very personal reflection
Oh look, an article that isn’t also on OneStopArts… 🙂 Thank you all of my wonderful readers for continuing to follow this blog and read my content, despite the fact that it’s often reprinted elsewhere – I promise, this will still be the first and best place to find my writing, although it will often … Continue reading
Yes Prime Minister (*)
It’s rare that I’m pleased to be writing a piece just for my blog, but in this case I’m quite glad I don’t have to achieve a word-count or hold back some of the vitriol in how I felt about a show – and the offender is Yes Prime Minister. It’s rare for me to … Continue reading
My top 10 Theatres in London (well, everyone else is doing it)
If there’s a bandwagon to be jumped on… There’ve recently been a number of influential critics and bloggers listing their top 10 theatre venues (including Mark Shenton, Michael Coveney and RevStan), and the Londonist have also made a list of their top 10 fringe venues, so I thought I’d add my own fuel to the … Continue reading
Producing/Directing Workshop
StageWon have invited me to run a workshop on Producing/Directing on the Fringe – you can follow the link to read about it on StageWon, or read all the information below! In this Master Class, producer/director Chris Hislop will share his insights into working on the Fringe, especially in relation to working in London and … Continue reading
Grubby Strugglers 