The poster for The Maternal Instinct, designed by Chris Hislop. “an intriguing piece of theatre that will have you talking for days” (The Public Reviews) “strong, convincing performances” (The Argus) RUNNER UP for BEST NEW PLAY (New Writing South, Brighton Fringe 2013) I was approached to direct Monica Bauer’s The Maternal Instinct for the Brighton … Continue reading
Joe Bone’s incredibly successful one-man-and-a-guitarist show about noir detective Bruce Bane has been a hit all over the UK, from Brighton to Edinburgh, and his performance of all 3 one-hour segments at the Soho Theatre was a sight to behold. This must be about the fifth time I’ve seen Bane – Joe Bone’s film-noir pastiche … Continue reading
Well, here we are again: the Brighton Festival and Fringe are now totally and utterly finished, all stragglers have completed their runs, and theatre in Brighton is settling down again into the regular routine. Now, I don’t want to spend much time dwelling on this year’s Festival and Fringe (I think I’ve already said enough … Continue reading
Oops, was I not supposed to say it out loud? If we squeeze our eyes as shut as we can, plug our fingers in our ears and tell it to go away, will it? No, of course not: the Fringe is now in recession, ladies and gentlemen! Don’t believe the lies you’ll be told: numbers … Continue reading
With the Brighton Festival Fringe fast approaching (three weeks and counting!), I’ve been taking a… closer look at the Fringe Guide for this year, ostensibly to choose the shows I’d like to review. However, some other things have come to my attention, and they show a couple of worrying trends. First of all, and my … Continue reading
Phew. This Yelp Scout job is a lot of work… I think I’m still trying to find the ideal way of doing the work. For now, it is slow, methodical and dull. In the meantime, I’ve finally written and sent off the full film treatment: hopefully some word from the big cheeses soon! Once the … Continue reading
[bon mot] is a new type of article: a rumination on a word, based around etymology, trivial knowledge and the like; a collection of bon mots. As the Brighton Fringe begins (in shrouded circumstances) tonight, and I’ve started receiving those Edinburgh phone calls (Can you help me with this venue? Are you still selling ads … Continue reading
It has hit that time of year again, where all of the thesps start to make their Fringe plans. The actors start casting their eyes for audition notices, wanting to see what bonanza they’ll be involved with, while the directors and producers should already be in the process of organising the next big spiel, especially … Continue reading
The poster for the Edinburgh run (much the same as the poster for the Brighton run). Yes, that’s shaving foam. ‘a box of delights’ (Broadway Baby) ‘witty, clever and utterly compelling’ (Latest 7) 1/2 ‘wacky, thoughtful and funny’ (FringeGuru) ‘cleverly written and impressively executed piece of original theatre (FringeReview) ‘hilarious, poignant and quite simply bizarre’ (ThreeWeeks) … Continue reading
Grubby Strugglers 