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  • BLOG: Script Space… Subtext 3

    Morgan Matthews sheds light on what happens when the 300-odd scripts have been whittled down to a rather more manageable 20-odd scripts, and the enthusiams and passions of the dedicated long-list team are roused… My part in the Script Space process doesn’t start until the long-list reading gang gets together in March. It’s something I really look forward to -… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Mon 07 February 2011 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with - Permalink

  • BLOG: Script Space… Subtext 2

    In this the second installment of our Script Space blog, Director Chris Loveless (Normal, The Brewery, 2009) reflects on the Director’s role in putting a new piece of writing on its feet for the first time. I love rehearsed readings. I love them because they’re impossible. Getting a play to a standard worthy of a paying public in a scant… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Fri 28 January 2011 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with - Permalink

  • BLOG: Script Space… Subtext 1

    As the deadline for our annual new writing competition looms ever closer, we launch a brand new blog that looks behind the scenes of the initiative from the varying perspectives of those involved - the producers, directors, actors… and of course the writers themselves. First up, Script Space co-ordinator, Sophie Lomax, digs herself out from under a pile of freshly… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Fri 21 January 2011 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with - Permalink

  • REVIEWS ROUND-UP: Under Milk Wood

    Natasha Pring as Betty Foley www.farrowscreative.com

    Splice Productions’ brand new version of Dylan Thomas’ classic ‘play for voices’ has been going down a treat. Faithful to the original text, but with a framing device that adds new layers of intrigue and conflict to the dynamics of the story, it’s a thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying piece of theatre, with three fantastic performances at its heart. And the… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Fri 21 January 2011 at 1:01 am in News, Reviews and tagged with - Permalink

  • Extra performance of Love Letters… scheduled due to demand

    Don’t despair if you’re one of the many people who’ve missed the boat for tickets to the 5-star radio request show cum wedding reception that is Love Letters Straight from your Heart, which lands at the TF this coming weekend. We’re delighted to be offering an EXTRA matinee performance at 4pm on Sun 23 Jan. Click through to the show… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Mon 17 January 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with - Permalink

  • Calling all playwrights!

    There are less than 3 weeks left to get your brand spanking new play to us for consideration for this year’s Script Space competition. Our forum for the development of new writing gives writers the chance to see their new work up on its feet for the first time in a series of rehearsed reading that take place at the… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Tue 11 January 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with - Permalink

  • BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…7

    Assistant Stage Manager Ruth Moore takes a few minutes out of the busy school performance schedule to talk time, trees and life post-Pinocchio. The New Year feels well and truly underway now and with only a week and a bit to go we’re heading into the final stretch now. Like Rachel (stage manager) I am staring to loose all sense… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Fri 07 January 2011 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with , , - Permalink

  • ***** from the Guardian for Pinocchio!

    This has made our Christmas! Here’s the full text of Elisabeth Mahoney‘s review published in the Guardian today: In the foyer before the show, all talk is of how they will “do” the nose. It’s testimony to Andy Burden’s wonderfully spirited production of Carlo Collodi’s fairytale that nobody talks about it afterwards. This is a festive show that sends you… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Thu 06 January 2011 at 1:01 am in News, Reviews and tagged with , , - Permalink

  • Fabulous prizes to be won!

    ...in the Tobacco Factory Theatre’s Winter Prize Draw Up until Sunday 16 January, you can buy a raffle ticket for just £1 when you come to see a show or call up / pop in to purchase tickets. There are fantastic prizes to be won to keep you and your family entertained well into the New Year: Family Membership and… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Thu 06 January 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with - Permalink

  • BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…6

    Stage Manager Rachel Isaacs reflects on Christmas time in the Theatre… So we have just come back from the Christmas break and we are all feeling a bit fuzzy. Although I love my job it does mess with your sense of time: coming back and doing the same show everyday can begin to feel a little like groundhog day! Before… Read more...

    Posted by Carrie on Thu 30 December 2010 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with , , - Permalink

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