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KING LEAR: REVIEW ROUND UP
Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s King Lear is going down an absolute treat and has already captured the imagination of reviewers. Here’s a round up of reviews so far… ”...this is a Lear that appals, shocks and saddens – just as it should… This is a production that has confidence in the power of Shakespeare’s text.” **** Elizabeth Davis, Independent… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Tue 21 February 2012 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with King Lear, review, Shakespeare - Permalink
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BLOG: Script Space V… Footnotes 2
In the second of our Script Space blogs, playwright and performer Adrian Harris reflects on his developing involvement with the initiative over the last few years. ‘...the end.’ Hmm… A moment to reflect and then I’ll jot a few notes down. That’s script number 5 finished, part of my reading duties for Script Space V. I’ve been involved in Script… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Mon 20 February 2012 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with blog, new writing, playwright, script space - Permalink
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WE’RE BACK ONLINE!
After a couple of days of system breakdown, we are now back online. Thank you all for your patience. Online booking is now back up and running and the Box Office staff will be calling everyone who has left a message over the last couple of days. Tickets for UWE Writers Block performance of 16 in The Brewery can be… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Mon 06 February 2012 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with booking, contact, email, phone - Permalink
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BLOG: Script Space V… FOOTNOTES 1
Welcome to the first Script Space V blog! Make sure you keep logged in over the next few months - every couple of weeks we’ll be asking artists who’ve been involved with Script Space to contribute their words of wisdom, top theatre tips or simply their excitement and intrigue surrounding the process of unearthing great new writing, untold stories and… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Wed 01 February 2012 at 1:01 am in News, Feature and tagged with new writing, playwright, script space, writers forum - Permalink
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Artist Training: Jan - Apr 2012
If you’re anything like me, then your New Year resolutions will be all sorts of things to generally improve and develop yourself. Maybe you’ve resolved to explore new or consolidate existing performance techniques? Maybe you resolved to find a way of staying creative? Maybe you resolved to learn from an industry expert? Well there’s no better place to start than… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Wed 04 January 2012 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with actors, classes, directors, masterclasses, performers, professional, training, workshops - Permalink
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CINDERELLA: REVIEW ROUND-UP
Our eagerly anticipated Christmas show Cinderella: A Fairytale has just a few performances left and we have been bowled over by the fantastic reviews, audience comments and phone calls of praise for this gem of a show. We knew it would be a goodie, but this really is one very special production! Here is a roundup of reviews so far…… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Mon 12 December 2011 at 1:01 am in News, Reviews and tagged with Christmas, Cinderella, comedy, family, pantomime, review, Travelling Light - Permalink
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SCRIPT SPACE: a call for new writing
Developing writers and their work Back for a fifth year running, Tobacco Factory Theatre’s Script Space is an open competition that invites submissions of new, unperformed one-act plays from UK-based writers for tailor-made development opportunities. It’s very simple, really: we’re looking for exciting writing from exciting writers whom we’d like to work with further. We will select up to three… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Thu 08 December 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with development, new writing, playwright, script - Permalink
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CINDERELLA: BEHIND THE SCENES 3
Travelling Light’s Nick White gives us the latest from the rehearsal room with one week to go (!!) and tells us a bit more about the other Cinderella related activities we have coming up. PLUS a new video blog. The set has started to arrive at the theatre! There is a final definitive script! We have nearly finished the programme!… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Wed 30 November 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with blog, Christmas, Cinderella, rehearsal, Travelling Light, video - Permalink
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CINDERELLA NEEDS YOUR HELP - GET BIRD BOMBING!!
There are some very special guests in the Tobacco Factory Theatre and Travelling Light’s Christmas production of Cinderella: A Fairytale: Ella’s friends, helpers and the only people she can rely on are the birds. In preparation for the show (which opens in 2 weeks), we are going bird crazy and have a flock of multi-coloured feathery friends ready to take… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Thu 24 November 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with A Fairytale, Bird Bombing, bird display, Birds, Christmas, Cinderella, Hamper, prize, Travelling Light - Permalink
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CINDERELLA: BEHIND THE SCENES 2
Travelling Light’s Nick White has had the lucky job of documenting the making of Cinderella: A Fairytale. Here he tells us what the team have been getting up to over the past week (sounds like rather a lot of fun): It’s only Tuesday and this week has been incredibly productive for moving this mouth-watering project on. Last week finished with… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Wed 23 November 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with Ali Baba, Christmas, Cinderella, Travelling Light, Treasure Island - Permalink
