Chris Thopre is writing a new version of Robin Hood for the NSDF Ensemble production this year. The hour-and-a-half session took the form of a developmental workshop which explored the creative process of re-making this myth for modern times. Chris led us through an initial brainstorming session which asked each of us to recount the [...]

Dialogue, text and speech were the order of the day in David Newman’s workshop on English Restoration comedy. The room was jam-packed with actors and directors ready to get stuck into some 17th century hijinks, and the workshop proceeded as a study of text followed by scratch performances of a short scene or act. David [...]

Elizabeth Gaubert (Writer/Director), Louise Malin (Producer), Katherine Edrupt (Assistant Producer & Actor), Robert Neumark Jones (Actor), Tracey Greene (Actor), Jamal Hue-Bonner (Actor)   Stop, Look, Listen was one of three pieces of exciting and challenging new writing at NSDF’11. AYT managed to track down the boys and girls of Big Smoke Productions for a discussion about the joys [...]

DugOut Theatre: George Chilcott (Director), Jimmy Walters, Ed Smith, Will Barwick, Tom Gill and Harry Williams. Dugout Theatre’s Dealer’s Choice was a standout production at this year’s NSDF. The lads of this six-strong ensemble met with AYT to discuss forming their company, the importance of ‘good stories’, dodgy curries, and why it is important to [...]