Theatre news: Devoted and Disgruntled 8
Eight years ago, Phelim McDermott was in two minds: he was devoted to his craft as a theatremaker, but frustrated with the industry and with himself. He dec...
Russ Hope
Theatre versus roller coasters: The art and science of controlled falling
A few weeks ago, an actor friend of mine started tweeting lines from a book she was reading. The tweets were aphorisms, the first reading that ‘technique is ...
Russ Hope
Russ Hope is a writer and sporadic theatremaker. His directing work includes productions, scratch performances and workshops of new plays by writers including Davey Anderson, Nick Payne and Richard Marsh. His first book, Getting Directions: A fly-on-the-wall guide for emerging directors, is published by Nick Hern Books.