Theatre versus stand-up comedy
I have a confession to make: a few years ago, I flirted with stand-up comedy. Theatremaking is collaboration; I love that in the job, but part of me was rea...
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.