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
Theatre versus: The roads you didn’t take
Evernote got hacked last week.
To explain: Evernote is an app that lets you capture text and pictures from the internet, organise them into 'notebooks' and s...
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...
Theatre versus the escapologist: Marketing tips from Houdini
Think of a theatremaker you admire, really admire. Someone whose work has a strong and unique flavour, whose every show finds a new way to surprise you, pun...
Theatre versus football: Is there any dirt on your boots?
Brian Clough was "the best manager England never had", according to the caption that ends Peter Morgan’s 2009 biopic The Damned United. I’d say it’s a fair as...
Theatre versus driving: Keep scanning the road
A few months ago, my friend, the actor Jennifer Jackson, tweeted a line from a book she was reading about oil painting: Technique is a tool. It is not the...
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.