News: Fun Palaces launch
In 1961, theatre director Joan Littlewood was frustrated by the limitations conventional theatres imposed on the way in which art could be depicted. Rebelling a...
Devoted and Disgruntled
Mind over Matter: Searching for meaning in the verbatim – what is the purpose of theatre?
What is the purpose of theatre? BIG question. There are, of course, multiple reasons why a production may take place: to entertain; to educate; to make an aud...
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...
Filskit Blog: Can the fringe and professional worlds play nice?
Over the past couple of months there has been a question at the back of our minds: can the fringe and professional worlds play nice? This is not an original tho...
Theatre Thought: Theatre making and theatre writing – A question of trust
Sitting in the rehearsal room whilst Dirty Market works towards its work-in-progress piece is a rollercoaster ride. My presence in the process is a complica...
Filskit Blog: Devoted? Of course … Disgrunted? Most definitely.
This weekend we Filskit ladies traded our lie-ins and lazy afternoons for a full two days of theatre talk at Devoted and Disgruntled 7 hosted by Improbable. As ...