Guest blog: Blurring the lines between student and professional
We are just entering the final week of rehearsals for our production of Shakespeare's Henry V. This project marks the first of Cyphers' collaborations with stud...
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Feature: Genesis Future Directors award winner Tinuke Craig – “I wanted to milk cows”
“When I was little I wanted to be a farmer because I had it pretty solid in my head that milking cows was what I wanted to do,” muses director Tinuke Craig. "My...
Blog: An actor writes – The secret show
In case you weren’t already aware of this little-known fact (I have been keeping modestly hush-hush about the matter), I am currently part of a show called Shit...
Feature: Oliver Dawe – “a career is what you have when you work in finance”
German playwright, Marius von Mayenburg is no stranger to the UK stage, with plays such as The Ugly One and Fireface going down a storm with critics and audienc...
Guest blog: “We don’t want to keep our doors closed and our secrets secret.”
Alexander Wright from the Flanagan Collective wants to know if YOU would like to get involved in their work – and if so, how? We are making a new show. A ver...
Feature: Revolutionising Julius Caesar – Capitalism, churches and change
For 7th Magpies Theatre Company, “the play is always the point of departure.” Dramaturg Ash Rowbin explains how it will be devising around Shakespeare’s origina...