WHAT ANNOYS – DELIGHTS – AND IS OFTEN UNEXPLAINED.
What is ANNOYING me this week?
Packaged False Agendas.
What is DELIGHTING me this week?
The Sunshine.
LISTENING TO:
Frontiers – Black Maple.
SOME OF MY DOINGS:
Fired Up
After two successful sell out performances, the dust of Quadrophenia has settled back onto the beaches of Brighton, Clacton, Margate….. Leaving a very motivated cast eager to do more and to explore new themes and theatrical experiences.
Fired Up Theatre with Artistic Director Simon Quinn has developed over the past seven years to produce many successful shows and workshops, including the three with which I have been involved. The Wall, Colin Grazier Enigma and now Quadrophenia.
Simon and I have been talking about what to do next with an enthusiastic cast and crew wanting us to provide more opportunities to produce some gritty, challenging productions which will stretch the actors, revisiting and revitalising the traditional, innovating and developing new approaches. At the same time as entertaining and provoking thoughts.
I have joined Simon at Fired Up Theatre as Joint Artistic Director to develop a range of productions in all arena’s of dramatic arts, Theatre, Film, Radio, Dance, Music and Literature.
We will be developing our own projects as well as seeking commissions that provide for excellence in all aspects of what we choose to do. We believe that there is a real opportunity to take our productions on tour to capture the minds of wider audiences to the themes of the FUTure.
Not to let Quadrophenia pass without a comment or two from the audience.
“IT WAS AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE AND WE ALL THOUGHLY ENJOYED
IT, IT WAS VERY CLEVERLY DONE, AND THE STORY CAME ACROSS REALLY WELL.
THEY ARE A VERY TALENTED CAST”
Dawn Jenkins.
“It really captured the spirit of the time, believe me I know, I lived through it.”
Dave Butcher.
“Loved the poetry, the interpretation, the music and acting. What a commendable collection and performance.”
Helena Gates
A very big thank you to everyone who came along and supported the show.
You can read Gary Longden’s review at GarysWordz
http://garylongden.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/quadrophenia-tamworth-rep-cotamworth-assembly-rooms/
From me,” Yet another wonderful experience to work with a bright, energetic and dynamic cast and crew to bring the realisation of this wonderful exploration of the concept to the stage.” I loved every minute of it.
A Wonderful Workshop. – Tamworth Library Saturday 8th June 2013 – 10:00am to 2:00pm
The 8th June sees my contribution to the 40th Birthday celebrations at Tamworth Library. The Library moved into its current building in 1973 and has seen many changes in the last 40 years which we will discover with this wonderful opportunity.
The library was built in a churchyard and architecturally is very much of its day.
This free poetry workshop will explore some unusual, quirky features of the library collections and its building as selected by the Library Staff.
It could be the least borrowed book, the oldest book, a feature of the building, something that is under appreciated or hard to like, I have left it for the staff to decide and to present to the participant the reasons for its selection.
Anything could be selected here and it will beg the question if Tamworth Library has these items then what do other libraries have that defines them.
Through exercises we will develop poems for a reading in the Library at the end of the workshop.
The workshop is sponsored by Poetry on Loan whose support and promotion of Poetry events in Libraries is much applauded and appreciated.
I am really looking forward to seeing the things that have chosen as defining Tamworth Library.
If you want to book a place then please contact the library
Email: tamworth.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01827 475646
SOME OF MY COMING SOON DOINGS
Up and Coming Workshops and Readings.
4th June – Night Blue Fruit – Coventry.
8th June – Laureate Saturday Workshop – Tamworth Library.
11th June – Kings Head Lichfield – with the Lichfield Poets.
20th June – Workshop – Entrust – Reading Poetry – Teachers Conference.
21st June – Spoken Worlds – Burton on Trent.
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