Tag Archives: Theatre

Six Plays In Search Of An Audience

August 19, 2015Arts Festivals, Theatrecinema, devised, Edinburgh, family, glow-sticks, puppets, Theatre, wrong choiceMostlyFilm

Lissy Lovett and Blake Backlash have some theatre recommendations for you from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.

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Bid the players make haste

September 17, 2014Theatrehamlet, maxine peake, royal exchange manchester, sarah frankcom, Shakespeare, TheatreLissy Lovett

Lissy Lovett went to Manchester to see Sarah Frankcom’s new production of Hamlet with Maxine Peake, and is really glad she did.

Hamlet on the right grips Ophelia's face. Hamlet is an androgynous woman. Ophelia is a young short haired woman. — Maxine Peake makes her point. [Katie West as Ophelia (left) and Maxine Peake as Hamlet in HAMLET (Royal Exchange Theatre until 25 October). Photo – Jonathan Keenan]

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Words, Words, Words

September 8, 2014Theatreaccess, audiences, captions, deaf, disability, hard of hearing, subtitles, TheatreLissy Lovett

Lissy Lovett kicks off her week of editing Mostly Film with a post about her day job, theatre captioning.

captioning — Post-show discussion following a performance of Yellowman at Hampstead

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Holyrood Babylon

August 11, 2014Comedy#EdFringe, comedy, Edinburgh, Fringe Benefits, Improv, TheatreMostlyFilm

Laura Morgan and Danni Glover brave a wet weekend in Auld Reekie to bring you their Fringe recommendations, while Alice Sanders shares some home truths about taking a show to Edinburgh for the first time.

Red Bastard

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