“An absolute must-see in Edinburgh” by David Hutchinson for remotegoat on 12/08/10 www.remotegoat.co.uk Clint’s Reality is a hilarious new comedy from up and coming writer James Huntrods. The premise of the piece is that reality TV producer Clint has been disgraced for rigging the votes in his latest talent contest ‘Celebrity Bombshell’ in order to...
I’ve just this second come from the preview performance of Clint’s Reality, and I’m delighted to say it was a huge success. An eager audience queued all the way up the cobbled entrance to the Underbelly (no doubt as a result of a concentrated campaign on the Royal Mile by the cast and crew) and...
Welcome back! Assuming you are back. I’m back. I’m beginning to think I’m the only one here. I think I saw Nick Coupe today but I’ve been up here on my own so long, I may well have imagined it. Anyway… Comedy legends and former students ‘the Dog-Eared Collective’ (pictured) wrote in to inform me...
Audience members of the final product of the ‘Performing the Past’ (a core module for all 2nd year WT students) don’t tend to get it easy. Inspired by French Surrealism, the WT class of 2007 crawled over their audience. In the name of The Medieval Mystery Play, the class of 2008 enticed their audience outside...
From Leeds Student Online By Hannah Astill Using Steven Berkoff’s adaptation of Frank Kafka’s original novel, the Workshop Theatre delves into the mysterious, dark and fascinating world of The Trial. It tells the story of Josef K, who, on the day of his 30th birthday is suddenly arrested by a remote and unexplained authority for...
Just to let you all know that Ravenrock’s The Grimm Tales tickets are available in the union from 12 – 3 today. This is a Theatre Group Production with students from the Workshop Theatre. Performances are: 4TH 5TH 6TH & 7TH NOVEMBER – 7.30PM and 2.30pm Matinee Sat 7th November STAGE@LEEDS £6.50 concession £8.50 full price “In...
Just another reminder that we are going to be in the union 10 – 4 TODAY and FRIDAY selling tickets, so please come along and buy one whilst you still can! Things are selling well online so make sure you don’t miss out… There are just three opportunities to see ‘the trial’ at the Workshop...
Just to let you know that you’ll be able to buy your tickets for ‘The Trial’ on ‘Leeds Tickets’ http://www.facebook.com/l/f1a75;leedstickets.com from tomorrow morning OR from a table in the union on Thursday and Friday 10 – 4pm. If you buy them direct from us then you won’t have to pay the 50p booking fee but...
Anyone who fancies getting to grips with our film making equipment… including the Sony Anycast (pictured) should get in touch with me soon. We’re looking for someone to make a film of the trial and we expect a fair few volunteers… so don’t think about it for too long… get in touch now. We also...
The curtain has gone up on this year’s light night and the Workshop Theatre is turning people away at the door. Seems the early threat of rain hasn’t dampened spirits and audiences are turning out in force. Steve Bottom’s is on next at 9pm – it’s not too late to get here, but it might...
This year, for the first time on Light Night, the Workshop Theatre (School of English) is opening its doors to present a varying collection of events to challenge and intrigue… The schedule is hectic (not unlike that which you might find scrawled outside an Edinburgh fringe venue) but I’ll try to explain it as best...
Are you taking the piss? The roles of performer and audience at the Edinburgh Fringe 2009 The first page of Peter Brooks’ The Empty Space includes the famous lines: “a man walks across this empty space while someone else is watching him, and this is all I need for an act of theatre to be...
Hello WT students! Hopefully you will have heard about the upcoming production of ‘The Trial’ at the Workshop Theatre, but just in case you haven’t we thought we’d fill you in on a few more details. The Trial, written by Franz Kafka and adapted for the stage by Steven Berkoff, is the story of Joseph...
