A sense of calm is rarely associated with Practical Essays. Unless, of course, it comes before a storm, and with twenty-two Third Years, perhaps you’d expect a middling maelstrom or a tickling tornado at the very least. There has been a Get Your Own Back gunging, some...
Catherine at the Grand Theatre has witten to invite Workshop Theatre students to the upcoming National Theatre ‘Travelling Light’ Theatre Day Sat 24th March 10.30am – 12.00pm Leeds Grand Theatre Participants will have the opportunity to observe a rehearsal and gain an insight into the decisions made to shape this new play. There will also be...
There’s now only 4 days left until The Dog-Eared Collective (sketch troupe and former WT graduates) perform their new sketch show ‘You’re Amazing. Now Look At Me‘ at The Carriageworks Theatre… Plus, you can see more info on the show online in this month’s Leeds Guide – or catch them blogging about heavy petting with...
Calling all Performance students and recent graduates! GIFTed call out for new work! GIFT is a new annual international theatre festival that takes place in and around Gateshead town centre. Founded in 2011 by Festival Director Kate Craddock, the first GIFT ran as a pilot event over a May bank holiday weekend. Following the success...
Amy Powell Yeates (class of 2010) got in touch recently to tell us about a new production she’s working on with Grace Staniland called The Two Worlds of Charlie F. The play is based on the experiences of a company of wounded, injured and sick military servicemen and women. The award-winning writer Owen Sheers has written...
Snapping Turtle Press presents: Letter To The Man (from the boy) Ever wished you could send a message to yourself in the future? A message that reminds the person you become everything you are today? Join Henry Raby, former English & Theatre student at the Workshop Theatre and York-based punk poet, and write a...
If you’re in London over the next few weeks, you might want to stop by the Arcola Theatre, where recent graduate Amy Powell Yeates is producing The Queen of Spades. Details below… What is our life? A game! Hermann will stop at nothing to discover the secret of the three card gambling trick that will...
As always, a number of shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe have strong WT connections, and we’ll be following them all… ‘The big war’s ending, but the little wars keep on going.’ With VE Day imminent, seven Wrens contemplate a seemingly warless future. Yet, suddenly faced with their own personal war, will they...
Some of the latest news and press from The Dog-Eared Collective. ‘The Dog-Eared Collective are a refreshing change of pace in modern British comedy’ LEEDS GUIDE 13/04/11 LEEDS GUIDE REVIEW After seeing the Leeds preview of our new 2011 material, Steve Kilgour (freelance review for Leeds Guide) has published a fantastic review, including the following highlights:...
By Conor Whelan Wherever you wonderful people end up good luck to the lot of you. Part of me can’t wait to see what you’ll do, where you’ll be – I know right now the thought of life is terrifying but we’ve survived this weekend, it’s easy now on. Teachers actors directors writers managers producers...
West Yorkshire Playhouse has unintentionally found itself in the local news over the last couple of days because of a controversy that has blown up over the poster image for their forthcoming production of John Ford’s 1633 tragedy Tis Pity She’s a Whore. The problem is that the poster uses this photograph as its dominant...
What happens to First Years who try and book rooms during Practical Essays? Forcibly ejected? Spat upon? Tossed into the nearest active volcano? Made to dust House Seven’s basement? Whatever cruel fate awaits that foolish Firstie, one thing is for certain: Once those Fresher’s reach their final week of rehearsals for their Practical essays 2...
Apologies for the lack of posts recently. I hope to have some images shortly from recent productions including ‘the Woman in Black’ and ‘the Single Life of Albert Nobbs’… but for now, here’s a taster of this weekend’s Practical Essays. Share on Facebook
It’s that time of year again. We’ve just past Bonfire Night, but we’re not quite in Christmas period yet. Every Halloween photo has finally been Facebook’d, but the Old Bar’s not started the expensive (but mouth-watering) Christmas meals yet. And lo, if you stand still in the Workshop Theatre for a moment or two you...
Back in July we told you Jan Perry had been selected as a finalist in The Windsor Fringe Marriott Award for New Drama Writing 2010. A total of 213 scripts were submitted from as far afield Japan, USA, Australia, Finland, Norway, Spain, Jersey, Wales, Eire, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man and of course, England....
