Many years ago there was an Emperor so exceedingly fond of displaying his intellect he spent all his money on books and scholars. He cared nothing for reviewing established infrastructure, going to the theatre, or spending time with his family, except to show off a new great discovery. He kept a scholar for every hourContinue reading “The Emperor’s New Discoveries”
Category Archives: Editing
Deleted Scene from ‘In The Stones’ – St Mark’s Eve
Today was the first read-through for In The Stones. The latest in a long line of steps that now leads on to a more directional path. I find shows are always a series of gateways; the idea stage, manifesting, starting again, completion, editing, casting, rehearsing etc. By passing through one door you suddenly find theContinue reading “Deleted Scene from ‘In The Stones’ – St Mark’s Eve”
All’s Well That Ends Well (Editors Note)
Bestiality, coercion, child kidnap and consent are all at the heart of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and yet it is All’s Well That Ends Well that is labelled a ‘problem play’. This categorisation, coined by Frederick Boas in 1896, is neither apposite nor necessary. As Alistair Fowler defines, ‘every literary work changes the genres it relates to’. TheContinue reading “All’s Well That Ends Well (Editors Note)”