Tag Archives: Theatre

Selling Your Wife At Market: The London History Show

We’re touching so much grass today. Order my new book “Mavericks”: https://watkinspublishinglinks.com/ma… ISBN: 9781786788986 Published by @Watkinspublishing1893 @watkinsbooks ——- Music used under a CC-BY licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b… : Pulsar by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com ——- You can support the channel on … Continue reading

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Looking into a theatre from behind the stage

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Zabala – URTU

URTU is my latest collaboration with Bilbao-based composer Zabala. I explore the fascinating world of Chinese opera troupes in Bangkok and the urban landscapes of the city, including footage gathered from short trips to Penang and Phnom Penh. Previously featured … Continue reading

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Rimski Piano (@rimskipiano) |.Out and about in Cropredy part 2

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How a Noh mask-maker summons a lifelike face from a single block of wood | Aeon Videos

Watch as a traditional artisan of Noh masks cuts, carves and paints an eerily lifelike human face from a single block of wood For captions describing each step of the process in this video, click the CC button at the … Continue reading

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The Theatre of Dionysus

One of the classical Athenians’ most important inventions was the theatre. This lecture outlines the origins of Greek drama in this historic setting. A lecture by Edith Hall, Visiting Professor of Classics 29 November 2018 https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-an… Medea, Antigone, Oedipus and … Continue reading

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Greek Wine & the Roots of Theatre – Cheers & Booze, Episode 1

Welcome to Cheers & Booze – where we explore the intersection of all things alcohol and theatre across history! In Episode 1, Greek Wine & the Roots of Theatre, we explore how the very earliest beginnings of theatre in ancient … Continue reading

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Fire Erupts From a Gigantic Fantastical Dragon-Horse Designed and Operated by La Machine | Colossal

APRIL 20, 2022. GRACE EBERT Photo © Emmanuel Bourgeau. All images courtesy of La Machine The street theater group known as La Machine revived one of its legendary beasts for an ongoing show in Toulouse. “Long Ma,” an enormous dragon-horse hybrid … Continue reading

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Baby Fever — Circles & Stalls

1 October 2019. Contact Theatre, Manchester at STUN Studios. What does success look like? Buying a house? Getting married? Having a baby? Contact Young Company’s new show Baby Fever grew out of an exploration of the value and relevance of … Continue reading

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Amélie – Manchester Opera House — THE PLAY’S THE THING

It seems that these days almost every good indie film is being turned into a musical and transferred to the stage. Some have been successful, with Waitress securing a prestigious, lengthy run on London’s West End. Others have been viewed … Continue reading

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