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I am about to go to Japan. I hope to see a Noh play. If anyone has any tips, do let me know.
I’ll be going to Tokyo, Kyoto and I think Osaka and Nara too.
It’s my first time and I’m looking forward to it. Especially all the crazy (and delicious) food and its presentation eg:
Conor McPherson, I have been led to believe is one of our most successful European playwrights (Irish origin). The Weir, which played in London in 1997 when he was 25, had great audiences, a world wide tour and - I’ve been told - a lot of money. Theatre people are often as obsessed by money […]
Another article from Mark Ravenhill in the Guardian (is that over 10 this year?) this time on Edward Bond. See here.
Good introduction to his work and influence but better is this interview between Bond and John Tusa on Radio 3. See transcript here.
…The National Theatre is “a Technicolor sewer”; the Royal Shakespeare Company “trivialises […]
Have a listen to Michael Grandage and Michael Billington speak on this podcast. Link here.
Amongst other things it gives an insight in to how the Donmar is run and Grandage’s experience at Sheffield. Also for the directors amongst you he mentions an interesting point about having to direct a lot of shows on a 3 […]