Getting to Know You

Hello, nice to meet you, I’m new around here. My name is Harry – newly appointed Operations Manager at Empty Photo Theatre in the run up to our exciting new show ‘Chris is Dead’. You should already know by now that the show will be at the Etcetera Theatre in early August and I do … Continue reading

The Youth of Yesterday

My day job is Audience Development at a smallish but well-respected regional theatre.  ‘Audience Development’ means telling people who don’t want to go to the theatre that they do, really.  If I say so myself, I’m pretty good at it: my persuasive Irish genes are hardly dormant, and as Mario will tell you, I like … Continue reading

Let’s create a huge hit…maybe!

One only needs to look at West End theatre today and see that it is full of jukebox musical and movies adapted into stage shows. It is therefore easy to see why many critics, academics and let’s face it…snobs, perceive these shows to be merely entertainment with no artistic depth of creative thought. At university, … Continue reading