07 Feb 2010
Twitter
It had to happen. I have resisted. No way back. ActorNealFoster is coming alive... read more
07 Feb 2010
Columbo
One of the actors in SKELLIG was talking about COLUMBO in the Green Room. She had no idea why everyone loved it so much – she said she always managed... read more
17 Jan 2010
Children
A lot of people – including very experienced practioners in children’s theatre – have been commenting on how concentrated the audience of 500+ children, sometimes as young as six, have... read more
17 Jan 2010
Critic’s Choice
Very handsome of The Times to make SKELLIG their Theatre’s No.1 critic’s choice. We like that! Just one week to go – and close to sell-out – so if you’re... read more
17 Jan 2010
The Real Skellig
Awful, awful, awful. I was driving down to HORRIBLE SCIENCE rehearsals on Saturday when I saw a tramp falling over and unable to get up. I stopped the car to... read more
17 Jan 2010
Damages
Avid readers of this blog (hi Dad) will know how much I loved the American TV series THE SHIELD. Actually ‘love’ does not adequately describe the strength of my feelings... read more
06 Jan 2010
Twelfth Night
This doesn’t happen very often: you pick the phone and you are asked if you’d like to bring a new production of a play of your choice by Shakespeare to... read more
06 Jan 2010
The Waiting is Over…
The Guardian is in…so there’s just over two weeks left to see “a darkly glittering production that makes you see the extraordinary in the everyday and the turbulent intensity of... read more
05 Jan 2010
Horrible Science
A fantastic first day for HORRIBLE SCIENCE. It’s wonderful to have an idea about producing a show and 18 months later sit round together in a rehearsal room reading a... read more
04 Jan 2010
You Again!
On a cold winter’s morning, a warming 4 star review for SKELLIG from The Times for “the always reliable Birmingham Stage Company”: “There aren’t many shows around that offer a... read more