Not only was I privileged enough to write a section for the 'Reasons To Be Graeae' book I was also honoured to chair the discussion panel at the book launch. When I reread my section in the book I forgot I had wrote ""...That night I ended up sleeping with the guy who’d spent five …
Audience Reactions to A Square World
Well I cant believe it was just one year ago that myself, Jon Van Beek and Vicky Island started the R&D process by working in Morningside Nursery and then later joined by Arji. What a 12 months it has been. I never imaged I would be in a stage now where its finished and touring …
Update on R&D Phase 3 for…
I have now completed the 3rd and final phase of my Research and Development process for the creation on my new show A Square World. It has been such an amazing journey and I have learnt so much, I have worked with some incredibly talent people of all ages, from 4 year olds to those …
No Longer in the Shadows
This year saw the ON THE EDGE, a World Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences, an annual event that takes place in a different international city each year. From 2-9 July Birmingham welcomes delegates and audiences from around the globe to enjoy world-leading theatre for children and young people, plus workshops, panel discussions, social events, work in progress sharings …
Reframing the Myth Podcast
Back in February I worked with Tim Marrs to create this great image of me (even if I do say so myself). Click Here to hear the latest Graeae Podcast that explains the process.
IIAN @ On The Edge
As some of you may know I am chair of the International Inclusive Arts Network (IIAN) and this year we will be running a variety of activities as part of the On The Edge Festival in Birmingham 2nd - 9th July 2016. ON THE EDGE is the World Festival of …
Update on R&D Phase 2 for…
So we returned from Bologna 4 weeks ago and I have taken this time to reflect on what we did out there, how it all went and how it was received by those who saw the show. Firstly what did we do? We arrived on the Tuesday and spent our time submerging ourselves within the Visioni …
Update on R&D for…
We have now finished the first phase of the R&D into 'A Square World.' Myself, Vicky and Jon spent 6 days at Morningside Nursery in Hackney, where we spent time playing, exploring and trying out ideas with the wonderful 4- 5 year olds of Miss Shelby's class. So how did it all begin... Day 1 & …
The Iron Man of Karachi
I returned to Karachi this November for the third phase of a project I was working on for Graeae theatre Company in partnership with British Council. (You can find out about my last visit here) Again I am compelled to challenge our western view of Pakistan, after spending 2 amazing weeks working and meeting some …
Happy Ever After Festival – A Community Led Approach
Once upon a time, back in the hot summer of 2015, (yes it feels like a long time ago already) one of my last projects at Kazzum was creating the Happy Ever After Festival. But it wasn’t just me, as well as the dedicated team at Kazzum the festival was unique in another way. It …
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