22 stories by "Flyman"
Invented management techniques have no place in the theatre. That is not because they won't work, but because there is no need
The Stage special panto edition (November 24) has come and gone, the flu jabs have been administered and the high-pitched sound of
At the UK Theatre Awards, designer Lez Brotherston complained that theatres were neglecting the importance of design and technical teams. Who are
Thirty years after the miners' strike and at a moment when TUC members cannot agree on which fragment of the Labour party
We seem to be under constant pressure to defend the theatre. Is it elitist? Is it old-fashioned? Is it value for money?
Ask a theatre electrician how she or he got interested in lighting and as often as not they will tell you that
Are you on the ‘creative team'? It is fair to say that most of you are, whether you know it or not.
Rufus Norris, director of the National Theatre, recently wrote: "It is every theatremaker's aim to preserve the magic onstage by concealing the
Regular readers of Backstage will have seen, in the last few weeks, a story about a get-in crew member who did not know
The continuing debate on pay in the theatre has so far concentrated on low pay and the notion of exploitation of performers
The Oscars ceremony is the one to which producers of all other awards ceremonies aspire. Fortunately for the rest of us, they
What's going on? Only a couple of weeks after our resident careers adviser had been asked “How do I win over the
Anyone who has ever witnessed it will know what an embarrassment it is on those rare occasions when members of the crew
The sound is unmistakable. It is first heard some way off as a faint, high-pitched, continuous noise somewhere between a hum and
Theatre technicians like their kit. The ABTT product of the year award and the PLASA Innovation Awards attract the attention of experienced
You may have heard of the woman who felt faint while out shopping and was refused a glass of water by the
Bullying is usually associated with the abuse of power, the biggest boy in the playground or " in the workplace " the
Ban arts subjects from the school syllabus. Well, maybe not ban them but let's stop pretending that they are as important as
"The word on the street is that the Arts Council favours the idea of chief executives running our theatres. We need to
The Oxford English Dictionary has six definitions for 'jargon', none of them flattering. They include twittering, chattering, gibberish and 'a contemptuous reference
Low pay in the theatre is a problem and, while there are some theatre technicians who have job security and high wages,
Flyman is doing a ‘marvellous’ pant… With apologies to Noel Coward who had only been to a party I'm doing a marvellous panto, with a cast that are really a joy. We've a dam…
