739 stories by "Susan Elkin"
Rewind about 20 years and I'm in the Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury, seeing a jolly little play about a dog. It's for
So what do we think about careers fairs, such as Surviving Actors this Saturday at Manchester Central Convention Complex or TheatreCraft at
I've been thinking about language. When you're an English teacher turned journalist and professional theatre attender, it goes with the territory. I
Last Sunday I spoke to 40 teenagers and quite a few of their parents about performing arts work options. Of course I've
It's okay if you're Eddie Redmayne, Nicola Benedetti or Summer Strallen. Presumably your agent is on the phone every day and your
I like violins. I started playing at the age of seven in a primary school class encouraged by my violin-playing father. My
In 1965, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry launched an idealistically cutting-edge theatre in education project. And it was, it seems, the birth of a
The training industry continues to bewail the number of young male dancers it manages to recruit. Yes, the Billy Elliot effect has
Last weekend the Royal Albert Hall was brimful of bunting, Elgar, Jerusalem and roof-raising Prommers. This weekend it will be heaving with
This very large showcase (46 students) includes 21 men, many of whom are pleasingly strong. It is also good to see mixed
This traditional 16-item, no-frills showcase simply shows each of the 32 students in a duologue after a rather odd devised ensemble opener
Catch Nadia Fall's eloquently spacious production of Our Country's Good (Olivier, National Theatre until October 17) if you can. The London Evening
I've been having lavatorial thoughts. Like most theatregoing women I am pig sick of slumming it in woefully inadequate, cramped facilities. With
Hello season of Keatsian mellow fruitfulness " and packing up of new dance shoes, tea mugs and loose black gear for classes.
Last weekend I went to part of the Gulbenkian's Boing festival. The Gulbenkian is a small arts centre " theatre, cinema, concert
It's a tricky question. And the last time I asked it there were passionate responses representing all shades of opinion. Do you
There is no such thing as "bad" language. Words " all words – are meant to be used. That is why they have evolved. But there is definitely such a thing as weak, repetitive, lazy langua…
When I go to the theatre I check my phone before the show goes up and then it stays in my bag until
Time to put a few cards on the table. For many months there has been a chorus of shock and outrage from
I write about drama schools. And training. And plays. But it isn't often I see a play which actually discusses schools and
Ceri Ashcroft trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and specialises in children's theatre, puppetry, physical theatre and clowning. She
Is the highly respected traditional actor training in drama schools sometimes a bit too traditional for the modern world? I recently interviewed
I seem to spend more time outdoors than in at this time of year when there's so much good open-air work for
The Edinburgh Fringe is probably the first opportunity this year's new graduates have to take their " now professional " work out
How long does it take to train an actor? Well, obviously to an extent it depends on the calibre of the person
