739 stories by "Susan Elkin"
I keep thinking about two remarks made to me recently in different contexts. Both came from people I respect. Both know "
Allow me to reminisce for a moment. When I was 12 and in the summer term of my first year at grammar
I am available for hire as theatre lavatories consultant. My rates are reasonable. And if any venue, especially in the West End, thinks it doesn't need my services then I have news for you. …
Being a Dancer, Lyndsey Winship (Nick Hern Books) Evening Standard dance critic Lyndsey Winship has interviewed an impressive range of dancers and
So grants have finally gone. Higher education students, including trainee actors in Drama UK accredited colleges, now have to take loans to
I've seen a whole series of cracking shows for children in recent weeks including Gorilla, Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales, and The
This blog is a bleat. And I hope the producers and promoters of theatre for children are paying attention. Sadly, theatre for children " other than at Christmas when it briefly moves centre …
Edward Kemp talks almost continually about students. The conversation moves from the training itself to student finances, showcases, getting work and much
Well I hope I'm never " or not this year at least " invited to sit on the Theatre Book Prize judging
Last Friday I attended one of the Lively Action Storytelling sessions for primary school children at Shakespeare’s Globe. And I left with
Secrets of Stage Success, Louise Dearman and Mark Evans (Nick Hern Books) Set out as a series of questions and answers this
Secondary school drama is, of course, a practical subject. And any playtext which is studied, say for GCSE or A level, has
I was at an event last week hosted at the Rubens at the Palace Hotel in Victoria by the producers of Wicked.
I've been to several interesting drama school shows in the last few weeks as graduating students stage their final productions. These have
It's always good to hear of new opportunities for talented young performers " especially at a time when there is so much
Alex Sharp's recent Tony award for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time should bring hope to the heart of
Most drama schools are quiet at this time of year. The students have gone off to earn their rent for next term
The Atlantic Ocean seems virtually to have disappeared in recent years. People, ideas and organisations seem to pop up so readily on
I don't often seem to visit RADA so last week I went twice to make up for it. First I interviewed director
Some of my best friends are casting directors. Yes, I know who they are. I'm well aware of what they do. I
This rather originally configured showcase presents 17 women and seven men, a gender imbalance which is unusual for Drama Studio. Working in
It is time we stopped making artificial, arguably snobbish distinctions between musical theatre and opera, both in training and in the wider
Sally Cookson's delightful show Hetty Feather, based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel of the same name, tours again from this July until April
Sylvia Young's motherly and self-deprecating manner belie the razor-sharp mind, grit and determination that led her to found what has become Britain's
Jane Maudsley trained as a mezzo soprano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, read music at the University of Sheffield, is a
