A very successful staged reading of The Fever last night at the People Show under the banner of Saltpeter Productions. I think people were surprised by the staging which was essentially the final course of a meal at a upper middle class dinner party, with a beautiful design by Nik Corrall. The ensemble of ten, were split into ‘servants’ (including … Read More
The Fever by Wallace Shawn
I will be directing a rehearsed reading at the People Show on December 30th, of The Fever by Wallace Shawn. My thoughts… Leaving to one side the fact that Wallace Shawn is a fine actor (I would direct you to the film Vanya on 42nd Street if you are in any doubt), it is his writing for the theatre that … Read More
Miniaturists 24 – The Memory Man
Written by Helen Smith and directed by Gordon Murray The Cast: Richard Trinder, Tricia Kelly, Suzanna Hamilton, and myself 20th June 2010
1905 – Morning Star Review
Make space for political theatre Zoe Corbyn reports on The New Factory of the Eccentric Actor and its extraordinary large-scale free theatre events. “Maggots in the soup!” The puppeteers’ chants grow louder and louder as a camera made of cardboard zooms in on angry toy sailors throwing their tyrant captain overboard. A director screeches instructions in Russian through a giant megaphone. … Read More
New Babylon 1871
Press release The New Factory of the Eccentric Actor Presents NEW BABYLON 1871 at the Round Chapel, Hackney (junction of Glenarm Road and Lower Clapton Road). 15th, 16th and 17th March at 8pm. Tickets free. For further details call 020 7482 2145 “Working men’s Paris, with its commune, will be forever celebrated as the harbinger of a new society. Its martyrs are enshrined in the … Read More