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Opposition

Opposition final rehearsals Day One

August 2, 2011 Hannah Silva

Yesterday was the first day of final rehearsals before Edinburgh Fringe. Mars.tarrab (Tomboy Blues), me (Opposition), Mark Laville (director of both, Barbican Theatre) and nat tarrab’s dog (Leo) The first […]

 Edinburgh Fringe, Opposition, Rehearsing Opposition, Rehearsing Opposition, Theatre  Barbican Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, Hannah Silva, Mark Laville, Mars.tarrab, Opposition, Tomboy Blues, ZOO Southside, ZOO venues

‘Let Bartlet be Bartlet’

July 22, 2011 Hannah Silva

So it gets pretty hot performing Opposition – especially at the Bike Shed Theatre in Exeter! I’m going to have to take off my jacket… The West Wing. Episode 1.12 […]

 Exeter Fringe, Opposition, Rehearsing Opposition, Rehearsing Opposition, TV  Bike Shed Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, Hannah Silva, jacket, Jed Bartlet, Opposition, performance, political theatre, The West Wing

New photos

July 20, 2011 Hannah Silva

Some photos by Eileen Long of Opposition at the Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Fringe

 Exeter Fringe, Opposition, Rehearsing Opposition, Theatre  Edinburgh Fringe, Exeter Fringe, Hannah Silva, Opposition, political theatre, ZOO

Stealing from Radio 4

July 13, 2011 Hannah Silva

analogue politician new shiny of the moment man of the past out of touch not with the new newness the longer run will they stop smoozing up smoozing up up […]

 Opposition, Poetry  cut up poetry, Hannah Silva, James Forsyth, Opposition, poetry, political, Radio 4, Steve Richards

‘Political speech ‘opera’ is a mini-masterpiece’

July 1, 2011 Hannah Silva

‘Political speech ‘opera’ is a mini-masterpiece’ Thank you Belinda Dillon from Devon Life for a review of Opposition! Some extracts below – full review of Opposition at the Exeter Fringe, […]

 Exeter Fringe, Opposition  Belinda Dillon, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Fringe, Hannah Silva, Opposition, Political speech, political theatre, vocal gymnastics

Being huge…

June 30, 2011 Hannah Silva

My last post got me thinking about being BIG in this performance. Reaching out to an audience rather than drawing them in. I did a workshop with Gecko theĀ  other […]

 Opposition, Rehearsing Opposition, Theatre  Gecko, Grotowski, Hannah Silva, James Wilkes, political theatre, The Big Society, Theatre

Final night Opposition, Exeter Fringe

June 30, 2011 Hannah Silva

It’s over! Two performances at the Bike Shed Theatre for the Exeter Fringe. Done. From David Lockwood’s blog on the Fringe The Bike Shed Theatre hosted the most technically skillful […]

 Exeter Fringe, Opposition, Rehearsing Opposition, Theatre  Barbican Theatre, Bike Shed Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, Exeter Fringe, Hannah Silva, Opposition, performance poetry, Phillip Zarrilli, political theatre, spoken word

Exeter Fringe, Bike Shed Theatre

June 29, 2011 Hannah Silva

I performed Opposition at the Exeter Fringe last night, at the Bike Shed Theatre Tonight is the final night before Edinburgh…8pm, Bike Shed Theatre, (01392) 667080 Feedback from the playwright […]

 Exeter Fringe, Opposition, Theatre  Barbican Theatre, Bike Shed Theatre, Churchill, Exeter Fringe, George Wallace, Hannah Silva, Natalie McGrath, Obama, political theatre, Ronald Reagan  1 Comment

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