Where are the South West Theatre Critics?
When I tell people I live in Plymouth they often suggest that I enjoy the whole ‘big fish in a small pond’ phenomenon. Actually I feel like I’m a tadpole […]
Howard Barker
Avant-garde theatre: Britain has lost what little nerve it had
There’s something appealing about the term ‘avant-garde’. Perhaps because it doesn’t evoke a particular form of work. In spite of the clichés mentioned here, for me it doesn’t conjure up eyeball […]
Transcribing the imaginary performance
Kind of a provocation (or perhaps rant) Since the sixties, the playwright Tom Stoppard has been stating the fact that: A text is an event, not a text. A script […]
Blok/Eko by Howard Barker
I saw the Wrestling School perform Howard Barker’s new play Blok/Eko last night at the Northcott theatre in Exeter. It’s exciting that the university and theatre have found a way […]