TroublemakerProblemsolver

TroublemakerProblemsolver

I was super encouraged by seeing a lovely piece of public art today that said ‘You are great problem solver’. Hurray for public art as ‘streetwisdom’ and much gratitude to artist, Julian Wood @artofkindness for that friendly reminder.  In fact, I had just been walking around feeling like a bit of a nuisance, but in […]

Family Arts Conference 2017

Family Arts Conference 2017

I had the recent good fortune to be able to attend the recent Family Arts Conference at St. George’s and Watershed, Bristol on 15 March 2017 (#FAcon17) as part of Theatre Bristol’s new artist agent initiative.  The sunny day provided a warm welcome for an impressive turnout of sector professionals from across the UK.   Adeptly […]

Directing street theatre

Posted on May 7, 2015 in news, working processes
Directing street theatre

Mostly this month I will be directing two bold new street theatre projects by lovely people.  One is for Ramshacklicious and the other is a collaboration between Soap Soup and Lady Strong’s Bonfire. Making a street show is great fun but differs from directing indoor shows in a bunch of ways, the main one being the […]

Artists as leaders event; Create Gloucestershire

What can be learned from arts practices in the context of social and political leadership?  Can artists provide/propose new models for leadership?  These are just a few of the questions I and others were considering when invited to give a talk at Create Gloucestershire‘s recent birthday celebrations with the theme Artists as Leaders.  The panel […]