One of my operas Pacific Pleasures (2017) will be performed 9th October (7.00pm start) in Lagos, Portugal in the municipal arts venue that is Centro Cultural de Lagos. You can find more information here. Below is an English translation of … Continue reading Tahiti! Opera Performance in Lagos, October 9th
In this article, I unpack some of Bertolt Brecht’s theories. What follows is a discussion about the Alienation Effect, Epic Theatre, Gestus, Contradiction and Complex Seeing. I also explore what realism means and question how one can be ‘innovative’ today. … Continue reading Brechtian Acting & Realism
Brecht in Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre I went to see Brecht’s MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN in the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester. It’s a beautiful building: as soon as you walk in, you’re greeted by high impressive ceilings and … Continue reading Brecht: MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
I went to see Waiting for Godot in Sheffield’s Crucible last night. It was energetically mesmeric and I was gripped. Below is my review of the event: Samuel Beckett’s minimalistic and thought-provoking play Waiting for Godot was brought to life once … Continue reading Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot
Some of my current research has led me to acknowledge a comparison between what is realistic/unrealistic and realist/non-realist drama. According to Egil Törnqvist and Birgitta Steene (translators and editors of Strindberg on Drama and Theatre) Strindberg’s preface to Miss Julie … Continue reading August Strindberg (1849-1912): Preface to *Miss Julie*
