Archive for: 2015
Carran’s Working Diary 25: Writing on the wall: 2 SkEtching a step
“We put them on steps and they have to work their way up the steps until finally they reach the top step when hopefully they are independent enough to go their own way and jump off the top….not literally, we don’t encourage that.” (Funraiser) I landed on the theme of […]
Carran’s Working Diary 24: Writing on the Wall 1: SkEtching an apple
There are etchings on the walls of prisons and workhouses that tell tales and give clues about what lies beneath. I thought I should scratch something here about one or two things now by way of interpretation or translation to talk a bit more deeply about what has gone into […]
Collective Encounters (Liverpool, UK) – practice and theory
We are delighted to publish a guest blog from Matthew Elliott, Youth Theatre Director at Collective Encounters. This blog post is a summary of Matthew’s presentation at the ‘Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity‘ symposium at the University of Manchester on 4th November 2015. Listen to Matthew’s presentation, as […]
Call out to Spanish speaking artists and companies
Llamada para proyectos teatrales que abordan problemáticas en relación con la pobreza, la desigualdad y la justicia económica. ¿Usted forma parte de una organización que aborda temáticas como la pobreza, la desigualdad económica o que trabajan con grupos económicamente desfavorecidos? ¿Qué métodos y propuestas usan ustedes para la creación, participación […]
Call out to Portuguese speaking artists and companies
Chamada para projetos teatrais que lidam com pobreza, desigualdade e justiça econômica Você faz parte de uma organização teatral que discute pobreza, desigualdade econômica ou que trabalha com grupos desfavorecidos economicamente? Quais métodos e abordagens de teatro, participação e produção vocês estão usando ou desenvolvendo e quais são necessários para […]
Call out to French speaking artists and companies
Promouvoir la création théâtrale abordant des problèmes liés à la pauvreté, l’inégalité et à la justice économique. Etes-vous un réalisateur de pièces de théâtre ou une organisation théâtrale abordant des sujets comme la pauvreté, l’inégalité économique ou travaillant avec des groupes économiquement en difficulté ? Quelles méthodes ou approches pour la […]
Carran’s Working Diary 23: Two concerts in Beetham and a Full Moon
We took the concert to Heron Corn Mill, Beetham – a place of work that has seen feast and famine. We were seen by quite a few people in the afternoon and it was good. This evening was a full moon. Some people had travelled from Lancaster and others from […]
Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity
Here’s a blog about the ‘Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity‘ symposium by Jenny Hughes, originally written for Policy@Manchester and published here In his book, Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Blyth summarises an economic policy of austerity as: “a morality play, one that has shifted the blame […]
The House – hatches, matches and dispatches
We are delighted to publish a guest post from Janice Wilson, Blue Badge tourist guide and volunteer at Heron Corn Mill. Janice saw a performance of The House in the barn at Heron Corn Mill on 24th November. (photograph courtesy of Joel Chester Fildes) Our home offers an individual […]
Carran’s Working Diary 22: Here are three photographs
The photographer came to The House and took some photographs. Here are three of them.