Series

Follow Matt Boothman’s coverage of the National Theatre’s 9th annual £10 ticket season, an outreach initiative to attract a more diverse audience to London’s foremost performing arts venue.

• 1. England People Very Nice
• 2. Death and the King’s Horseman
• 3. All’s Well That Ends Well
• 4. Mother Courage and Her Children

Developed by founder and editor of London Theatre Blog, Andrew Eglinton, this ongoing series looks at performance projects working in online or ‘crossline’ contexts. It explores the creative potential and logistical challenges of performance in ‘real time’ social Web spaces.

• 1. Theatre in Second Life
• 2. On the Real: Fatebook and Whit MacLaughlin

In November 2008, director/dramaturg Jens Peters, wrote a series of articles on productions he saw at the Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre (Tiblisi, Georgia) as part of their 80th anniversary celebration and a precursor of the Internantional Festival to be held in Tiblisi in 2009. Jens’ approach to the work was detailed and critical, and soon developed a leitmotif throughout: the search for artistic vision.

• 1. The Rendezvous
• 2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• 3. Beso Kupreishvili’s Fingers Theatre
• 4. Hilda
• 5. Kakutsa Cholokashvili
• 6. The Lady With The Dog

Independent theatre critic, Matt Boothman, kept a weekly diary during the month of September 2008 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. From escstatic street revellers and impromptu happenings to the inevitable flops and a few rare delights, Matt’s diary captures the complex nature of this month long theatre marathon.

• Part 1: First Impressions
• Part 2: Preview Week
• Part 3: Fringe Firsts
• Part 4: Physical Education
• Part 5: Red For Danger
• Part 6: Look Forward