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The Humour and the Horror of Alfred Hitchcock
By Sarah Jost This past week I had the opportunity to attend two very different works by Alfred Hitchcock. I nearly wrote that I had the pleasure of attending these events, but that doesn’t quite describe the strangely unsettled feeling … Continue reading
The Fire Garden at London’s National Theatre
By Sarah Jost From 1 June to 9 September, London’s National Theatre is hosting Inside Out, a series of events both in the theatre itself and outside in its courtyard and graded terraces. The Pop-up Workshop features costume and puppet-making … Continue reading
Posted in Sarah, Theatre, Travel
Tagged aswarm, concrete inferno, london national theatre, the fire garden, the world famous, thor mcintyre
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That’s What She Said
A wonderful thing is going to happen! -Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
Posted in Literature, Sarah, That's What They Said, Theatre
Tagged A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen, Norway, norwegian playwright
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That’s What He Said
I was maybe 17 and doing plays at school, and when I was onstage – when I was in a play – I felt so utterly and completely at home. Then a teacher who was directing the play said, ‘There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Examples in Urchinism, Film & Television, Sarah, Theatre
Tagged acting, kenneth branagh, quote
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Call Cutta in a Box: Site-Specific Theatre for the Soul
By Sarah Jost A few weeks ago, I attended a theatre performance in an office building in downtown Auckland. I arrived fifteen minutes early and buzzed the intercom outside of the building as instructed by a sign taped to the … Continue reading
Mike Daisey: Liar or Dramatist?
By Margaret Hedderman Mike Daisey lied. He lied to NPR’s “This American Life.” And he lied to hundreds, if not thousands of theatre-goers in his monologue “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.” But what is theatre if it is not a … Continue reading
That’s What He Said
With a photographer [Henri-Cartier Bresson] and a poet [Andres Henestrosa] as roommates, and none of us with any money to speak of, I recall no period in my life when I’ve had more fun with less cash. —Langston Hughes, from … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Theatre
Tagged andres henestrosa, henri cartier-bresson, i wonder as i wander, langston hughes, money
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From Edinburgh to Sydney: Children’s Theatre for All Ages
By Sarah Jost On Wednesday, in celebration of my 26th birthday, I went to see the children’s play Hairy Maclary & Friends at the Sydney Opera House. When I arrived in Sydney the previous week, one of my first missions … Continue reading
Royston Maldoom: Choreographing Communities from Berlin to Ethiopia
By Sarah Jost As I witnessed last month, the work of choreographer Royston Maldoom is not only spectacular, but exemplifies the potential for art to impact, improve, and change lives. Born in England in 1943, Maldoom was studying agriculture at … Continue reading
