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| Theatre of Cruelty | 8/26/2009 | George Tarbuck |
Q: our drama class is looking at preforming some of Artauds work. I am trying to locate someone who is ...
A: I am not an expert in either Artaud or the Theatre of Cruelty. However I can give you some advice ...
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| 'noir' lighting | 8/5/2009 | George Tarbuck |
Q: I am doing a production of city of angels at my university, and in the play there are three major ...
A: Sorry for the delay in replying, am in the middle of the Edinburgh Festival here. Noir lighting ...
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| remember? | 6/8/2009 | George Tarbuck |
Q: do you remember who I am? After many years in theatres in Amsterdam I started travelling, lived in ...
A: How excellent to hear from you! I am well, living in Edinburgh and teaching Lighting and Sound at ...
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| Neverland Pavilion, Kensington Gardens | 6/7/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I would like to find out who designed and manufactured the tent structure in Kensington Gardens in ...
A: This took some tracking down... Hope its helpful Best Wishes Francis The theatre pavilions have ...
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| Chosing a play | 6/4/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I am in an amateur theatre group, and have mainly acted in the past. I am currently assisting the ...
A: Well firstly I think your committe's attitude to Black Comedy is a very blinkered one, it is one of ...
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| theatre set | 5/25/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I am creating a prison cell on stage and need it to be quick on and quick off. I wonder what the ...
A: I don't know this play and don't fully appreciate the problem. Is this just a cell with bunks/bars ...
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| Actor Charles Warburton (fl. ca. 1915) | 4/4/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: Shakespearean actor Charles Warburton's daughter passed away recently in Utah, USA, where I live. I ...
A: I WOULD SUSPECT THAT TWO PLACES WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT RECORDING, ONE WOULD BE: THE BRITISH ...
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| Is it too late? | 3/5/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I'm 22 years old and have wanted to be on stage singing and acting since I was little. But I am from ...
A: I WOULD APPLY FOR PROSPECTUSES FROM ALL OF THE SCHOOLS YOU THINK MIGHT BE GOOD FOR YOU, EVALUATE THE ...
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| Is it too late? | 3/4/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I'm 22 years old and have wanted to be on stage singing and acting since I was little. But I am from ...
A: NO OF COURSE IT'S NOT TOO LATE, EVERY DRAMA SCHOOL IN THE COUTRY WELCOMES MORE MATURE STUDENTS. BUT ...
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| Playbills from 1906/1907 | 3/2/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I have found an actor sitting in my family tree and am very curious to see if I can get info on a ...
A: KATIE I DUNNO HOW USEFUL I CAN BE WITH THIS ONE; FIRST PLACE TO START I WOULD THINK WOULD BE THE ...
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| theatre sound/lighting | 2/21/2009 | George Tarbuck |
Q: i live and work in London and im looking for evening courses to do with stage lighting/sound,i used ...
A: There are some excellent courses around. The ABTT run quite a few http://www.abtt.org.uk/ as do ...
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| re: american musical submission for british theatres (correction) | 2/12/2009 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: Let me try this again with your correct name! I have a friend named Francis Quinn and my fingers ...
A: There is a U.K. directory of all the producing houses, Producers and regional theatres, it's called ...
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| lighting on stage for costumes | 1/29/2009 | George Tarbuck |
Q: I work with costumes but am a bit confused about how stage lighting affects the fabric colors. I ...
A: Light colour affects costume in really very basic ways. Under white light, which contains all the ...
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| Stage surfaces and lighting | 11/11/2008 | James Medd |
Q: We are currently in construction for some new theatrical performance spaces. an 800 seat theater, a ...
A: My apologies for the delay in answering, but I've been extremely busy with one thing and another ...
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| Sourcing Theatre Contracts | 10/20/2008 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: Where and how can I access contract templates for the theatre, especially thoos related to design? I ...
A: DO YOU KNOW ANY COMPANY MANAGERS OR PRODUCTION MANAGERS? THEY ARE OFTEN THE PEOPLE WHO SIGN ...
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| Sourcing Theatre Contracts | 10/20/2008 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: Where and how can I access contract templates for the theatre, especially thoos related to design? I ...
A: THE STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS FOR EQUITY AND THE MUSICIANS UNION ARE IN THE BACK PAGE APPENDICES OF ...
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| Sourcing Theatre Contracts | 10/20/2008 | George Tarbuck |
Q: Where and how can I access contract templates for the theatre, especially thoos related to design? I ...
A: I guess you could write your own with the following things included. SPECIFIC TASKS. TIMESCALES. ...
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| master degree | 10/7/2008 | George Tarbuck |
Q: I am a Romanian student at the National University of Acting "I.L. Caragiale" in Bucharest. I'm in ...
A: You could find courses here http://www.drama.ac.uk/ or here ...
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| Theater's Play Submissions American Works | 10/1/2008 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: Francis Lynch, Hello Francis: I'm an american playwright and have co-authored a play titled "Super ...
A: The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester: Royal Exchange Theatre St Anns Square, Manchester M2 7DH ...
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| Movable Set platforms | 9/19/2008 | James Medd |
Q: I need to design movable set platforms for a dance company. They need to be sturdy, yet easily ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to your question. I hope that this reply reaches you in time. ...
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| Lighting Courses In England | 8/13/2008 | George Tarbuck |
Q: Online and all that I can fined I couses for 16+. I am 14 almost 15. Do you Know where I could get ...
A: I admire your enthusiasm! Nearly all courses are aimed at the over 16 age group and consist of HND ...
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| flying | 6/30/2008 | James Medd |
Q: in a theatre what other objacts can you fly? eg lights and cloths. what else?
A: The number of things you can fly in a theatre is pretty much limitless. Providing that you have a ...
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| stage lighting rigging & design | 6/14/2008 | George Tarbuck |
Q: I'm in construction (ie. 100% on equipment, safety etc), wanting to move into stage lighting ...
A: Good morning, There are various routes. It would be worth getting your city & guilds part one ...
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| Pearl Dadswell | 6/12/2008 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: Where could I find biographical information re Pearl Dadswell, stage actress 1930'3 to 50's?
A: Have you tried: The Internet Movie database IMDb or TEMPLEMAN LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF KENT AT ...
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| Set/Staging Advice | 5/15/2008 | James Medd |
Q: Mr. Medd! I am currently staging a short dramatic piece which requires that an actor sit behind a ...
A: May I first apologise for not getting back to you sooner- I have been working nonstop for the last ...
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| Renovations | 5/13/2008 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I've recently started working on a large research project for graduation, and my topic has been our ...
A: FIRSTLY KRISTIN, APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN REPLYING, MY E.MAIL HAS BEEN DOWN FOR AGES.... TAB ...
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| Black & White Make-up | 5/6/2008 | George Tarbuck |
Q: I'm doing a play that needs to be in black and white, as though it were an old black and white film. ...
A: I do not have the answer but if you email amaclaurin@qmu.ac.uk she may know. However, the lighting ...
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| drama schools in UK | 5/2/2008 | FRANCIS LYNCH |
Q: I am aware of the fact that you did not say that you are an expert on drama schools, but I thought I ...
A: FIRSTLY VERY MANY APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN ANSWERING, MY E. MAIL HAS BEEN DOWN FOR AGES, THANKS ...
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| workshops | 4/26/2008 | George Tarbuck |
Q: i have a friend, a lighting designer, who has been working in this field for 10 years at theater in ...
A: It may be worth looking here http://www.stage-electrics.co.uk/eweb/sstrai.htm for specialist short ...
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| Frustrated | 1/27/2008 | Richard Freeman |
Q: Freeman, I am 22 years old and have recently graduated with a good BA Hons degree in writing and ...
A: It's an honest and searching one, which is nice to see. Firstly, you're right - it is extremely ...
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| Gender and sexuality in theatre | 1/24/2008 | Richard Freeman |
Q: I am looking at the idea of femininity and masculinity being ideologies and appear in such a way ...
A: I might need a little bit of clarification on your inquiry before I can fully help. Firstly, to whom ...
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| chalice prop | 1/14/2008 | James Medd |
Q: i am looking to find a replica of a neo-gothic style chalice like the false grail or wrong choice in ...
A: Sorry for taking so long to get back to your question. I'm still really busy with a couple of shows ...
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| prop question | 12/30/2007 | James Medd |
Q: "I am a Motion Picture propmaster. For a movie we would open a new bottle of sparkling wine for ...
A: I'm always interested to hear how things are done in film studios, as the devices used by the film ...
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| Set Design Advice | 12/18/2007 | James Medd |
Q: Medd, I am currently in Year 13 and finishing my last few terms of the IB. Considering I am taking ...
A: Good to hear from you again. I hope the project is progressing well. I'm pleased to supply the ...
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| prop indusrty | 12/16/2007 | James Medd |
Q: i am a student at Rose Bruford College studying in my final year as a scenic artist and it has come ...
A: First of all, I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to your question. Things have been quite busy ...
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| Adaptation again! | 12/12/2007 | Richard Freeman |
Q: Again this is a question about adaptation. I am intending to do a stage adaptation of a German ...
A: Apologies for the lateness. I did reply to this question some weeks ago, but it appears not to have ...
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| Turning a Black and white Set to color | 11/26/2007 | George Tarbuck |
Q: I was wondering if by any chance you knew of any stage trick i could use to make a black and white ...
A: I am assuming this is taking place inside a theatre or at least somewhere you can get a blackout. ...
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| Set Design Advice | 11/20/2007 | James Medd |
Q: Medd, I am currently in Year 13 and finishing my last few terms of the IB. Considering I am taking ...
A: Many thanks for your reply. I'm glad to hear that my advice was useful to you. I would very much ...
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| Set Design Advice | 11/16/2007 | James Medd |
Q: Medd, I am currently in Year 13 and finishing my last few terms of the IB. Considering I am taking ...
A: It's interesting to read about your project and the choices you've made in preparing for it. I think ...
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| lighting with live band | 10/18/2007 | George Tarbuck |
Q: I have a showband that do tours over Scotland. We use a hard disk system that has some orchestral ...
A: Talk to Simon on 07986264886 or Tom Switzerlood the sound man at the Lyceum Edinburgh. Also the ...
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