An interview with FK CO-LAB, an international female-led team who are bringing a story of cultural diversity staged through exploring recipes. They share their thoughts on the staging process, dramaturgy and tech for Fringe shows.
“Bare Threads”, a physical theatre piece did exceptionally well, not least due to great marketing. I had an opportunity to chat to the producer, Jennifer Jones, about organisation, marketing strategies and well-being during the festival season.
“Theatre is becoming a little bit more than a theatre. It’s not just a place where there is a stage, and there are plays, where you can watch Shakespeare and Chekhov. For instance, Serebrennikov has been running Gogol Centre, which is a real Centre, a Centre for the younger generation of people. Serebrennikov attracted a certain kind of audience by his productions, exhibitions, the space he created: a cultural place for meetings and discussions.” – Konstantin Kamenski
There are so many things to say and ask about “Tissue” that ideally I would like to have spent a week or so chatting to the director Rachel Hobley and assistant director Grace MacDougall, but that won’t make for a very good blog post, so I had to narrow the discussion down a bit. I […]