The Total Theatre Artists as Writers programme provides the opportunity for artists working in theatre and performance to be mentored by Total Theatre’s editors as they explore writing about their own and other artist’s work. A pilot of this programme was pioneered as part of our Total Theatre Archive project (2018–2019). The latest Total Theatre […]

Most training in critical writing focuses on ways to interrogate a scripted play, and presumes the existence of a written play-text. So how do you go about reviewing and writing about outdoor arts, circus, site-specific theatre and other performing arts work that is highly visual and physical, and often doesn’t have a written text to […]

Total Theatre Talks offer an opportunity for artists, producers, festival bookers, and audience members to come together in a fun, non-academic ‘salon’ setting, investigating a strand of physical/visual theatre or combined arts practice. We aim to create genuine exchange and learning, building on Total Theatre’s 30 years of experience in running similar projects. We aim […]

Total Theatre Training offers training and continuing professional development opportunities for theatre and performance artists, students, producers, and other professionals working in the field. In 2021, we will be offering courses, workshops and one-to-one sessions. These will include subjects such as: Writing for Performance, Writing about Performance, Co-creating Theatre, and How to Script Devised Work. […]