Acrobat, poet, clown, magician, musician, actor – the talents and skills of James Thierrée seem almost boundless. Inevitable, perhaps, coming as he does from such an impressive line of artists: great-grandfather Eugene O’Neill; another great-grandparent the Music Hall star Lily Harley; grandfather Charlie Chaplin; parents Jean-Baptiste Thierrée and Victoria Chaplin, legendary circus artists. Theatre is […]
Writings
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Circus Top of the Pops – Ed Fringe 2016
September 2nd, 2016 by Adrian BerryAdrian Berry, Artistic Director of Jacksons Lane, reflects (in his own inimitable way) on circus seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2016 Both rich and slim pickings this year – some great work, some brave work. Not quite enough brave work: venues need to get out and explore circus more. But there was much to love in […]
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Scary Shit – the mix tape
September 2nd, 2016 by Rebecca JS NiceRebecca Nice meets up with a heroine on a mission to empower women by exposing and facing up to the traumas and distresses they fear most Rhiannon Faith bounds into the bar full of beans, stories and thoughts about both future projects and her current work, Scary Shit. She has just finished bombarding Edinburgh Fringe […]
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Bea Roberts: Infinity Pool – A Modern Retelling of Madame Bovary
September 1st, 2016 by Matt RudkinThe programme notes state that the creative process was motivated by the question; ‘is it possible to adapt a novel for the stage and still allow the audience to imagine the characters as if they were reading?’ The answer is a resounding YES, as this very accurately describes my experience of the piece. The writer, […]
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Figs in Wigs: Often Onstage
September 1st, 2016 by Matt RudkinOften Onstage features a series of quirkily engaging dance/movement routines in kitschy outfits interspersed with video sequences and comical audience interaction. The onstage chemistry of the four young women performers (usually five, but they are one woman down on the show I saw) makes them a likeable and watchable ensemble, and there is a life-affirming […]