Dabby: Why can’t we do a play about now? Wisehammer: It doesn’t matter when a play is set. It’s better if it’s set in the past, it’s clearer. What’s the most effective way of engaging with the present state of England? … Continue reading
Originally published by Culture Wars Barney Norris asks why Maggie is such a current issue in the arts. An interesting excavation has been taking place in theatre, on television and in film over the last year – the divisive figure … Continue reading
Originally published by A Younger Theatre Barney Norris explores the ways in which theatre can contribute to political debate. I got into theatre for the politics. When I was fourteen someone bought me a copy of Simon Callow’s book, Being … Continue reading
Why perform Schubert’s Winterreise with puppets and animation? By David Owen Norris. Originally published on Culture Wars. When something has been around for ever, there’s a danger that we cease to notice it. Schubert’s great song-cycle Winterreise is no exception. … Continue reading
This article was originally published on A Younger Theatre. As Up In Arms prepares to present Winterreise at the Tristan Bates Theatre next week, Co-Artistic Director Barney Norris looks back at the work’s long life and his association with it. … Continue reading
This blog was originally published on the Bush Theatre’s website: www.bushtheatre.co.uk. Last weekend I spent a day at the Shepherd’s Bush Festival, giving writing workshops in the Bush Theatre’s beautifully decked out tent. The subject of the day was beginnings. … Continue reading
This article first appeared on A Younger Theatre. I want to tell a story about an event in my life which helped direct me towards working in theatre. It was an unlikely piece of career advice, but it had a … Continue reading
The following article was published on A Younger Theatre: www.ayoungertheatre.com. Last weekend I had the thrill of seeing my play go on at Latitude Festival. The play, At First Sight, had been produced on tour in the new year by … Continue reading
“Like the fleeting romance it observes, ‘At First Sight’ is the epitome of short and sweet.” Time Out **** (read more at http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/event/42141/at-first-sight) “A highly original dramatization of the aftermath of a holiday romance, in which Norris’ script manages to lend … Continue reading
A few snippets from the advance coverage of At First Sight… We’re delighted to discover how good the title is for by-line puns. A First Sight of a Bright Talent Francesca Wade, Cherwell newspaper ‘At First Sight, his first play, has … Continue reading
During the first week of rehearsals for ‘The Aliens’ we have been engaged in two main lines of work- most of the second half of the week has been occupied by sketching out our production, discovering how the play and … Continue reading
Published by the Cherwell newspaper. Ezra Pound once wrote that ‘any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.’ With this, he laid down an arresting challenge, which I wish to consider … Continue reading
Published in the Cherwell newspaper. Franz Xaver Kroetz is Germany‘s most frequently performed living playwright. He was born in Munich in 1946. His father died when he was fifteen. In the 1960s he attended drama school, and worked as a … Continue reading
Published in the Oxford Student newspaper. For some weeks now, I have been rehearsing a play which has attracted me for several years; ever since I read Simon Callow’s Being An Actor, I have been fascinated by the impact that … Continue reading