August 17, 2012
We wander down narrow alleyways jammed with stalls selling mechanical birds singing in cages; the tiny silk embroidered shoes which presumably used to cover the bound feet of Qing dynasty ladies; bronze Buddhas and bamboo chopsticks.
by Greg Doran
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August 16, 2012
Wow. We've arrived. We've got excited chills. And they're multiplying.
Arriving in Stratford-upon-Avon at the start of the week was a dream come true. Every time I've been up to Stratford in the past, it's always inspired me profusely as a theatre-goer, as an actor/writer and as someone who loves woodbeams and thatched roofs(!)
by Muzz Khan
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August 16, 2012
One of the students who has been showing us around is Xu ('you can me Sue') Yaning. Xu is a stage designer herself and has promised to show Niki a huge 'antiques' market where she herself always goes to buy props for any show she is doing.
by Greg Doran
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August 16, 2012
Just before the second preview, I arrived backstage left ready to go on as Curio, when I heard 'Ow. Shit. Oh God. Shit.'
Not good.
Bruce was sitting on the floor, clutching his arm. Wincing with pain, he said to get the stage manager—he had dislocated his shoulder.
I am Bruce's understudy.
by Ankur Bahl
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August 16, 2012
The tech and preview period has been so hectic that there hasn't been time to draw breath, let alone type!
by Tom Piper
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August 6, 2012
When the Jesuit missionary, Fr Matteo Ricci reached Peking on 24 January 1601, he had waited a long time to get here. He had already spent 19 years in China waiting for his opportunity to meet the emperor and gain his approval to preach the gospel.
by Greg Doran
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August 6, 2012
Having walked up the Spirit Way, we arrive at the Ding Ling tombs. The Wan Li emperor's tomb was excavated back in the 1950s, and today you can visit the mysterious underground palace, buried under a wooded hillside.
by Greg Doran
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August 6, 2012
This was our final week of rehearsals in Clapham, and personally and professionally it was the most hectic week yet.
by Ankur Bahl
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August 2, 2012
I love Newcastle! Love the people, the shopping, the sense of fashion (or at least the brevity of it!). People make a place. And they are some of the best. Though they are cursed to support a team which can never match their undying love.
by Andrew French
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