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Building the right team - what we’re looking for in a Come Bargain-er

leodoulton

Sep 155 min read

Building the right team - what we’re looking for in a Come Bargain-er

A thing that happens when you make a show is that, suddenly, a lot of people want to be your friend, and think you’re really cool. This...

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Monsters, servants, and chancers: the characters of Come Bargain

leodoulton

Aug 243 min read

Monsters, servants, and chancers: the characters of Come Bargain

Almost any good show relies on its characters. More particularly, they rely on characters in relationship with each other. In interactive...

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Bargain, worship, and murder: what’s the difference between the Come Bargain trilogy shows?

leodoulton

Aug 103 min read

Bargain, worship, and murder: what’s the difference between the Come Bargain trilogy shows?

There are those who, bizarrely, cannot see inside my mind to know what happens in each part of the Come Bargain trilogy. So I might as...

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leodoulton

Aug 22 min read

Why Crowdfund Uncanny Things?

Amid everything else in the world, I (and the Virtually Opera team) have just started crowdfunding for Come Bargain With Uncanny...

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The case for Come Bargain With Uncanny Things as opera

leodoulton

Dec 11, 20226 min read

The case for Come Bargain With Uncanny Things as opera

I am, adamantly, a broad-definition ‘opera’ person. At one extreme, I’d certainly struggle to not class Les Miserables as an opera. At...

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leodoulton

Dec 8, 20223 min read

On Being Not-Opera

I noticed something slightly strange in my responses to comment on Come Bargain With Uncanny Things: that I was rarely upset by comments...

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What We Need: Five Bargains For Come Bargain’s Future

leodoulton

Nov 28, 20222 min read

What We Need: Five Bargains For Come Bargain’s Future

I am firmly of the opinion that a good approach to funding is to state what you need, and roughly what it should cost. So, since quite a...

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leodoulton

Nov 26, 20222 min read

Come Bargain With Uncanny Merch

I’m still not quite accepting that Come Bargain With Uncanny Things might yet return; there’s a market for it, and it’s quite desirable....

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Hybrid Futures: Some Hypotheticals For Come Bargain With Uncanny Things

leodoulton

Nov 26, 20221 min read

Hybrid Futures: Some Hypotheticals For Come Bargain With Uncanny Things

I’d like to, ideally, have Virtually Opera making regular shows, and work that is accessible for those not able to make our live shows....

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Power And Play In Come Bargain With Uncanny Things

leodoulton

Nov 26, 20223 min read

Power And Play In Come Bargain With Uncanny Things

I’ve always had a slightly over-strong instinct of people ‘playing wrong’. Generally, I find myself liking play that lies comfortably in...

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A Community Bargains: Building Connection Via Low Stakes

leodoulton

Nov 26, 20222 min read

A Community Bargains: Building Connection Via Low Stakes

Another night, another Come Bargain blog. This time, about a vision of community in interactive theatre, drawing on a comparison made by...

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Throwing Down The Long Black Glove: Coming To Bargain With A Lack Of Funding

leodoulton

Nov 25, 20226 min read

Throwing Down The Long Black Glove: Coming To Bargain With A Lack Of Funding

I’ve been invited to discuss this a number of times by opera peers, and tried to hold my tongue so I don’t feel like I’m using a hot take...

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What Next For Come Bargain With Uncanny Things?

leodoulton

Nov 24, 20222 min read

What Next For Come Bargain With Uncanny Things?

This is a question I have been getting a lot, since the immediate ‘next’ after each show is waiting for my hair to dry after removing an...

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How’s Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Going?

leodoulton

Nov 22, 20222 min read

How’s Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Going?

Pretty well, artistically. As with any show of this nature, I’ve learnt a lot just by doing it - how audiences respond to different...

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leodoulton

Nov 20, 20221 min read

To The Victory Of Cake

After the first week of Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, I just wanted to write a short manifesto of a core concept. To the victory of...

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leodoulton

Nov 10, 20224 min read

Onboarding As Journey

Last week, the excellent Chloe Mashiter wrote a blog about the audience journey into an interactive immersive show, which I’d recommend...

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Forming Interactive Ritual-Opera: What Might You Expect?

leodoulton

Nov 2, 20222 min read

Forming Interactive Ritual-Opera: What Might You Expect?

Last week I had the pleasure of some mentoring sessions with Chloe Mashiter and Tom Black to develop Come Bargain With Uncanny Things,...

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Coming To Come Bargain Strand 5: Things people have called me to compare me to uncanny things

leodoulton

Oct 23, 20221 min read

Coming To Come Bargain Strand 5: Things people have called me to compare me to uncanny things

This blog is part of a series on how I came to write Come Bargain With Uncanny Things (tickets available now!). If you want to read the...

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Coming To Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Strand 4: The Reading List Cometh

leodoulton

Oct 22, 20228 min read

Coming To Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Strand 4: The Reading List Cometh

This blog is part of a series on how I came to write Come Bargain With Uncanny Things (tickets available now!). If you want to read the...

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Coming To Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Strand 3: No Hero, No Journey

leodoulton

Oct 21, 20223 min read

Coming To Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Strand 3: No Hero, No Journey

This blog is part of a series on how I came to write Come Bargain With Uncanny Things (tickets available now!). If you want to read the...

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