leodoultonOct 7, 20223 min readThe Bargains Begin: Starting Rehearsal For Come Bargain With Uncanny ThingsAfter… four years of work, give or take, Come Bargain With Uncanny Things has reached its final R&D phase, ahead of a pilot run in late...
leodoultonJul 30, 202219 min readOn Being The Dead: Interactive Theatre & Historical FiguresIntroduction: On Being Survivors A major part of my creative practice has been creative outreach projects for UCL’s Hebrew & Jewish...
leodoultonJul 21, 20225 min readWhat Really Worked In The JMKI have been through a lot of application processes. Lots and lots. Anything from Arts Council England to small local funds to whatever...
leodoultonJun 25, 20223 min readW***y World-Hearts: Three More Directing WordsYesterday, I blogged about terms I use a fair bit in my practice that I haven’t seen much/at all in other people’s work, but might be of...
leodoultonJun 24, 20226 min readSome Directing TerminologyBeing completely honest, this is a very indulgent article which is intended to force me to define what I mean by certain terms core to my...
leodoultonMar 13, 20225 min readFive Questions To Potential Collaborators (With Translations)In a few places on this site, I say that I'd love to hear from potential collaborators. Translation: I really like writing and directing,...
leodoultonJan 17, 20225 min readThe Radical Audition: A QuestWhat’s the best way to do auditions? Auditions suck. There’s no feeling like that of sending an email to say no to someone talented who’s...
leodoultonNov 18, 20212 min readThe Old Directing TextRecently, I updated the website, and realised that the text on my directing page that said I struggled to define my style was no longer...
leodoultonOct 21, 20193 min readWasting TimeThere's a devising project I do with some old friends who now have proper jobs. Without wanting to damage the secrecy of the room, I want...
leodoultonApr 23, 20193 min readMedia TimeSometimes I write blogs to clarify my thoughts about matters of theatrical theory and practice. Today I'm doing it because tomorrow is my...
leodoultonApr 12, 20193 min readBin Your Darlings, Burn Your AncestorsSo, The Tsar is now in rehearsals (and on sale). Having spent most of last week in music calls, we're taking a two-week break to give our...
leodoultonFeb 21, 20192 min readDon Gioxote: Tilting at the WindmillI recently said this on Twitter about working on Don Giovanni: I've been thinking it for a while as I work on this production of Don...