LEO DOULTON

When I was younger, I spent time in acting classes alongside singers. I have since directed, written for, and otherwise collaborated with...

The short version of this is: directing Shakespeare is much like directing opera. Both times, the text comes with certain ideas that are...

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

It’s Christmas, and time for arguments about whether Baby, It’s Cold Outside is something an enlightened culture ought to listen to. To...

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

Keep reading. There’s a Frankenstein reference before the end. History is littered with dead operas. Der Stein der Weisen (to which...

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....

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....

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

To be absolutely clear: I am writing this in my freelance capacity. I am not representing any of the NPOs that I have and continue to...

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

The first part of the title is a claim I have made on this blog before. A lot. It’s a central part of my default analysis of wider...

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...

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...

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...