‘The only thing I can think of that is potentially more self-indulgent and wanky than making auto-biographical performance is writing a 1st person blog post in response to your own auto-biographical performance.’ ‘Learning when to say “no thank you” and “fuck no” during creative projects.’ ‘In conversation with Nina, my […]
Some extended metaphors just stay with you, don’t they? The Fun Club were recently made aware of Lee Simpson, co-artistic director of Improbable Theatre and his belief that ‘good’ theatre is like coaxing a live deer onto a stage. The uncertainty, the raw spontaneity that this act evokes is potentially what we’re […]
After weeks of secrecy, we can finally announce our exciting news that we will be part of the Autumn season at Camden People’s Theatre. Our current show [WORKING TITLE] will be at CPT on WEDNESDAY 6th and THURSDAY 7th DECEMBER 2017 at 9pm. Click on the image below to find out more […]
The Fun Club have been fortunate, in a way; and if we can still regard good fortune as having no monetary value (yet)? In our devising and rehearsal process we eschewed a deadly, protracted: “Where do we start?” and we have yet to tiptoe around each other. It is, in […]
The Fun Club are in the process of making work, and that process includes several sharings in front of our peers. These sharings are accompanied by feedback sessions. Our peers take time to respond to our work and offer criticism (both positive and negative). These sharings often spew up a […]
Never did I ever expect that one of the most pivotal moments of my practice thus far would come whilst doing a staged reading of 50 Shades of Grey with my face painted like a frog. It’s funny how things work out…. Our current Research and Development project (NEVER HAVE […]
And so the great work begins…However, I’m feeling a little under the weather at the moment. I recognise this because when ‘little’, ‘under’ and ‘weather’ descends I wake almost routinely at 3.33am convinced that there is someone in my room; my nose runs like a child who has yet to […]
I don’t remember what I expected when I applied for this MA course, but having less than 24 hours to plan and deliver a rehearsal on a post-modern text I barely understand for an hour and forty-five minutes, was probably not one of my three guesses. This is a self-submitted […]