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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, 2022
- 3 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 26, 2022
- 1 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 26, 2022
- 3 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 25, 2022
- 6 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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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leodoulton
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
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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leodoulton
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
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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leodoulton
- Oct 22, 2022
- 8 min
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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leodoulton
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
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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leodoulton
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
Coming To Come Bargain Strand 2: Four Alternative Approaches
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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leodoulton
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Coming To Come Bargain, Strand 1: Why I (Un-)love Opera
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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leodoulton
- Oct 12, 2022
- 6 min
A Case Against (Some) Subsidy OR Why I'm Trying To Make A Commercially Populist Opera
Introduction You may have seen the news of the failure of the ‘Festival of Brexit’, at over £500 subsidy per head for a deeply unpopular...
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leodoulton
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Bargains Begin: Starting Rehearsal For Come Bargain With Uncanny Things
After… 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...
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