leodoultonDec 9, 20232 minStonehenge as Stage DesignA while ago, I passed Stonehenge in a car. It remains striking. Here are some thoughts on it as a piece of stage design, given that most...
leodoultonJul 23, 202312 minToilet Trips In The Burnt CityOr: some thoughts and reflections on my first time at a Punchdrunk show. This blog is unusually indebted to those people I discussed the...
leodoultonOct 22, 20228 minComing To Come Bargain With Uncanny Things Strand 4: The Reading List ComethThis 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...
leodoultonOct 1, 20222 minA Tribute To The York Shakespeare ProjectThis weekend, something extraordinary is happening. Because about 20 years ago, some people did something pretty extraordinary. A group...
leodoultonSep 17, 20224 minPeople Are People, And The Universe Doesn’t Care: Uzumaki as a success in longform cosmic horrorCosmic horror is a genre essentially defined as “the horror of existing in a vast, uncaring universe beyond what we can understand or...
leodoultonJul 30, 202219 minOn 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 minHidden Figures: Railroading Done RightI remember once listening to an interactive theatre maker talking about one of the most disappointing immersive shows they’d ever seen;...
leodoultonMay 23, 20224 minIn Praise Of Shapera's The King In YellowPaul Shapera is (probably) the most prolific opera composer of the 21st century. He’s also the one my operatic peers are least likely to...
leodoultonFeb 20, 20227 minWhy Operation Mincemeat is brilliant (A partial answer)About a fortnight ago, I was lucky enough to go and see Operation Mincemeat at the Southwark Playhouse. At the end of Act 1, my companion...