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Not a war, and yet important: some thoughts on COVID-19, metaphors, and values.
On the Channel 4 news tonight there was a nurse from Northern Ireland. She said that the only way she could describe the feeling of...
leodoulton
Apr 3, 20207 min read


INVIGILATORS
Leo Doulton The story explores a static ritual: formal written exams, sat in silence, much like those my pensioner colleagues sat decades...
leodoulton
Mar 19, 202036 min read


Living As A Cyborg
Recently, I read Haraway's excellent book "Staying with the trouble: making kin in the Chthulucene." Excellent used deliberately. Would...
leodoulton
Mar 8, 20201 min read


So, I'm not an Offies finalist.
I said I’d do a blog about the Offie finalists for 2019, so I will. I had the concept for, translated, and directed one of the nominees...
leodoulton
Mar 7, 20204 min read


New Year, New Website!
Well, not really. But I've just updated it to include all the shows I did this year, with a lovely new layout for the sections about...
leodoulton
Jan 1, 20202 min read


Wasting Time
There'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...
leodoulton
Oct 21, 20193 min read


Don Jo! Offie nomination
There'll be a longer post about this summer later, but apparently Don Jo has been nominated for an Offie, so just posting that very...
leodoulton
Sep 8, 20191 min read
The Time Agent
I wrote this short story as an experiment in writing in six dimensions. Hope you enjoy it! The Time Agent There are rules about writing...
leodoulton
Jul 5, 201917 min read


The Problem With Stories
On Monday I had an excellent time at UCL Culture’s first-ever UCL Performance Lab Symposium. I was lucky enough to lead a breakaway...
leodoulton
May 4, 20194 min read


The Tsar Is Now In The Observer!
So... I have entered the metropolitan elite and been quoted in The Observer culture for this really exciting show about Nazi-suppressed...
leodoulton
Apr 27, 20191 min read


Media Time
Sometimes I write blogs to clarify my thoughts about matters of theatrical theory and practice. Today I'm doing it because tomorrow is my...
leodoulton
Apr 23, 20193 min read


Bin Your Darlings, Burn Your Ancestors
So, 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...
leodoulton
Apr 12, 20193 min read


Tickets on sale - Man and God, and The Tsar!
Very quick update - tickets are, at last, on sale for Man & God (the new musical), and for The Tsar Wants His Photograph Taken (new...
leodoulton
Mar 23, 20191 min read
Don Gioxote: Tilting at the Windmill
I 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...
leodoulton
Feb 21, 20192 min read


New dates!
Just a quick update on what's on when! (The London dates for Man & God have changed, and The Don In Drag has had dates confirmed - though...
leodoulton
Feb 8, 20191 min read


Man & God - Expected Tomorrow!
After a very soothing rehearsal (I find that first time with the team getting together is always a bit nerve-wracking), Man & God is...
leodoulton
Jan 25, 20191 min read


Man & God York Preview now onsale!
It's taken a fair few months to get here - but now Man & God is due to meet the world on the 26th of January! Things I'm particularly...
leodoulton
Jan 8, 20191 min read


Some thoughts on empathy and feeling.
Months ago, I wrote down “Empathy ≠ Feeling. Gormenghast the Opera.” This is my attempt to work out what I meant by that. In short, I was...
leodoulton
Dec 15, 20182 min read


An Unexpected Premiere
I have only just discovered that the premiere of a piece for two singing violists will premiere tonight! With music by Peter Davis, and a...
leodoulton
Dec 14, 20181 min read


In Defence Of Indefensible Pity?
I have seen many artistic lefties grow wrathful over those who say they pity Theresa May in the past few days. This strikes me as odd....
leodoulton
Nov 28, 20182 min read
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