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It’s Christmas, and time for arguments about whether Baby, It’s Cold Outside is something an enlightened culture ought to listen to. To...
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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
- Dec 7, 2022
- 4 min
I Hate Puzzles (And Why I Like Designing Them)
I really dislike puzzles as a game mechanics. I do enjoy setting puzzles, however. Here’s a dive into why, and how to make them work for...
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leodoulton
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Thank You For The Soup (An Anthem For Interactive Soup)
The Interactive Soup takes place 5 minutes from the Bank of England, deep within the City of London. Given that it is a gathering of...
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leodoulton
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Five Reasons Why You Should Come To The Interactive Soup
The Interactive Soup is tomorrow. You might want to book your place now. It’s a chance to see five exciting ideas come out into the...
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leodoulton
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Literary TTRPG
Within the indie TTRPG space, there is a common joke: that people have more TTRPGs than they will ever play, but keep buying more. That...
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leodoulton
- Dec 3, 2022
- 15 min
Problematic's Problems
Hello. I’m an arts worker, and today I’m going to complain about people who are broadly speaking on my side. Because that’s what we do....
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leodoulton
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
Dead Operas
Keep reading. There’s a Frankenstein reference before the end. History is littered with dead operas. Der Stein der Weisen (to which...
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leodoulton
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
My Friend, The Graph
I have written extensively about Come Bargain With Uncanny Things, which I consider to be quite a success of craft. However, it’s...
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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
- 1 min
One Hundred Blogs
This is my hundredth blog. You can read all of them here. I don’t want this to be a long one. These started the other side of the...
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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 15, 2022
- 1 min
I am the one who mops: a cult-like philosophy of directing
I am a firm believer that process defines output. One reason for UK theatre’s distinctive feeling (and comparative lack of...
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