Soho Theatre Workshop
Had a good “workshop” at the Soho Theatre yesterday. Often (perhaps like seeing plays) they are mediocre but this one opened some little doors of ideas in my head mainly by introducing a hip hop dance troupe, a puppet maker and designer, Philip Ridley (very inspiring) and a performance artist (for want of a better term).
New Artistic Director, Lisa Goldman also suggested three aspects to Soho Theatre, which perhaps are different than before (in my intrepretation):
A sense of London identity. Work London – as an international and multicultural place and community would be interested in.
New work where new writing may collaborate with other art forms. Not to the exclusion of the “straight play” but to the inclusion of performance art, dance, puppets, site specific, physical….
Work which reflects the (turbulent) changes in the world.
More on the workshop particularly the great Philip Ridley when I have time to digest the day.
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About me
I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.
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Recent Work
Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).
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Nakamitsu
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Yellow Gentlemen
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Hi Ben — yikes, that sounds like a good day out. I couldn’t agree more about Phil Ridley, a great (and massively underrated) artist and a fantastically inspiring presence. I’d be interested to know more about how all this unfolded…
I’m delighted to see the Soho getting busy with a more adventurous outlook at last. All the buzz I hear on Lisa Goldman from inside the building is exceptionally encouraging.
Nice to see you’ve been working with Tanya Moodie, too — I did a performance in her house earlier in the year. She’s fantastic!
Good to see you flourishing here…