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Reflections on a highlight from 2024 It’s two hours till 2025, and I promised to write about the work I saw at Oman’s Dhofar International Theatre Festival (DITfest) in its 1st edition (October 2-8 2024). Before the year closes, I want to reflect on one of the most eye-opening theatrical experiences I have had in ages. This remarkable festival was …
The 1st Edition of the Dhofar International Theatre Festival in Oman – first post This October (2024) I was fortunate to be invited to represent the UK on the jury panel for the Ensemble production at the first edition of the Dhofar International Theatre Festival (DITfest) taking place in the beautiful city of Salalah in Oman. It was 10 days …
The mature professional practitioner-deviser in Higher Education How I made the pilot performance ‘Redhair and Daffodil Friend’ with TaPP students at Salford University For some years now I have had the opportunity to work on some really stimulating and creative projects within the Theatre and Performance Practice programme at the University of Salford. It has both informed and enhanced my …
A Relatively Short Sojourn in Egypt My unexpected invitation from Mazen El Gharabawy, president of the Sharm El Sheikh International Festival for Youth (SITFY) to represent the UK on the Jury for the Ensemble Production proved to be an enlightening, inspiring and transformational experience for me. Like most people, I was feeling the heavy load of my impotence regarding the …