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for minuting, excellent to have this. x
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Factory Female Members Meeting
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Dec 19 2009, 12:17 PM EST by
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I agree, useful notes. Thanks
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This sounds pretty good but... former Guskin student
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Week 18 - Alex Hassell on Harold Guskin
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Dec 14 2009, 7:24 PM EST by
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Hey Tim,
Thanks for taking the time to post this, your group sounds really terrific. As a former private student of Harold's, I think it's terrific. However, it sounds like you may be making, "taking it off the page into a technique", which is as bad as 'technique' of any kind. As Harold says," taking it off the page is simply a way to start to explore our work but not a technique in and of itself. It's just a way to start that makes sense. The only real technique is to 'not act' and do what interests "you" in the moment, no matter how arbitrary it may be, as long as it is your real response in "the moment". Otherwise, i thought you have extrapolated a great deal from the book, and your pretty close to what i believe he's getting at. He really does give his work to the world through this book, I worked with him for a few years and I think the book is quite an achievement. This work is revolutionary and it has changed my life for the better. If you really want to pursue this I strongly recommend studying with Harold. It is worth it's weight in gold and then some.
Sincerely,
George
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Dec 14 2009, 7:24 PM EST
"Hey Tim,
Thanks for taking the time to post this, your group sounds really terrific. As a former private student of Harold's, I think it's terrific. However, it sounds like you may be making, "taking it off the page into a technique", which is as bad as 'technique' of any kind. As Harold says," taking it off the page is simply a way to start to explore our work but not a technique in and of itself. It's just a way to start that makes sense. The only real technique is to 'not act' and do what interests "you" in the moment, no matter how arbitrary it may be, as long as it is your real response in "the moment". Otherwise, i thought you have extrapolated a great deal from the book, and your pretty close to what i believe he's getting at. He really does give his work to the world through this book, I worked with him for a few years and I think the book is quite an achievement. This work is revolutionary and it has changed my life for the better. If you really want to pursue this I strongly recommend studying with Harold. It is worth it's weight in gold and then some.
Sincerely,
George" George: As a previous student of Guskin, could you share how to contact him or his school (if he has one) to inquire about and schedule private sessions? I have scoured the internet and cannot find any information on how to reach out to him. Thanks in advance, Art
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brief Hamlet praise
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Dec 10 2009, 8:15 AM EST by
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...I'd seen this! Congrats hamleteers. x
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An actual book club...?
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Factory Book Club
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Dec 9 2009, 9:44 AM EST by
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Would anyone from the new writing/jam session groups be interested in starting an actual book club, or rather... a sort of random weekly/bi-monthly play reading session? A little like the OVNV big play night, only better.
e.g.: someone suggests a great play with quite a few parts, they either photocopy it or everyone gets hold of a copy and we simply get together in a secluded bar like the secret café inside the NFT or downstairs at the curzon in soho (there's a lovely little sofa-ish area populated mainly by screenwriters on laptops, but it's quite quiet and very comfy)... and read it, switching parts between scenes or whatever...
No particular agenda, just purely for fun... and because plays are always brought to life so much more when read aloud.
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Dec 9 2009, 9:44 AM EST
I'm prodding this topic again... a monthly play reading night? Someone nominates a play... we get together with wine and cheese... and read the play... Whatchareckon?!
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AGM on thursday 10th, not Friday 12th?
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Factory Female Members Meeting
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Dec 8 2009, 7:55 AM EST by
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Says Friday 12th December at the bottom... a date which doesn't exist in this particular universe. At least not according to my calendar. x
(Great Minutes Cath & Liam)
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Boiling Frogs Run-Through Aftermath Blog-Thought
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Dec 8 2009, 7:31 AM EST by
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Hello. I saw it on Tuesday last week. I was so impressed by Steve's writing. I can't begin to imagine how he does it. The story was unpredictable and witty and beautiful too. I'm not sure also where I stand on the speech after the 'end' of the show.It felt as though my brain had already started to reel back and piece together all that I had seen. It will probably do that after a thought provoking show and I enjoy it - it then felt as if someone were saying -' no don't do that.. I've done the thinking for you...'
That said it was an original idea, perhaps the speech could have been something less explicit.
The actors did a wonderful job, as had Alex obviously in preparation. One thing though... space/ spacing. The space became almost like a 7th character in the way that it's relationship with us and them changed and continued to change throughout the play. Could it be treated with the same sensitivity as one would treat a temperamental person. I felt that the actors/characters needed to be much more aware of the space they were in at all times, and also of the space between them... how close do you get to a friend/ stranger/ someone you trust/ smoeone you don't / ... even how close do you get to the walls when you don't know whats about to happen to them ... I thought it was an absolute gift to have a square space with two chairs, walls that were 'alive', and characters that weren't what they appeared to be.
I thought everyone's hyper awareness of a bizarre situation could be tripled. Its a gift because, as things were so weird presumably you'd always need to be looking outwards rather than at yourself.
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Thanks Maz, some great notes. Hopefully all things that we will get to in time, the actors are going to have to get so so good together spatially to make this work without staging and with both freedom and specificity, but that will come with more work I'm sure. I quite like the last speech, so I may hold on to it for a while with tears in my eyes like a baby who doesn't want his favourite fire engine taken off him! And if people pull too hard I may scream and shout. But that's not to say it won't be for my own good! xx
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Dec 8 2009, 6:47 AM EST by
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So the above page are minutes taken by Cathrine Bailey at our meeting last week (many thanks Miss B!) I hope this gives people who wern't able to attend a good overview of what was discussed.
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Revolution
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"...We All Want to Change the World."
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Dec 7 2009, 6:12 PM EST by
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I always thought a revolution was the act of turning 360 degrees. You end up facing in the same direction, but you've had a look around, you're feeling a bit dizzy, and people are giving you funny looks. Oh, and you've still got to get through the ticket barrier. If it's good enough for the planet Earth, it's good enough for me!
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How to get on in (Show)business without really crying?
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"You Say You Want a Revolution...."
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Dec 7 2009, 5:52 PM EST by
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So this cockerel sucking, where's that going on, then? Can this be done without ruffling the feathers? And is that the price or the prize? I'm a little confused. Have I been misreading certain signals and therefore losing work?
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Open Factory Session at the Globe, Thursday, 05 November 2009
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It was exciting to be involved in something which no preparation could be made before I got there. I loved being thrown in to something which felt quite random, jumping from seeing a massive tidal wave of **** to becoming a lobster!
I also loved watching others responding to the material and some constantly trying to figure out what it was all about. I didn't need things explained and rather enjoyed running down the streets shouting at the top of my voice, invoking a guy to shout and run with us and then ask "What are we shouting for?"
My favourite part was watching and copying an actor responding to words that only he could see. It became very intense and intimate. Then another group had to repeat the exercise and I was amazed at how much they remembered.
A very entertaining evening which I hope to be part of again!
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The Seagull Dec.6th - first meeting with the Factory
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Dec 7 2009, 1:21 PM EST by
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It took a car, a bus, two trains and two tube trains to get us to this show - on a Sunday - and it was worth it! Had not seen a Factory show before, but I recognized the Chekhov hallmarks - the atmosphere charged with unspoken half-thoughts, the venue with its brick arches and rumbling train sounds fascinating, but so unsavoury - oh, for Moscow! Next day I'm just getting the hang of how it all works, and neglecting 'what I have to do', but fascinated. I hope to meet this work again soon.
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Seagull Show Report - 6th December 2009
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Dec 7 2009, 10:45 AM EST by
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Lovely show report Faye. Though I would say let's not worry about what Chekov might have wanted, he's long dead, it's up to us to be satisfied with our endeavours.
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Frogs, Methods of preparing...
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Boiling Frogs Showings Feedback
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Dec 4 2009, 3:58 PM EST by
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Dear Steve and Alex,
Without wishing to seem a toady, I have to hop over to offer my congratulations..! The Guardian claims that "event theatre" is the new buzzword - they should have been there on Tuesday night. Despite / because of the ragged edges, it was an evening of rough magic indeed, and I came away enchanted...and moved and angry and worried. ("We all voted for them.") The boys in this essentially male piece did tremendous, concentrated, dedicated work and had cleary been rehearsing in a very particular manner; of the five I saw, I very much liked the particular manner of Jethro, Colin, Paul, Alan and Steff - they were much better than the others who might or might not have featured in that very particular performance!
I half-wish I hadn't had some familiarity with the script; the offstage noises and interventions would have been more frightening, though that's hardly the production's fault. They could perhaps be beefed up to a really scary level, to menace cast and audience alike, but the backstage crew did a great job in the improvised circumstances. But the sense of threat was certainly there, and yes, the possibilities of torture and sentencing were absolutely credible. In answer to your other specific questions Steve: yes, I did get Moloch; yes, Gandhi did grow to become potentially very dangerous, especially as he had seemed so weak and despondent earlier; yes, I understood what Mark was trying to do and he had my sympathy even if the length of some of his explanations nearly tried my patience! (In spite of Gandhi's death, I would probably vote Mark as the frog most boiled.) Tom's character was all too real, the neat pay-off of him being only a "community support" officer made a great deal of sense.
A Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One might be an alternative title - or might it? Apparently I'm only allowed 2000 words, but I've lots more to say... I loved the
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Hamlet show report 30th November 2009
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Dec 4 2009, 2:22 PM EST by
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Nice show report Leila. I agree with your point about illustration, I was guilty of it myself on at least one occassion that I can remember and doubtless more that I can't, it's good not to let that creep in. By the by, I thought that the priest was a seargent major type figure drilling Ophelia to her grave.
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Dec 4 2009, 2:22 PM EST
Oh yeah, now you come to mention it, the sound and quick step was more like marching. Well, either interpretation, she rocked it!
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is simon 26?
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Seagull Show Report - 29th November 2009
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Dec 1 2009, 12:44 PM EST by
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Fantastic Work
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Open Factory Session at the Globe, Thursday, 05 November 2009
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Nov 28 2009, 9:29 PM EST by
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Great blog Adam!
Thanks for the insight as to what it was like on the other side.
I had a ball!
Thanks to everyone for all of your comittment and ideas!
Tim
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Sarah Bedi - open letter of resignation
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Nov 28 2009, 6:38 PM EST by
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Inasmuch as I believe Sarah's reasoning and conclusions are flawed, something I will address both privately and online, I would like to echo Liam's thanks right now for all the incredible help that she has given, and all of the work that that has entailed in keeping things running as smoothly possible.
Thanks Sarah. You've been a star.
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Nov 28 2009, 6:38 PM EST
Other than that, we can also provide figures, which of course, will also only paint a small part of the picture without all the possible contexts being considered, (such as male characters, who’s available to play for projects etc;) but are both objective and measurable.
They will not suggest all work has been a mathematically 50% representation of both sexes. - A point again covered in my blog, but I hope they will go some way to contextualising statements above, such as the blanket assertion of double opportunities for men than women for all work ever done.
PUBLIC WORK PRODUCED THUS FAR:
HAMLET
DIRECTOR: The Founding Associate Director of The Factory, TIM CARROLL.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS: TAMARA HARVEY, LOUIS SCHEEDER
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: VICKY JONES
SUM TOTAL OF ACTORS IN PERFORMANCES TO DATE: 24 MEN, 15 WOMEN
THE BEAR
DIRECTOR: EMMA CALLANDER
CASTING FOR WEEK OF PERFORMANCES: 2 MEN, 1 WOMAN
ROUND 1
DIRECTOR: TIM CARROLL & LOUIS SCHEEDER
NEW WRITING ASSOCIATE: EMMA STUART
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: JESSICA DRADER
CASTING FOR THE ONE OFF-WEEK OF PERFORMANCES: 21 MEN, 22 WOMEN
THE SEAGULL
DIRECTOR: TIM CARROLL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: JESSICA DRADER
2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: LOUISA CLEIN
SUM TOTAL OF ACTORS IN PERFORMANCES TO DATE: 18 MEN, 16 WOMEN
50/50
DIRECTOR: Founding Artistic Director of The Factory ALEX HASSELL
NEW WRITING ASSOCIATE: FEDERAY HOLMES
CASTING FOR THE FORTNIGHT OF PERFORMANCES: 13 MEN, 10 WOMEN
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Hamlet show report November 17th 2009
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I was dreading this show report. But now I understand that the despair in the eyes of the audience during my performance was just their disappointment at having to endure ANOTHER scene without Polonius, and I feel much better. God bless you Colin Hurley.
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Hamlet show report November 17th 2009
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Nov 18 2009, 9:00 AM EST by
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there is but one God and Hurley is HIS messenger
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Nov 18 2009, 9:00 AM EST
Yes. Well done Curley. Fantastic the way you managed to side step the bear trap of interpretation in both your performance and your show report. If the lights diminished when Polonius left the stage could it have been because Colin was leaning on a dimmer switch in the wings?
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