“the Danish Embassy here in London provided me with a list of theatre directors to look into. Every single director on that list seemed to be creating work that breathed originality, flair and innovation…” Henriette Morrison recounts her visit to Copenhagen on the kind invitation of the Embassy of Denmark. Read more
My first stop on arrival was the Odeon Theatre to meet with Dorina Lazar, the theatre’s beloved director and also one of Romania’s leading actresses. A warm, generous and charismatic introduction and an exquisite three-hundred seat Italian theatre. Read more
Once again with the kind support of the Institut Français du Royaume Uni I had the opportunity to attend this year’s Festival d’Avignon for a few days. My first halt on arrival was in the Off, a play entitled Tom a la ferme by Michel Marc Bouhard at the Théâtre du Chêne Noir.Read more
I’ve just got back from the Festival VIA which takes place simultaneously in the Manège Maubeuge theatre in Northern France and the Manège Mons theatre on the other side of the border in Belgium. Here, a great gathering of theatre programmers from around the world took place …Read more
My trip began with a blast (quite literally as each audience member was handed ear plugs on arrival!) with Romeo Castellucci’s new piece The Four Seasons Reastaurant. It was a truly awe-inspiring experience and unlike anything I have ever seen – beautiful and stark leaving me both drained and exhilarated at the same time.Read more