David Chadderton
David is head of education for a theatre arts company in Manchester, England, north west editor and reviewer for British Theatre Guide and producer and presenter of The Theatre Show on Canalside Community Radio and podcast. He also runs the NWtheatre web site.
He has been teaching drama and creating drama courses and syllabuses for many years, and has written and directed many plays, musicals, dance shows, sketches and theatre-in-education programmes for performance by adults and children, amateur and professional.
David reviews most major theatre productions in the north west of England and during the Edinburgh festivals and has written articles for publications including City Life, Scriptwriter Magazine, Teaching Drama and Curtain Rising. He makes regular appearances on radio talking about theatre, from local community radio stations to national BBC radio.
David's books, The Theatre Makers and two editions of Practical Drama, are published by Studymates.
Latest Articles
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The Theatre Works of Comedian Daniel Kitson
Stand-up comedian Daniel Kitson's live comedy shows always sell out quickly, but a few years ago he began a parallel life as a theatre playwright and performer.
Oct 5, 2009
- David Chadderton
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Lo-Tech Theatre Sound
Now modern sound effects can easily be found on CD or on the web, but sometimes a more old-fashioned manual approach can be more effective and more fun.
Sep 30, 2009
- David Chadderton
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New Scriptwriting Software From Adobe
An early preview Adobe's new script development application Story is made available for free download or online use.
Sep 24, 2009
- David Chadderton
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A Potted Biography of Constantin Stanislavski
A brief summary of the life of the Russian actor and director who formulated the actor training 'system' at the heart of most modern western theatre and cinema.
Sep 22, 2009
- David Chadderton
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A Potted Biography of Edward Gordon Craig
Edward Gordon Craig was born into the theatre and transformed it with his ideas on set, costume and lighting design, despite being very difficult to work with.
Sep 17, 2009
- David Chadderton
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A Potted Biography of Antonin Artaud
Artaud spent most of his life in asylums and never had a successful production in his lifetime but was one of the most influential figures on twentieth century culture.
Sep 16, 2009
- David Chadderton
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A Potted Biography of Peter Brook
British director Peter Brook has produced some of the most significant and influential theatre productions and theoretical works of the twentieth century.
Sep 14, 2009
- David Chadderton
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A Potted Biography of Bertolt Brecht
One of the most influential theatre artists in twentieth century European theatre lived and worked at the heart of last century's biggest theatrical and political changes
Sep 9, 2009
- David Chadderton
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Stanislavski In Rehearsal
Here is a brief summary of the rehearsal process used by Stanislavski towards the end of his life when he was directing a play.
Sep 9, 2009
- David Chadderton
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Theatre Sound Made Easy With QLab
Creating a relatively complex theatre sound plot with the free facilities in Mac application QLab is extremely easy.
Sep 3, 2009
- David Chadderton
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