Articles written by David Chadderton

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

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

An early preview Adobe's new script development application Story is made available for free download or online use.

Sep 24, 2009 - David Chadderton

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creating a relatively complex theatre sound plot with the free facilities in Mac application QLab is extremely easy.

Sep 3, 2009 - David Chadderton

At this year's Edinburgh Book Festival, local writer Ian Rankin, two years after announcing the title of his final Rebus novel, gave some details of his new novel.

Aug 29, 2009 - David Chadderton

In its first five years, Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival has grown from a tiny fringe event into a major showcase of new writing that has attracted national attention.

Aug 27, 2009 - David Chadderton

Edinburgh's Fringe Festival offers visitors to the Scottish capital an unparalleled and consequently bewildering range of events, so how do you decide what to see?

Jul 26, 2009 - David Chadderton