Marie: Costume’s cut. Costumier: It’s being boned. Put this corset on. Marie: You want to strangle me now? Costumier: South London chokes me too. We’re moving out after the show. You’ll visit? Marie: Not in this bodice. Costumier: It’s period! Marie: Director’s changed it. He’s doing ‘Marie Antoinette’ post-modern. Costumier: Quick. Take it off or it’s […]
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Running up the Cowgate area of Edinburgh where lanes wind in and out of tall buildings one August I stumble upon the old India Buildings where in every nook and cranny a story is being dramatised. The building give me inspiration, power and permission to write stage plays. Stone pieces are cut into shapes where fabrics […]
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Three television sets point towards each other from the corners of a triangle, in ‘…a legend, it, it sounds like a legend…’ (2007). The screens show primary colours whilst the text of viewers’ descriptions of the sounds they heard whilst watching the Northern Lights are flashed on a screen. This art show feels full of […]
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The first time I got paid to do what I love, namely entertain, was my best job ever. I can see my first pay packet today and remember staring at it in disbelief that I was being given money to be on stage, singing and dancing all day at a UK entertainment resort. I […]
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Photograph taken by Cheri Lucas Rowlands Light bounces of each brick to defy the emptiness of the tunnel in the photograph. This image could work in a gallery as it has depth beyond the bricks and mortar. It reminds me of the colonnades outside the Uffizi where I stood in the rain waiting to see […]
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(to be read amongst friends) Anna- She’s here. Bess- She’s not here. She doesn’t want to be here! It’s a day off from the kitchens of Audley End. Anna- Of course she’s here. It’s a hide and seek game silly! We have to look harder. Bess- She’s never seen this garden before. She’s new to […]
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The technician has floppy hair, comfortable trainers and can’t get the lantern on the rigging to go straight. He also has a beany hat and no job to go to after this gig. I try to read the thoughts on his mind as I get us two strong large black coffees to keep us focussed […]
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Watching the students return to their halls after holidays to start the new semester is engaging. Their bags full of fresh binders and heads brimming with renewed commitment makes me want to jump on in and learn something new so I check out my options. http://descenttheatre.co.uk/2013/12/18/playella-fresher-juice-by-lita-doolan/ The online courses google suggests are inspiring and lots […]
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Walking back from the last panto of the season makes the dust from the magic wand that is still clinging to the shiny handle seem all the more precious. On the wonderful Oxford Playhouse stage the rip roaring ‘Robin Hood’ came to town in true style and lifted our horizons. Imagination soars during pantomime so […]
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Hi there, my name is Lita and I often produce theatre about real life stories. This moment feels new like the first page of a new school exercise book. Thankfully there is no algebra involved. Typing up my first new blog here is a thrilling first step of a journey! I feel inspired by a […]
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