Yet another workshop! 😉
This new website, workshop and blog is a result of me (Nick) doing a Masters in Creative Theatre Producing in 2007. It was the first degree of its kind in the UK and created by the ever brilliant Birkbeck College at the University of London. The course director suggesting I do a workshop to raise a bit of money while I was studying. It was Andrew McKinnon’s idea, because he realised my experience was far broader than most. I’m very grateful to him, particular as what was supposed to be a one off at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, six years ago is now becoming a regular event. Last year there were two events - in 2016 there will have been (so far!) four events.
It’s great to know so many people are interested in producing theatre. The workshop and www.CreativeProducers.Club website have come about because of the complete lack of help and information - never mind training - for new theatre producers I experienced when I started out a few years ago.
It’s only right and fitting in the year that Birkbeck announce they are no longer running their boutique M.A. - they have a great MFA for directors still - that they should produce a brilliantly detailed list of all the rehearsal spaces available in London. As a regionalist myself - Birmingham was my manor - I know how hard and expensive is it is to find rehearsal space in the capital. That’s also why the list is on the open part of the website. Anyone can access it.
Our last workshop sold out and the very day I arrived back from Soho, I had two more requests for another. So we will, on Saturday 29th October. The idea of doing more is to keep the group sizes to around 5 or 6. And keep the price down too. The bigger annual groups were more like seminars than workshops and as with everything Maverick Theatre, access and intimacy is a big deal for me.
So I might see you in October. As one of the previous participants stated, it’s like dong “an M.A. in a day.” It’s not, of course, but it will give you a good overview of British Theatre.
And as always, please feel free to get in touch.