David Evans's Blog – October 2013 Archive (8)

Live Stream Team

Here is the team behind the live stream of the Treorchy Assembly, - Katherine has noticed the camera

Added by David Evans on October 26, 2013 at 13:49 — No Comments

Treorchy - Kyle's Painting

This stunning image was painted by Kyle on the back wall of the stage at the Park and Dare for Saturday Night's assembly.     If you did not make it this is the only way you can see it as it was painted over by…

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Added by David Evans on October 26, 2013 at 13:30 — 1 Comment

Century Theatre - The First Mobile Theatre is under threat of closure

The Century Theatre is thought to be the only solid structure, fully equipped, mobile theatre in the world. The dream of John Ridley, an engineer, was turned into reality in a Hinckley yard between 1948 and 1952 .

Converted from wartime military trailers and tractors, the theatre travelled in convoy of 32 vehicles to provide quality theatre around the country for 23 years.  The convoy would often travel at no more than 8 miles an hour.…

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Added by David Evans on October 17, 2013 at 22:00 — No Comments

Pay rates in the USA

This article is from the Breitbart

CARNEGIE HALL STAGEHANDS MAKING AVERAGE OF $419,000 END STRIKE

This week, Carnegie Hall stagehands who make on average $419,000 a year went on strike, forcing the cancellation of a gala that would have benefited nonprofit artistic and education programs.

The dispute between the 122-year hall and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Union, reportedly the first ever strike at Carnegie Hall, was resolved on Friday. …

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Added by David Evans on October 16, 2013 at 23:04 — 2 Comments

Who is at The Park and Dare

One of the really interesting things about a Residency in a building is working with the team who work in that building year round. They know the building, its eccentricities, it little foibles and they know how to get things done.   This was never more apparent than when we realised that the confetti plans that we had for the show would not work.   With in minutes the team here had suggested an impossible solution and by that evening’s performance it had been rigged, tested…

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Added by David Evans on October 16, 2013 at 0:04 — No Comments

TonyP transforms the P and D

Have you been to the Park and Dare since NTW arrived?   Things have changed a bit.    This beautiful theatre has been transformed into the Tonypandemonium world. 

 

Here we have a view that most actors are used to seeing when working at the P and D.

Rows of seats with an audience having a performance presented to them.  But that isn’t really the NTW style is it?…

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Added by David Evans on October 15, 2013 at 23:44 — No Comments

Colour test

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77&lang=en#!

This is a really great test for all you designers out there.    

FACT: 1 out of 255 women and 1 out of 12 men have some form of colour vision deficiency. Take the online colour challenge, based on the Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test.    

Apparently

I…

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Added by David Evans on October 4, 2013 at 11:30 — No Comments

Tim Minchin speech

http://www.upworthy.com/this-is-the-most-inspiring-yet-depressing-yet-hilarious-yet-horrifying-yet-heartwarming-grad-speech

Really inspiring speech - nothing to do with theatre, but some great life observations

Added by David Evans on October 2, 2013 at 11:10 — No Comments

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