Flora Gosling
May 4, 20224 min read
Fatima, Cyber, and the Graphic Designer: Loving Useless Art
Tired of your hum-drum existence as a ballet dancer? Wanting to take on a challenging, skilled job in “cyber”? Well, with one hop, skip, ...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Creating and Spectating: The Problem with How We Teach Drama
It’s no secret that theatres all over the country are struggling to fill seats. Few will dispute the quality of the work that...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20224 min read
It's Nothing Personal - Why I Don't Review Unpaid/Amateur Theatre
As most of you know, I also write reviews for the (brilliant) Wee Review online magazine. What you may not know is that, for a remarkably...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Spoiler Alert: Do Reviews Give Away the Surprise?
How much do we care about what will happen? Primarily a product of the dawn of the internet, “spoilers” have become a dreaded fear for...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20224 min read
Queer Necessities - Are LGBTQ+ Themes Expected in Theatre?
A few weeks ago I went to see WITCH's adaptation of "Spring Awakening". Going into it, I knew very little about the musical; only that it...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20224 min read
Rules and Expectations - Are Fringe Festivals Elitist?
"Every aspect of society sets rules and expectations." That was one of the more insightful quotes from Intervention Theatre's "The World...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20224 min read
"Record That Shit" - Should Musicals be Filmed?
Fans of theatre know how difficult it can be to go and see a show you are dying to see. You need to be in exactly the right place, at...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20224 min read
The Glaring Problem of "Annie Get Your Gun"
Over the last week, I have been helping backstage with costume in my local school’s production of “Annie Get Your Gun”. A lot of hard...