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In June 2023, Central staff Sarah Grochala and Melissa Dunne travelled to Athens with three emerging writers currently studying on the MA/MFA Writing for Broadcast Media – Jessica Mclaughlin Cafferty, Rebecca Fowler and Peter Rose - to work with Greek theatre makers at Teatro Mpellos.
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Xinyu Lu talks with us about the inspiration behind theatre company 100000Vodka, and their show Drink Whole Night, which they are presenting this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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ClusterFlux an international, experimental theatre collective founded by Central graduates tell us about their Edinburgh Fringe show, PLEASE LEAVE (a message)
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Shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe involving our alumni, students and staff.
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The Potential of Virtual Reality in Theatre and Performance: Insights from the Performance Lab Sandpit
On Saturday 27 May, Central hosted a Virtual Reality (VR) sandpit event that brought together academics, researchers, and practitioners in the field of theatre and performance interested in VR.
New media artist, researcher and lecturer at Central, Dr Nicola Plant reflects on her experience of the workshop exploring the potentials, trends and challenges of VR in theatre and performance.![Five people stand in a wooden floored hall. They are wearing virtual reality headsets and all look in different directions.]()
Malachy Orozco is a member of theatre company collective ROOM and a member of staff in Central’s Technical and Production team. He took part in a workshop to explore new binaural sound equipment with colleagues and reflects on the experience here.
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Rebecca Wield, a current student on the Movement: Directing and Teaching, MA course, tells us about her placement as movement director on Biscuits for Breakfast at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs.
![Rebecca Wield is sitting in a rehearsal room at a table, watching activity happening out of frame. Another person is sitting at the table in the background.]()
Dr Nicola Abraham, Senior Lecturer in Applied Theatre practices took her work to Northern Ireland recently, to collaborate with the Laurencetown, Lenaderg and Tullylish Community Association. Here, she reflects on the project and what they’ve achieved so far.
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