Marcus Bazley
21. Hamlet
It’s been nearly two months since my last Shakespeare blog. I actually read Hamlet nearly a month ago, but I’ve hardly had a moment to...
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Marcus Bazley
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
15. Henry IV: Part 1
For whatever reason this week has felt like the hardest week so far to squeeze in my Shakespeare reading. Whilst part of this is due to...
Marcus Bazley
- Apr 3, 2021
- 3 min
13. King John
King John is very frustrating play. It is a play with a number of good scenes, good characters and good speeches but which never really...
Marcus Bazley
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
Theatre Needs To Reconnect With Its Purpose
This pandemic has to force us to make theatre differently and reconnect with its purpose. We like to argue that theatre is necessary....
Marcus Bazley
- Oct 29, 2020
- 4 min
Making Theatre Is Hard
You go into theatre knowing that it is going to be tough to make a living from what you do, but you do it anyway because it is more than...
Marcus Bazley
- Aug 7, 2020
- 5 min
Creative Strength and Conditioning
Continuing on from my last post, which explored the mantra ‘Better Than Before’, I want to explore here more ways in which creatives can...
Marcus Bazley
- Jun 16, 2020
- 7 min
The First Draft Shortcut
A THREE STEP GUIDE So, you’ve got an idea for a script. Great! You’re super excited. But then you sit down to write and wham! The...
Marcus Bazley
- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
5 Tips For Writers From A Dramaturg
I know these times are deeply worrying and for many of you being creative is a real challenge at the moment. Now is also, however, a...
Marcus Bazley
- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
A Creative Manifesto - Releasing Your Creativity
Something that crops up a lot, both in my coaching work with writers and in my own practice, is the tendency we have to self-edit our...
Marcus Bazley
- May 15, 2020
- 5 min
5 Influences
I started off thinking about 5 plays that have influenced me the most. But then I thought it would actually be more interesting to look...
Marcus Bazley
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
Theatre and Sport - More In Common Than We Think
Sport and theatre are two things that are often kept very far apart. Possibly this is because a lot of theatre people aren’t necessarily...
Marcus Bazley
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Working With Writers
The process of working with writers is an immensely rewarding one and on that is such a privilege and a pleasure. What I love most is the...
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