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Almost all performances make use of lighting, from those in pub theatres to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic games. Lighting helps shape the audience’s experience and tell stories – it can go un-noticed, or be visually thrilling. In the court theatres of Renaissanc...

Funded by British Council Uzbekistan and Rose Bruford College. This report has been commissioned by British Council Uzbekistan and prepared by Niamh Dowling, Head of the School of Performance at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance (RBC). Over the course of the Theatre Development P...

The chapter examines William James’ theory of emotion and its strong links to actor training. According to James, during an emotional event, the subjective experience (feeling) follows the physiological arousal that is known to accompany it, such as tears and increased heart rate. Although common se...

On The Edge of Training was a research project initiated by the Rose Bruford College TYA Centre and led by Lead Researcher Jeremy Harrison, in collaboration with Half Moon Theatre, London and Artrix Arts Centre, Bromsgrove. The project was part of the research and symposia strand of the ASSITEJ On T...

Acting Like Children was a research event held in 2011 examining approaches to the performance of child characters by adult artists, involving Polka Theatre, Action Transport Theatre, Travelling Light, Early Years Theatre expert Jo Belloli, director Sally Cookson, Vice Chair of Action for Children’s...