An underground bunker filled with screens and technology. This is the war room, where three friends try to complete a giant online video game. Nasdaq wants to win, Meri doesn’t want to let anyone down, Condor is trying to keep …
Grants cuts to the arts – opportunity or threat?
Cuts to arts grants funding seem to be an inevitable part of the UK’s political landscape, however it is sad to see Bath and East Somerset Council cutting 100% of their funding. This funding is important for the development of …
Computer-generated musical anyone?
I recently read an article about a computer-generated musical that had been developed for the stage. Two feelings struck me while reading – curiosity and denial. The first was asking questions such as: How have they done it? Is it …
A Fringe Reflection
Our Fringe experience has come to an end and we’ve learnt a lot from it. There are things that worked well (flyering in costume) and things we would do differently as well as things we would like to try another …
Fringe 2015: Flyering 101
So you’re holding flyers for your new show and there are people everywhere. How do you catch their interest? From our experience at the Fringe, we prefer a conversational approach. If you like talking then that’s perfect…but what if you …
How to Brand a New Musical
You might be thinking ‘What’s the point in branding something that no-one knows about?’ However we decided early on (when Crimson Phoenix was in it embryonic stages) that we wanted our brand to mean something and if our brand meant …
Fringe 2015: Rehearsals
The second day of rehearsals has come to an end and I feel really proud of what we as a team have achieved. There have been some beautiful harmonies, that gave me goosebumps, some tough problems which required solving (I’m …