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A Lesson From John Malkovich In Bitter Wheat | The Great Acting Blog

01.09.2019 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_175664532" align="aligncenter" width="700"] David Mamet and John Malkovich in rehearsals for Bitter Wheat.[/caption] I stopped going to the theatre a few years back because so much of what I saw was dead. Theatres had become museums; places where we go to see re-creations of classic...

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Take My Word For It… “

28.07.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

... "Your chances of making a living or making a better living are increased by writing something that you would want to write badly enough that you would actually go out and raise the money to direct it. You’re much better to do that because...

David Mamet’s Face To Face Interview (1998)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXyuNBoNGBs&list=UUIY6Uk_5rRlISfH8Hyky3_w Jeremy Isaacs’ 1998 “Face To Face” interview with Mamet, where he discusses acting, playwriting, theatre, plus his life and career. It’s 37 minutes long but well worth the time. I’ve pasted some nuggets from it below...

The Great Acting Blog: “Truly Great Acting”

28.12.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

In yesterday's post I was not defending the use of phones during a performance as some of the messages I received seemed to think. My point was that it's impact is exaggerated and the irascible way that theatres deal with the issue is a symptom...

The Great Acting Blog: “Theatre Is A Secret Garden No More”

27.12.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

I was at the theatre recently and just before the play was about to start a recorded voice came over the tannoy reminding us to turn our mobile phones off. Now, there's nothing wrong with that in and of itself, but this voice possessed a...

The Great Acting Blog: “Truth In Art And Politics”

19.11.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

This week I was invited to the wonderfully intimate Jermyn Street Theatre, to see David Pinner's The Potsdam Quartet. I have written my response below. In 1945, the "Big Four" of Stalin, Truman, Churchill and Atlee met at Potsdam where they decided how the world was...

The Great Acting Blog: “How Acting Can Help The Process Of Writing”

16.10.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

"It was a process of writing that evolved over a few years, to the point where it's now being produced and performed. We want to talk about how the acting helped the process of writing." Delighted to present The Great Acting Blog's inaugural podcast. I speak to...

The Great Acting Blog: “Act With Heart”

02.10.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

In his book My Life In Pieces, Simon Callow tells us that theatre audiences of 1750 were not quite as sedate as their contemporary ancestors. He says they could make: "the most extreme football hooligans seem like pussycats". And: "at the slightest provocation denizens of the pit would...

The Great Acting Blog: “Notes On A New Theatre”

13.05.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

This week I went to look at a venue which I may be able to turn into a theatre. I have been thinking about starting my own theatre for many years, but the stars had needed to be in a certain alignment for it to...

The Great Acting Blog: “Notes On A New Theatre”

01.05.2013 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

[twitter-follow username="ejamesdevereaux" scheme="dark"] This week I went to look at a venue which I may be able to turn into a theatre. I have been thinking about starting my own theatre for many years, but the stars had needed to be in a certain alignment for...

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A Lesson From John Malkovich In Bitter Wheat | The Great Acting Blog

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Take My Word For It… “

David Mamet’s Face To Face Interview (1998)

The Great Acting Blog: “Truly Great Acting”

The Great Acting Blog: “Theatre Is A Secret Garden No More”

The Great Acting Blog: “Truth In Art And Politics”

The Great Acting Blog: “How Acting Can Help The Process Of Writing”

The Great Acting Blog: “Act With Heart”

The Great Acting Blog: “Notes On A New Theatre”

The Great Acting Blog: “Notes On A New Theatre”