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Introducing Nana-Kofi Kufuor
English-Ghanaian writer Nana-Kofi Kufuor is the writer behind My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, which Red Ladder Theatre Company is producing for its world premiere tour. Find out more as we caught up with Kofi ahead of rehearsals of this gripping new play. Please describe My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored in […]
Rod’s Blog 25.03.20 – Smile Club: The Making of a One Woman Show.
It feels very strange that only a week ago we were still touring our new play Smile Club, and this month-long week now sees us self-isolated and all theatres are closed – A play set in a fictional dystopian near-future has been postponed and we are living in a strange near-dystopian present. Honestly, we didn’t […]
Rod’s Blog 10.05.19
Reviewing … reflecting…delivering…and Whelan Like a lot of organisations who are funded as part of the Arts Council’s National Portfolio, we are required to review our business plan and let the funders know whether we are hitting our targets – our SMART targets… don’t ask … it’s far too ‘New Labour’ to explain (!). Cynicism […]
Rod’s Blog 07.03.19 – What’s the value of applause?
Nearly every performance of Mother Courage was given a standing ovation last October and I wasn’t expecting to see that very often, but audiences are on their feet after every performance of Glory – our latest show. I would be disingenuous if I were to say this isn’t important: we make theatre for audiences to […]
Rod’s Blog 01.09.17
Every so often a book is published which becomes a best-seller – not just because it is well written but because it becomes almost notorious … readers from all across society talk about such books avidly: in middle class dinner parties, over a pint of bitter in the pub, in English Literature classrooms – all […]
Rod’s Blog 09.08.17 – Six Questions for David Peace
Rod Dixon, Director of The Damned United snatched five minutes with David Peace, author of the gripping novel ‘The Damned Utd.’ that inspired the stage adaptation Red Ladder are currently touring through to June 2018. How did this stage adaptation of The Damned United come about? The original idea came up one afternoon in […]
Rod’s Blog 20.05.16 – Leeds Lads at Leeds Rhinos
Last week we promoted Leeds Lads on Jamie’s home turf, after the Leeds Rhino’s Vs Castleford Tigers Match at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Thursday 12 May. Alex Simmons of Rugby AM interviewed Jamie in the Long Bar, before the cast performed three songs from the play to fans, hopefully raising people’s spirits after a pretty […]
Rod’s Blog 06.04.16
Yes you read that correctly – April 6th 2016 …the last time I wrote a blog was after ‘We’re Not Going Back’ went on tour back in 2014. Lazy? The world’s greatest procrastinator? Nope – busy. When you run a company that is outside the National Portfolio you suddenly find that you work three times […]
Rod’s Blog 25.9.14
‘We’re Not Going Back’ is back on the road and I am pleased to say is a real hit with audiences. Full houses at Hull Fruit Space, Barnsley Civic, Oldham Campus and Doncaster Cast have enjoyed this beautiful show and the stunning performances by all four of the women in the team. It is really […]
Rod’s Blog 15.07.14
I’ve just come back from the Durham Miner’s Gala where we opened Boff’s new hard hitting comedy musical ‘We’re Not Going Back’. After four weeks rehearsal this has been one of the most collaborative processes ever – with all four performers (3 actors and a musician) working together to develop the script and embrace Boff’s […]
