Crying Out Loud Blog

Joining Crying Out Loud as a DCMS Jerwood Assistant Producer, Daniel Pitt gives an account of a single day at COL as a window onto the glamour of the producing life, the eating habits of French acrobats, and (just glimpsed) the blazing fire of his own long-term career ambitions.
My second official day (a month ago [...]

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[A response to Subliminati Corporation's File-Tone from Crying Out Loud's House Critic, John Ellingsworth]
It’s exactly like an encounter with one of the denizens of the 159 bus – the guy that falls into the adjacent seat and would like to have a conversation with you about the surveillance chip in his mobile phone; or the [...]

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English translation of Üsküdara Gideriken featured in What If…. by Layla Rosa performed at Jacksons Lane this week.

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With excitement surrounding the build up to tonights opening night I observed the tech and dress run of What If. Seeing the whole piece from start to finish including the installation showed just how much this weeks rehearsals have payed off. The piece is atmospheric and moving, all the elements coming together to create Layla [...]

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I sat in on some of Monday’s What If rehearsal today and was amazed at the transformation of the space. Having worked on Strings last week the Jacksons Lane theatre now looks completly different for the performance of What If. With the screen taking centre stage and a rope hanging elusivly at one side of [...]

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Last week I worked as an Intern with Crying out Loud and got to experience the rehearsal and development period for Strings on Strings. It was amazing to see Layla at work with the technicians and the performers. The first day focused on the technical aspects involved in the piece such as lights and smoke…I [...]

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