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Unit One Induction (three weeks)
The Induction period began in late September with several classes led by Andrew McKinnon about the MA and its various contexts in UK theatre and performance. He also began a series of sessions on ‘Reading (and Learning from) a Budget’. Dr Fleur Rothschild also took classes introducing academic environments and requirements, covering techniques and strategies for study at this advanced level.
Students attended their first performance as a group at the Barbican – a striking production of THE TEMPEST by Jericho House. This complex and stimulating piece of music-theatre was produced by Leo Wood (MACP Class of 2009) who came later to meet the group, discuss the show in detail and examine budgets and strategies.
Students also embarked on a series of intensive weekly classes taken throughout this term by Julius Green (Senior Producer, Bill Kenwright Limited; Birkbeck Honorary Research Fellow). In these classes Julius leads students through many core issues central to the work of professional producing; and he analyses in considerable detail relevant contracts, budgets, deals, negotiation, scheduling etc.
Units One and Two (four weeks)
This began with a lively and passionate introduction to the work and methodologies of Theatre Royal Stratford East led by Jan Sharkey-Dodds, Head of Youth Arts and Education for TRSE.
Julius Green’s regular classes continued; and Andrew McKinnon took a series of sessions on ‘Contracts and Creative Teams’, analysing the relationship between creative producers and artists and looking particularly at a series of practical issues that regularly arise for producers.
In these weeks students also attended WICKED at the Apollo Victoria (with grateful thanks to Michael McCabe and Neil Laidlaw); and SHALOM BABY, Rikki Beadle-Blair’s brave and powerful epic of prejudice and passion, at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
Further classes were given by Rob Swain (on scheduling and planning programmes and seasons) and by Neil Laidlaw (on large-scale planning and on surviving as a commercial producer).
Students also experienced in practice some elements of presentation and assessment with the help of a ‘dry-run’ assessment session.
Units One and Three (five weeks)
Julius Green’s regular classes continued during this period, theough he took a short break to rehearse the Theatre Royal Windsor pantomime.
The title of Unit Three is ‘Production Finance’. An important focus is the UK funding / fundraising context, launched in an interactive session led by Charlotte Jones, ITC’s Executive Director.
Andrew McKinnon then took a series of detailed classes on funding, going carefully through application processes and forms for ACE / GfA as a representative example of governmental and local authority funding; and also looking at some relevant aspects of funding from trusts and foundations, including aspects of ‘the funded journey’ relating to one of his own projects.
Students also began to look at possible projects that they might like to produce in these funding contexts, starting small with perhaps a Research and Development (‘R&D’) idea or a 'tryout’ reading or workshop production, for example.
Again several guest tutors – all experienced producers – spoke about their work in freely interactive sessions.
These included an inspiring interactive analysis of issues about audiences led by Charlotte Handel (head of the Stratford East ‘Open Stage’ project).
Other guest practitioners included
Laura Kriefman, Clore Leadership Fellow, on presenting and preparing to pitch projects;
Katie Harper, Administrator 'Stage One’ (SOLT’s training arm)
Melanie Abrahams of Renaissance and Tilt; and
Chris Mellor, producer, formerly Camden’s senior arts development officer (MACP Class of 2011), on local authority funding.
Looking forward to Unit Four next term, Chris Hill, director and writer, led students through his ‘Creative Beginnings’ workshop, conducting exercises about initiating creative projects.
Students also delivered their first formal Assessment Exercise, which consisted of completing and delivering
• two Practical Exercises (one set by Andrew McKinnon on actors’ remuneration, the other set by Julius Green on theatre deals);
• an oral Presentation on their personal view of the role of the creative producer; and
• an Essay (1500 words) on this subject with additional Supporting Material.
In the last week of term, the final session at Stratford East was another interactive session with Jan Sharkey-Dodds; an inspiring analysis of TRSE’s work with many diverse communities, including in particular their seminal 'verbatim project' MAD BLUD.
The following day the afternoon class culminated in a rather giggly THEATRE QUIZ, set by Andrew McKinnon; and a summarising final class with Julius Green (and apparently some after-class celebrations .....) completed a busy term.
Classes resume on 11 January 2012.
Friday 16 December 2011
Friday 11 November 2011
CURRENT MACP STUDENT BIOGRAPHIES
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KEELY AUGUSTUS was born and raised in Kent and educated in Kent and London. In 2008 she co-founded Formidable Fusion Ltd and has been Managing Director since then. 2001-05 MDrama in Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Kent at Canterbury. Since 2001 her creative experience in producing, devising, stage directing, and acting has included: Artistic Director and Editor, Harriet, short film selected for BFM International Film Festival, Nov 2009; Creative Producer/ Host, Lyrical Showcase for National Literacy Trust in association with Kwame Kwei-Armah, June 2009; Director, Don’t you want to be Free? Gulbenkian Theatre 2005; Director, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, UKC, 2004; Actress, The Trials of Brother Jero, Gulbenkian Theatre, 2003. ITC Fastrack Theatre Administration Scheme in alliance with Vayu Naidu Company, Sep 2005-Jan 2006.
ROSIE CLARK graduated from the University of Leeds with a BA 2:1 in Managing Performance. Rosie is Creative Producer and Company Manager for RAVENROCK Theatre Company. In 2011 she produced Jamie Blake at the Cockpit Theatre and Zoo Venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Rosie is also an Associate Producer for Dugout Theatre Company and produced and co-directed their production of Bouncers Remix performed at the Hifi Club and Zoo Venues. In December 2010 she stage managed The Wind In The Willows at Theatre 503. Other stage management credits include Hay Fever, Othello, Little Polly Puppet and Phaedra’s Love (selected for the National Student Drama Festival in 2010). Rosie has also worked as assistant stage manager on the West Yorkshire Playhouse’s production of ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore, and assisted at the Dukes Theatre Lancaster.
KELLY GOLDING attended the University of Nottingham and UCLA, graduating with a BA 2:1 in Politics & American Studies. She has worked in broadcasting since leaving university, with companies including ITV (Production) and BBC (Production, News and Talents Rights & Negotiation Group). She was Casting Director for Tread Softly Productions on its first independent feature film Lovelorn, written & directed by Becky Preston. Kelly is also a Section Manager for Showmasters, working at large scale events such as London Film and Comicon. She has been involved for some years with various amateur theatre companies, including Elmbridge Youth Theatre and Ember Players, has served on their committees, and also produced David Campton’s Caged Birds for the Elmbridge One Act Festival. Kelly is interested in transferring her skills into theatre producing.
ALYSON McKECHNIE was born and raised in Scotland, and studied Contemporary Performance Practice (BA 2:1) at RSAMD, Glasgow. Before coming to Birkbeck she was Business Development Manager for Abbotsford Care (Glenrothes) Ltd. She has also worked for producing companies such as Walk the Plank and Feet First Ltd as Production Assistant and Stage Manager. As a performer, her credits include both solo works - Quadriptrych Little Joe (On Verge Festival Arches, Glasgow and Green Room, Manchester 2010); Radio Le Spectacle (Into the New Festival, Arches, Glasgow 2010) – and collaborative pieces: [point nought one] (RSAMD, Glasgow 2009); UNIT (RSAMD, Glasgow 2008) ; Awkward Spaces (interactive performance commissioned by British Red Cross, Govan, Glasgow 2008). She is keen to develop her own production company in the future, producing live performance events emphasising the creation of temporal communities.
DERMOT McLAUGHLIN trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting. He has performed in a wide range of theatrical forms - rep, fringe, tours, community tours, overseas and the West End – and has directed and choreographed many shows. He also has significant experience of West End box office / ticketing, marketing and event management. In 2010 he helped establish and run DAMNGOODVOICES, a new voice-over agency. In 2009 he was assistant producer for the ARQIVA Commercial Radio Awards, London and was assistant producer/director for the British premiere of the musical Lucky Stiff, at the Bridewell Theatre in London. In addition he has been a tour manager for arts educational groups visiting Spain. In 2009 he crafted a showcase for Lillie La France, a female impersonation act, and he hopes to develop his writing further in the future.
SOLÈNE MARIÉ was born in France and raised and educated between France and England. After eight years acting in amateur workshops and two years in a professional theatre company, she took an MA in Arts Management in Paris (EAC Institute). She has worked with various theatre organisations in France and abroad; co-ordinated and led theatre workshops and programmed shows for young audiences; promoted a play in the Avignon Festival; worked with the production company PRIMA DONNA (production/touring/administration, organisation of French tour of shows by Russian artist Evguéni Grichkovets); organised cultural events in the SALTA Alliance Française (Argentina); and worked for a Franco-Mexican theatre company on international theatrical projects. Her MA dissertation focussed on foreign language theatre in Paris. After graduating, Solène worked for Stage Entertainment France, as marketing assistant (opening and running of Mamma Mia!, Théâtre Mogador), and as production assistant (Cabaret, Théâtre Marigny).
BELINDA MOLLOKWU was born and raised in London and trained LIPA 2001-04 (BA 2:1 Performing Arts/ Dance). Professional performance experience 2004-07 includes musicals and pantomime - personal highlights including Koanga, Sadler’s Wells (director Helena Kaut-Howson) and Paul McCartney’s Back in the World Tour, Liverpool Albert Docks. Professional creative experience includes: creative producer / choreographer Ms Ross: The Lady & her Music, Neptune Theatre, Liverpool, 2004; creative director/ choreographer Spring in the City, charity fashion show for Cancer Research, Liverpool, 2004; and entertainment & events manager for Playa Dorada resort, Dominican Republic, 2007-09. During 2009-10 she was choreographer / movement director for several UK bands / events including Light of the World, Good Times Tribute, Colonel Abrams, and James D’Train Williams. Future plans include producing events and touring musical theatre. She has a strong interest in West End co-producing.
INDIA POOL was born in Taunton, Somerset and raised and privately educated in Oxfordshire. She has achieved several Merit grades in classical and musical theatre singing. She graduated in July 2011 from Roehampton University with a BA 2:1 in Drama, Theatre &Performance Studies, topics including Theatre Criticism, Ethnographic study, Site Specific Theatre and Live Art. Various volunteering and ushering work includes Bristol Mayfest and Old Vic Tunnels, giving her the opportunity to experience the running of different styles of theatre. This summer she was involved in several work placements, including Whitechurch Securities Ltd Marketing Department, where she attended presentation seminars, met industry professionals and designed brochures and websites. With The People Show she shadowed their producer Sarah Clews, worked in the marketing team and performed in People Show 121: Pump House Project. She recently worked alongside producer Leonora Wood on Jericho House’s production of The Tempest.
CLAIRE SADDLETON trained at Arts Educational Schools, London (on the three year Acting course). She then worked for ten years as an actor, largely in mask/physical theatre; and later in young people’s theatre, including work with Theatre Centre, Heart ‘n’ Soul, Half Moon, Coventry Belgrade TIE and Leeds TIE. From 2001 to 2008 she was Access Manager and then Access and HR Director for Graeae Theatre Company. She later went on to project-manage See a Voice, a VocalEyes and STAGETEXT initiative, working with theatre venues throughout the UK to set up in-house captioned and audio described performances. Claire is trained in British Sign Language to Level 3 and as an audio describer. In June 2010 she joined the London theatre team at Arts Council England as a Relationship Manager.
KEELY AUGUSTUS was born and raised in Kent and educated in Kent and London. In 2008 she co-founded Formidable Fusion Ltd and has been Managing Director since then. 2001-05 MDrama in Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Kent at Canterbury. Since 2001 her creative experience in producing, devising, stage directing, and acting has included: Artistic Director and Editor, Harriet, short film selected for BFM International Film Festival, Nov 2009; Creative Producer/ Host, Lyrical Showcase for National Literacy Trust in association with Kwame Kwei-Armah, June 2009; Director, Don’t you want to be Free? Gulbenkian Theatre 2005; Director, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, UKC, 2004; Actress, The Trials of Brother Jero, Gulbenkian Theatre, 2003. ITC Fastrack Theatre Administration Scheme in alliance with Vayu Naidu Company, Sep 2005-Jan 2006.
ROSIE CLARK graduated from the University of Leeds with a BA 2:1 in Managing Performance. Rosie is Creative Producer and Company Manager for RAVENROCK Theatre Company. In 2011 she produced Jamie Blake at the Cockpit Theatre and Zoo Venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Rosie is also an Associate Producer for Dugout Theatre Company and produced and co-directed their production of Bouncers Remix performed at the Hifi Club and Zoo Venues. In December 2010 she stage managed The Wind In The Willows at Theatre 503. Other stage management credits include Hay Fever, Othello, Little Polly Puppet and Phaedra’s Love (selected for the National Student Drama Festival in 2010). Rosie has also worked as assistant stage manager on the West Yorkshire Playhouse’s production of ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore, and assisted at the Dukes Theatre Lancaster.
KELLY GOLDING attended the University of Nottingham and UCLA, graduating with a BA 2:1 in Politics & American Studies. She has worked in broadcasting since leaving university, with companies including ITV (Production) and BBC (Production, News and Talents Rights & Negotiation Group). She was Casting Director for Tread Softly Productions on its first independent feature film Lovelorn, written & directed by Becky Preston. Kelly is also a Section Manager for Showmasters, working at large scale events such as London Film and Comicon. She has been involved for some years with various amateur theatre companies, including Elmbridge Youth Theatre and Ember Players, has served on their committees, and also produced David Campton’s Caged Birds for the Elmbridge One Act Festival. Kelly is interested in transferring her skills into theatre producing.
ALYSON McKECHNIE was born and raised in Scotland, and studied Contemporary Performance Practice (BA 2:1) at RSAMD, Glasgow. Before coming to Birkbeck she was Business Development Manager for Abbotsford Care (Glenrothes) Ltd. She has also worked for producing companies such as Walk the Plank and Feet First Ltd as Production Assistant and Stage Manager. As a performer, her credits include both solo works - Quadriptrych Little Joe (On Verge Festival Arches, Glasgow and Green Room, Manchester 2010); Radio Le Spectacle (Into the New Festival, Arches, Glasgow 2010) – and collaborative pieces: [point nought one] (RSAMD, Glasgow 2009); UNIT (RSAMD, Glasgow 2008) ; Awkward Spaces (interactive performance commissioned by British Red Cross, Govan, Glasgow 2008). She is keen to develop her own production company in the future, producing live performance events emphasising the creation of temporal communities.
DERMOT McLAUGHLIN trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting. He has performed in a wide range of theatrical forms - rep, fringe, tours, community tours, overseas and the West End – and has directed and choreographed many shows. He also has significant experience of West End box office / ticketing, marketing and event management. In 2010 he helped establish and run DAMNGOODVOICES, a new voice-over agency. In 2009 he was assistant producer for the ARQIVA Commercial Radio Awards, London and was assistant producer/director for the British premiere of the musical Lucky Stiff, at the Bridewell Theatre in London. In addition he has been a tour manager for arts educational groups visiting Spain. In 2009 he crafted a showcase for Lillie La France, a female impersonation act, and he hopes to develop his writing further in the future.
SOLÈNE MARIÉ was born in France and raised and educated between France and England. After eight years acting in amateur workshops and two years in a professional theatre company, she took an MA in Arts Management in Paris (EAC Institute). She has worked with various theatre organisations in France and abroad; co-ordinated and led theatre workshops and programmed shows for young audiences; promoted a play in the Avignon Festival; worked with the production company PRIMA DONNA (production/touring/administration, organisation of French tour of shows by Russian artist Evguéni Grichkovets); organised cultural events in the SALTA Alliance Française (Argentina); and worked for a Franco-Mexican theatre company on international theatrical projects. Her MA dissertation focussed on foreign language theatre in Paris. After graduating, Solène worked for Stage Entertainment France, as marketing assistant (opening and running of Mamma Mia!, Théâtre Mogador), and as production assistant (Cabaret, Théâtre Marigny).
BELINDA MOLLOKWU was born and raised in London and trained LIPA 2001-04 (BA 2:1 Performing Arts/ Dance). Professional performance experience 2004-07 includes musicals and pantomime - personal highlights including Koanga, Sadler’s Wells (director Helena Kaut-Howson) and Paul McCartney’s Back in the World Tour, Liverpool Albert Docks. Professional creative experience includes: creative producer / choreographer Ms Ross: The Lady & her Music, Neptune Theatre, Liverpool, 2004; creative director/ choreographer Spring in the City, charity fashion show for Cancer Research, Liverpool, 2004; and entertainment & events manager for Playa Dorada resort, Dominican Republic, 2007-09. During 2009-10 she was choreographer / movement director for several UK bands / events including Light of the World, Good Times Tribute, Colonel Abrams, and James D’Train Williams. Future plans include producing events and touring musical theatre. She has a strong interest in West End co-producing.
INDIA POOL was born in Taunton, Somerset and raised and privately educated in Oxfordshire. She has achieved several Merit grades in classical and musical theatre singing. She graduated in July 2011 from Roehampton University with a BA 2:1 in Drama, Theatre &Performance Studies, topics including Theatre Criticism, Ethnographic study, Site Specific Theatre and Live Art. Various volunteering and ushering work includes Bristol Mayfest and Old Vic Tunnels, giving her the opportunity to experience the running of different styles of theatre. This summer she was involved in several work placements, including Whitechurch Securities Ltd Marketing Department, where she attended presentation seminars, met industry professionals and designed brochures and websites. With The People Show she shadowed their producer Sarah Clews, worked in the marketing team and performed in People Show 121: Pump House Project. She recently worked alongside producer Leonora Wood on Jericho House’s production of The Tempest.
CLAIRE SADDLETON trained at Arts Educational Schools, London (on the three year Acting course). She then worked for ten years as an actor, largely in mask/physical theatre; and later in young people’s theatre, including work with Theatre Centre, Heart ‘n’ Soul, Half Moon, Coventry Belgrade TIE and Leeds TIE. From 2001 to 2008 she was Access Manager and then Access and HR Director for Graeae Theatre Company. She later went on to project-manage See a Voice, a VocalEyes and STAGETEXT initiative, working with theatre venues throughout the UK to set up in-house captioned and audio described performances. Claire is trained in British Sign Language to Level 3 and as an audio describer. In June 2010 she joined the London theatre team at Arts Council England as a Relationship Manager.
Friday 23 September 2011
A NEW ACADEMIC SESSION - A NEW STUDENT COHORT
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Welcome to the new student cohort for 2011-12
KEELY AUGUSTUS / ROSIE CLARK / KELLY GOLDING
ALYSON McKECHNIE / DERMOT MCLAUGHLIN / SOLÈNE MARIÉ
BELINDA MOLLOKWU / INDIA POOL / CLAIRE SADDLETON
ANTHEA LEWIS rejoins us in January 2012
Welcome to the new student cohort for 2011-12
KEELY AUGUSTUS / ROSIE CLARK / KELLY GOLDING
ALYSON McKECHNIE / DERMOT MCLAUGHLIN / SOLÈNE MARIÉ
BELINDA MOLLOKWU / INDIA POOL / CLAIRE SADDLETON
ANTHEA LEWIS rejoins us in January 2012
Thursday 21 July 2011
APPLICATIONS FOR 2011-12 - UPDATE AT 21 JULY
There has been a lot of interest in the MACP this year - we received significantly more applications than last year and we held five interview days for applicants. We have now made offers to fill all the available places for the 2011-12 session. However, it can sometimes happen that students have to withdraw at short notice before the programme begins in late September. We will therefore place ‘on reserve’ any further applications we receive for 2011-12, and will consider them if such a vacancy arises on the programme.
Monday 20 June 2011
Sunday 19 June 2011
APPLICATIONS FOR 2011-12: UPDATE
We had more applications than we expected for the most recent application deadline and have had to put in an additional interview day. We intend to make a further announcement about 2011-12 admissions in July.
SUMMER TERM 2011 - DETAILS
The MACP Summer Term follows the normal academic pattern, in that it is significantly shorter than the autumn and spring terms – some six weeks in all. Unit Six – ‘Being a Producer‘ is taught this term; and then students go straight on to their various Unit Seven projects, which can centre on professional work and / or secondments to arts organisations.
Unit Six – ‘Being a Producer‘
The emphasis this term is on practical issues confronting the producer. The essential central spine of the term was the series of eight classes taught by Julius Green on various aspects of the professional producer’s working life. Julius’ guests included the investment consultant Philippe Carden and the director Joe Harmston.
The term began with a joint meeting of the MACP students, the current first year student MFA theatre directors and current students from the Motley Theatre Design School.
Specialist tutors / speakers included
•Clare Shucksmith on taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe
•Karen Poley on Outdoor Performance
•Theresa Heskins on Planning the Repertoire at the New Vic
•Jackie Elliman (ITC) on Company Formation & Intellectual Property
•Neil Laidlaw on Venue Booking and Company Issues
•Jenny Williams on Diversity in Creative Practice
We were in addition particularly delighted to welcome three distinguished and experienced producers, each of whom gave us an afternoon session during which they talked frankly and in absorbing detail about their work, current projects and future hopes -
•Sarah Hickson
•Rachel Feuchtwang
•Chloe Dear
Andrew McKinnon, Programme Director, took a number of classes on relevant topics. In addition he had several solo teaching sessions with each student. He was also able to discuss and draw on his current professional experience as director of Theatre North’s award-winning production of Martin Lewton’s BILLY BUDD SAILOR at the 2011 Brighton Festival Fringe.
A full student assessment was held during the term for Unit Four, and there was also a ‘part-assessment’ for Unit Six.
Students attended a matinee performance of Bill Kenwright Limited’s production of ‘Blood Brothers’ at the Phoenix Theatre and were given a backstage tour thereafter - grateful thanks to Julius Green and BKL.
This term there were also opportunities for MACP students to attend MAD BLUD at the Theatre Royal Stratford East; and a student delegate attended the Creative Producing conference at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton.
Unit Seven – ‘The Producer and Producing'
For their final project, students this year are seconded to, or working at, a wide range of professional arts organisations and projects, including
Camden Borough Council Arts Development
iceandfire
Jeremy Goldstein Ltd
Independent Productions Ltd
Paines Plough
The Royal Shakespeare Company
The Secret Consul
Sigma TV Cyprus
Snape Maltings
Tristan Bates Theatre
They return to Birkbeck in late September for two days of final assessments.
The ‘class of 2011’ handbook will be available in August ......
... and in the meantime a new cohort of students for 2011-12 is being assembled – their first class will be in late September.
Unit Six – ‘Being a Producer‘
The emphasis this term is on practical issues confronting the producer. The essential central spine of the term was the series of eight classes taught by Julius Green on various aspects of the professional producer’s working life. Julius’ guests included the investment consultant Philippe Carden and the director Joe Harmston.
The term began with a joint meeting of the MACP students, the current first year student MFA theatre directors and current students from the Motley Theatre Design School.
Specialist tutors / speakers included
•Clare Shucksmith on taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe
•Karen Poley on Outdoor Performance
•Theresa Heskins on Planning the Repertoire at the New Vic
•Jackie Elliman (ITC) on Company Formation & Intellectual Property
•Neil Laidlaw on Venue Booking and Company Issues
•Jenny Williams on Diversity in Creative Practice
We were in addition particularly delighted to welcome three distinguished and experienced producers, each of whom gave us an afternoon session during which they talked frankly and in absorbing detail about their work, current projects and future hopes -
•Sarah Hickson
•Rachel Feuchtwang
•Chloe Dear
Andrew McKinnon, Programme Director, took a number of classes on relevant topics. In addition he had several solo teaching sessions with each student. He was also able to discuss and draw on his current professional experience as director of Theatre North’s award-winning production of Martin Lewton’s BILLY BUDD SAILOR at the 2011 Brighton Festival Fringe.
A full student assessment was held during the term for Unit Four, and there was also a ‘part-assessment’ for Unit Six.
Students attended a matinee performance of Bill Kenwright Limited’s production of ‘Blood Brothers’ at the Phoenix Theatre and were given a backstage tour thereafter - grateful thanks to Julius Green and BKL.
This term there were also opportunities for MACP students to attend MAD BLUD at the Theatre Royal Stratford East; and a student delegate attended the Creative Producing conference at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton.
Unit Seven – ‘The Producer and Producing'
For their final project, students this year are seconded to, or working at, a wide range of professional arts organisations and projects, including
Camden Borough Council Arts Development
iceandfire
Jeremy Goldstein Ltd
Independent Productions Ltd
Paines Plough
The Royal Shakespeare Company
The Secret Consul
Sigma TV Cyprus
Snape Maltings
Tristan Bates Theatre
They return to Birkbeck in late September for two days of final assessments.
The ‘class of 2011’ handbook will be available in August ......
... and in the meantime a new cohort of students for 2011-12 is being assembled – their first class will be in late September.
Thursday 24 March 2011
2011-12 ADMISSION: NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE AND INTERVIEW DATE
For applications received by
Monday 06 June 2011
there will be a round of selection interviews on
Saturday 25 June 2011
A further round of selection interviews may be held for applications received after 06 June; contact us for more details
If you have questions about the Programme you should email
Programme Administrator, Penny Luker-Brown: p.luker-brown@bbk.ac.uk
or
Programme Director, Andrew McKinnon: a.mckinnon@bbk.ac.uk
Enquiries in writing to
Andrew McKinnon
Birkbeck, University of London
Department of English and Humanities
Malet Street
London, WC1E 7HX
Please include a contact ’phone number in your email or letter.
Monday 06 June 2011
there will be a round of selection interviews on
Saturday 25 June 2011
A further round of selection interviews may be held for applications received after 06 June; contact us for more details
If you have questions about the Programme you should email
Programme Administrator, Penny Luker-Brown: p.luker-brown@bbk.ac.uk
or
Programme Director, Andrew McKinnon: a.mckinnon@bbk.ac.uk
Enquiries in writing to
Andrew McKinnon
Birkbeck, University of London
Department of English and Humanities
Malet Street
London, WC1E 7HX
Please include a contact ’phone number in your email or letter.
SPRING TERM 2011 - DETAILS
The MACP Spring Term includes Unit Four – ‘The Producer and People’, and Unit Five – ‘The Producer and Research’. Both these Units run throughout the whole term, which lasts eleven weeks.
Unit Four – ‘The Producer and People’
The emphasis shifts this term to focus more on each student’s possible personal interests and projects, following on from the work of the Unit Three Assessment and the GfA application they drafted for that assessment. Students are expected to think about and develop personal creative ideas. The work of Unit Four covers a wide range of potential areas of work, breaking down broadly into ‘artists and creative teams’ and ‘communities and audiences’. Classes covered aspects of both these areas over the term. Unit Four is taught on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
Unit Five – ‘The Producer and Research’
Unit Five consists of an individually chosen MA Option from a list offered annually (it changes every year). Each Unit Five Option is taught and run by a different member of BBK staff. This year, MACP students have taken options in playwriting, screenwriting, language and linguistics, aesthetics and cultural theory, memory and trauma. For Unit Five, students attend a class on one weekday evening, depending on their choice of subject.
Spring Term Programme of Classes and Events
The Spring Term began with a class and discussion led by Andrew McKinnon, concentrating on the Unit Three assessment (delivered by students in the early weeks of the term), which centres on the preparation of a complete ‘Grants for the Arts’ application by each student.
This term also we looked in particular detail at the work and structures of the Theatre Royal, Stratford East; members of the senior staff who came to talk to us and discuss key issues were Ali Campbell (General Manager), Charlotte Handel (Head of TRSE’s ‘Open Stage’ project), Alix Hearn (Head of Marketing), Mary Caws (Executive Director) and Kerry Michael (Artistic Director and Chief Executive).
Later in the term Andrew McKinnon gave several classes on some key marketing and audience relationship issues within the ACE framework.
Experienced guest practitioners who took interactive sessions included
•Tim Jones (Executive Director of ‘motiroti’)
•Jonathan Kennedy (Executive Director of 'TARA Arts')
•Tara Wilkinson (Executive Producer, 'Paines Plough')
•Melanie Abrahams (Director, 'Tilt' and 'Renaissance One')
Specialist tutors included
•Jackie Elliman, Legal Officer, ITC (Employment Law)
•Neil Laidlaw, commercial producer (‘Marketing on no Money’)
•Dr Fleur Rothschild (sessions on academic writing and structuring)
•Simon Pittman, Forced Entertainment (Devised Theatre)
•Chris Mellor, Camden's Senior Arts Development Officer, with James Norris, social media strategist ('Social Media in Marketing')
•Paschale Straiton: Street Theatre
In addition, Lyn Gardner gave a class on writing a high-profile review for The Guardian, based on Enda Walsh’s ‘Penelope’ at the Hampstead Theatre
Some classes this term were held jointly with the MFA Theatre Directing students.
This term there were also opportunities for MACP students to attend
•the DEVOTED & DISGRUNTLED conference
•‘Penelope’ by Enda Walsh at the Hampstead Theatre
•the understudy run of 'When We Are Married' at the Garrick Theatre
•the Dress Rehearsal of ‘The Mikado’ at ENO
..... and several students were last-minute guests of Bill Kenwright Ltd at the press night of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the London Palladium ..... many thanks to Julius Green at BKL (Julius makes a welcome return to the MA next term to teach another series of classes).
The first class of the summer term will take place on Wednesday 27 April.
Unit Four – ‘The Producer and People’
The emphasis shifts this term to focus more on each student’s possible personal interests and projects, following on from the work of the Unit Three Assessment and the GfA application they drafted for that assessment. Students are expected to think about and develop personal creative ideas. The work of Unit Four covers a wide range of potential areas of work, breaking down broadly into ‘artists and creative teams’ and ‘communities and audiences’. Classes covered aspects of both these areas over the term. Unit Four is taught on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
Unit Five – ‘The Producer and Research’
Unit Five consists of an individually chosen MA Option from a list offered annually (it changes every year). Each Unit Five Option is taught and run by a different member of BBK staff. This year, MACP students have taken options in playwriting, screenwriting, language and linguistics, aesthetics and cultural theory, memory and trauma. For Unit Five, students attend a class on one weekday evening, depending on their choice of subject.
Spring Term Programme of Classes and Events
The Spring Term began with a class and discussion led by Andrew McKinnon, concentrating on the Unit Three assessment (delivered by students in the early weeks of the term), which centres on the preparation of a complete ‘Grants for the Arts’ application by each student.
This term also we looked in particular detail at the work and structures of the Theatre Royal, Stratford East; members of the senior staff who came to talk to us and discuss key issues were Ali Campbell (General Manager), Charlotte Handel (Head of TRSE’s ‘Open Stage’ project), Alix Hearn (Head of Marketing), Mary Caws (Executive Director) and Kerry Michael (Artistic Director and Chief Executive).
Later in the term Andrew McKinnon gave several classes on some key marketing and audience relationship issues within the ACE framework.
Experienced guest practitioners who took interactive sessions included
•Tim Jones (Executive Director of ‘motiroti’)
•Jonathan Kennedy (Executive Director of 'TARA Arts')
•Tara Wilkinson (Executive Producer, 'Paines Plough')
•Melanie Abrahams (Director, 'Tilt' and 'Renaissance One')
Specialist tutors included
•Jackie Elliman, Legal Officer, ITC (Employment Law)
•Neil Laidlaw, commercial producer (‘Marketing on no Money’)
•Dr Fleur Rothschild (sessions on academic writing and structuring)
•Simon Pittman, Forced Entertainment (Devised Theatre)
•Chris Mellor, Camden's Senior Arts Development Officer, with James Norris, social media strategist ('Social Media in Marketing')
•Paschale Straiton: Street Theatre
In addition, Lyn Gardner gave a class on writing a high-profile review for The Guardian, based on Enda Walsh’s ‘Penelope’ at the Hampstead Theatre
Some classes this term were held jointly with the MFA Theatre Directing students.
This term there were also opportunities for MACP students to attend
•the DEVOTED & DISGRUNTLED conference
•‘Penelope’ by Enda Walsh at the Hampstead Theatre
•the understudy run of 'When We Are Married' at the Garrick Theatre
•the Dress Rehearsal of ‘The Mikado’ at ENO
..... and several students were last-minute guests of Bill Kenwright Ltd at the press night of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the London Palladium ..... many thanks to Julius Green at BKL (Julius makes a welcome return to the MA next term to teach another series of classes).
The first class of the summer term will take place on Wednesday 27 April.
Friday 18 February 2011
NICE TWEET FROM LYN GARDNER
On Thursday 17 February Lyn Gardner came to Bloomsbury to lead a joint session for MACPs and the MFA Directors session on aspects of the critic's role.
Afterwards, she tweeted ....
lyngardner (@lyngardner)
18/02/2011 08:04
Lovely afternoon at Birbeck with young directors and producers.
Lovely, thoughtful people.
Reckon theatre safe in their hands......
Afterwards, she tweeted ....
lyngardner (@lyngardner)
18/02/2011 08:04
Lovely afternoon at Birbeck with young directors and producers.
Lovely, thoughtful people.
Reckon theatre safe in their hands......
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