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Ghost-Hunting - a play for the winter!
by Maureen Sullivan It looks like Ad Lib is going to have an excellent 2025, with two of Shakespeare’s Roman plays planned for the summer...
Patrick Barry
Jan 32 min read


A THOUGHT ON AMATEUR THEATRE!
(Niton Drama Group in 1983 - a cast of 10 on a 15 foot wide stage!) “To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make...
Patrick Barry
Sep 29, 20242 min read


To Fight, Or Not To Fight?
Time to explore a little of Adlib’s stage fighting history from the perspective of Patch, an Adlib supporter since his first production...
Patrick Barry
Sep 12, 20244 min read


Plotting secretly!
J.B. Priestley, in his book “Delight”, about the joys of being alive wrote “The older I get, the more I delight in plots. I am referring,...
Patrick Barry
Aug 1, 20241 min read


SHAKESPEARE!
Maureen Sullivan, the director of our summer 2024 production "The Taming of the Shrew" gives us an insight into ADLIB Theatre's current...
Patrick Barry
Jun 6, 20242 min read


CASTING OTHELLO!
An ‘A’ lister film actor recently was quoted as saying “as an actor, I should be allowed to play any person, any tree, or any animal...
Patrick Barry
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Spectacle (part two) by Aaron Danvers-Jukes
My second story, to explain spectacle, is harder to outright do so, because it concerns Abba Voyage, London. This... is an experience...
Patrick Barry
Mar 14, 20243 min read


The Spectacle of Theatre!
And first for what we will hope to be a number of viewpoints from the Island amateur theatre world –Aaron Danvers-Jukes is blind, a...
Patrick Barry
Feb 19, 20244 min read


That is the Question!
To blog or not to blog? That isn’t really a question but more a simple musing on the expectations of modern life online. On the one...
Patrick Barry
Feb 18, 20241 min read
Welcome to Adlib Theatre’s blog.
I should start by thanking the elves behind the scenes that keep Adlib running. If it wasn’t for their dedication our group would be in...
Patrick Barry
Jan 30, 20242 min read
NEW FOR 2024! A REGULAR BLOG FROM ADLIB THEATRE COMING SOON!
ADLIB Theatre are planning to publish occasional updates, news and views from our supporters over the next year! Feel free to follow us!
Patrick Barry
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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