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simondabell
Jan 32 min read
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...
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simondabell
Sep 29, 20242 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...
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Patrick Barry
Sep 12, 20244 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...
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simondabell
Aug 1, 20241 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,...
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simondabell
Jun 6, 20242 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...
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simondabell
Mar 26, 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...
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simondabell
Mar 14, 20243 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...
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simondabell
Feb 19, 20244 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...
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simondabell
Feb 18, 20241 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...
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Patrick Barry
Jan 29, 20242 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...
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simondabell
Jan 16, 20241 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!
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