Baba Shakespeare is a new production to be staged by Tower Theatre Company at the Arcola Tent from Tuesday 17th April - Wednesday 2nd May 2012 as part of the RSC Open Stages, which has been described as the UK's biggest amateur theatre project.

The script for Baba Shakespeare has been written by director Emmeline Winterbotham and is derived from the screenplay of the 1965 Merchant Ivory film Shakespeare Wallah, a true story that follows the family of actress Felicity Kendal as they travel around post-colonial India as a troupe of Shakespeare players.



Thursday 5 January 2012

The first cut

My father's favourite maxim is "measure twice, cut once", and with his advice ringing in my ears, I have spent quite a lot of time considering & reconsidering the design.  Now that I feel satisfied with my drawings, it is time to saw some blocks of those great big planks of wood.


Of course, it would be quicker to use a bandsaw, but in the absence of such a luxury I have resorted to the good old handsaw.  Plus it's a quick way to warm up in a cold workshop!
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