Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new musical in London’s Drury Lane Theatre is currently in previews and ready for an opening in June this year with music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (Grammy® winners for Hairspray; Smash) and a book by award-winning playwright and adaptor David Greig (Midsummer;…
Ira Glass, US-American radio host (“This American Life“), talks about his views on the secret of storytelling and creative work. The point he is making ist that it will take beginners a long time (as in years) to actually deliver good work. If you are not happy with your work, the good news is that…
To start with, the definition of “creativity” is a tricky one in many cases – who or what really is creative? When and why? On top of that, those of us who want or need to work creatively are often facing another challenge: how can I become creative?
Successful practising itself needs to be practised and it is not that easy at all. Whilst there are very different things to practise and learn, depending on your discipline, there is universal approach to successful practising itself which works, regardless if you work on playing an instrument, singing, dancing or even any kind of sport.…