

What We Mean When We Say Immersive: Shadows Over the Cam and Quiet Immersion
The set is not directly interacted with by cast. It's function is to tell the audience they are always in an unorthodox academic space in Cambridge in 1926 even as we re/create other spaces within the show. Photo: Paul Ashley. Context: Shadows Over the Cam was a live unscripted show set in 1920s Cambridge, performed at the Corpus Playroom in January 2026. Framed as the public presentation of newly discovered academic research, the audience were invited to attend an unorthodox
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Fringe 2025 reflections #2: we’re all content creators now
Ontroerend Goed arrived at the Fringe this year with Thanks for Being Here - a show that makes the act of simply being present its...
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Fringe 2025 reflections #1: when does a show begin?
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how audiences experience theatre and how the final performance is only one part of the journey. After...
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Naked pottery: why expose the creation process?
I hadn’t realised how much my training in improv had seeped into my bones until I recently took up pottery. Some aspects really help when...
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