It has been fascinating using zoom over the last 4 years to lead Diplomas and short courses for Creative Producers from around the world. But now I’m being encouraged to move away from the confines and opportunities of Zoom and…
Tag: Training
CGO Institute Door is Open ….but
I have just had a very hectic week attending conferences/gatherings including the Federation of Scottish Theatre (Dundee), Culture & Business Scotland (Edinburgh), Producers’ Pool (London), and What Next ? (online). Add to that some great theatregoing and the fabulous 10th…
Producers – balancing openness/generosity with confidentiality/business sense
I’ve been having a few conversations recently around how different established producers treat those who are aspiring and entering the industry. At the core of the teaching which I have been doing since first starting for the Arts Council leading…
Make Stuff Happen & Solve a Crisis
The first question on my one-day course with the Hope Street Theatre in Liverpool was “What do Producers’ Do?”. This was followed by an Agenda list created by 15 SPAs (self producing artists), festival and venue programmers, writers, and creative…
Gatekeepers and Amplifiers – Grady goes fishing
A wise person told me yesterday that working with social media was so so so much more difficult now than 6 years ago. And this from an expert in the field who lives and breathes the virtual world. Well that…
CGO Institute / partners in sector producer development
It is a pleasure to launch two new partnerships this week with Projekt Europa and Omnibus Theatre in Clapham. In both case CGO is making available support for an individual producer to join the DipCP4 – diploma in creative producing…
No Producer is an Island
In a few weeks time audience at Southwark Playhouse will be electrified by Anyone Can Whistle and hear these lyrics from the late Mr Stephen Sondheim. I hope his estate won’t mind my using these as words of advice to…
Proud “Dad”
Keeping watch on me are 5 group photos. The first taken in June 2016 features the first 5 people to take the Masters in Creative Producing which I created in Mountview with a “dad” card given to me in thanks. …
Launching into the Clouds
A week ago I wrote a blog of Three Sighs below a picture of the Bridge of Sighs in locked down Venice. Today I write an energised celebratory blog under an image of the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks which may not…
Musical Theatre – Japan and Malaysia exploring
It’s Sunday and I am settled in a café at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) shortly to meet the director of “Cabaret” before seeing the show in the black box space. In the other theatre there is Dama…