Chatting about Paradise Students share their stories

We often talk in class about the nature of theatre. Is it about watching real life or is it about creating change? We talk a lot about the purpose of theatre and what is Indian Ink’s purpose. It is a lot about watching and seeing, but it is also about challenging us to think.

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Inside the booth – with Andrew Potvin

One of the questions I asked Andrew during this interview was “What are the different jobs you do?” but upon hearing his answer, the more apt question would have been “What jobs don’t you do?”.

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Puppetry – Behind the bird with Jon Coddington

The beauty of puppetry is you get to see the final product as it’s being made. An actor can’t watch themselves do it. An artist will have to wait till the end of the painting. But I’m seeing it as it’s happening.

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Dramaturgy – the extra ‘brains’ behind the operation

Have you ever found yourself lost in thought whilst staring into space, laying in a meadow wondering “what is a dramaturge?”
No? Well, neither have I.
Mainly because before I’d seen my first Indian Ink play, I’d never come across one before.

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Set Design – making space for magic

So watching Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream got me thinking… How does a theatre company go about making the sets for their shows? And how the heck do they transport them all across the world? I tracked down Indian Ink’s very own set designer John Verryt for some answers.

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Character – where imagination comes to life

The audience put themselves into the character, and that’s the trick. We enter as individuals into the theater, and then we leave as an audience, and we take these characters with us.

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