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What I do... (Actor, director, designer, teacher etc?): I am an actor, having just finished my studies at University of Glamorgan (at the new ATRium building), Media and Performance with 2.1, I am moving on with these in mind and without them too - this will soon develop anyway.

My Quick CV: Oh What a Lovely War, multiple characters. BTEC Theatre company. (Amateur Prod./Semi-prof Prod. - Whatever you'd prefer to call it.)
Midsummer Night's Dream, Bottom, Egeus, Flute (2 Casts). BTEC Theatre Company. - Strangely enough, another Amateur or semi-prof Prod.
Grease, Eugene. QMC Youth Theatre Company. (Amateu/Semi-prof Prod.)
(Sadly none as yet professional)
Dragon's Eye, Myself. Glamorgan Improvisation Troupe. Movement and Sound Improv show.

Films
Midly Messed Up, David. Dir: Robert Holbach. (TV Series)
Dementia, Nathan Thompson. Dir: Robert Bell
Time, Grandfather. Dir: Catherine Cole
Plenary Plonkers, Multiple characters. Dir: Nathan Keates (TV Series)
Talking Tripe, Me. Dir: Nathan Keates (TV Series)
Dies Irae, Anoymous. Dir: Greg Levitt
Fossor, Clown. Dir: Maria Faccini
Hello, My Name Is Michael, Michael. Dir: Adam
Trepidation, Trevor. Dir: Catherine Cole
A super8 film... Dir: Catherine Cole

The first thing that inspired me in theatre...: What inspires me now, is completely different to what inspired me in the first place. I have always desired, like many others, to be on stage. I've always loved comedy and that inspired me, as a child I was inspired by fantasy I guess. Now what inspires me is skill and talent and brilliance (which subsequently covers many aspects of theatre.)

My favourite theatre something is...: Improvisation

The thing that annoys me about our industry...: Unemployment

My website: http://www.myspace.com/tisnatty

Another website I'd like to plug: http://www.ludusludius.co.uk

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Improv at its longest - a full-length improv production in Cardiff

I would like to ask if anyone could help spread the word that there is a long-form improv show on in Cardiff. The show is... The Flurry of Florence is a long-form production with musicians, set and costume. We want this to be big, so we ask for a big audience for our big show with some of the biggest improvisers in Cardiff (well perhaps we will have been on a diet by then.) So come for the jollities of improv in this full-length production in Cardiff at the Atrium Theatre in University of Glamo… Continue

Posted on May 23rd, 2008 at 12:41pm — No Comments (Add)

REVIEW - The Return of Sunday Surprises - Sunday 11th November at 7pm - Chisenhale Dance Space

Sunday 11th November at 7pm

The Return of Sunday Surprises

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Posted on November 27th, 2007 at 1:35pm — No Comments (Add)

Improvisation Workshop

Hi,

I have a workshop on Improvisation running on the 19th April, Thursday in E block (University of Glamorgan). The workshop is about Improvisation in the dramatic sense, we shall be covering the narrative architecture or form of Improv. This entails exploring games that can be used within performance, if going by Spolin or Johnstone's methodology. I use many theories of different practitioners, so we won't really focus on how someone else improvises, it's all

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Posted on April 16th, 2007 at 3:03pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Improvisation Continuums Conference

Event Date April 11, 2007 – April 14, 2007 at Royal school of Music and Drama, Cardiff. (I think)

I'm working with them as a volunteer with this, should be great. The only reason I say I think to the location, is I've only been told to meet there and it could be a ploy to…

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At 5:35pm on February 25th, 2008, James Hesford said…: Hi Nathan
Sorry it took so long to get back - been busy so didn't check the site for a long time.
1. Contact Improv - that was fun. I enjoyed it very much although it is a long time - 2 hours - I just had to look around and see what people were doing - the problem with that is, some people are moving fast, others slow etc so you go with who you focus on. I tried to influence the whole room so that it would be more of a ensemble improv but people are working in pairs so they are generally more into each other than the room (if you know what I mean).
Improv generally - I do a lot of that - did a week with
'Lying with the Animals' - Steve Gerber and towards the end things were getting more bizar e.g one improve I played yukeleli with one hand and harmonica with the other.
Improv - went on to do RandD at the Little Angel Theatre and finished up writing the score (based on the improvs) for "Jelly Bean Jack" which has just started and will be on there for 10 weeks.
So - I do lots of improvs and lots of writing and scoring and I enjoy it very much. Also it helps because I play Cello, Violin, Guitar, Harmonicas, perc etc. so I just pick up different things I feel are appropriate.
Its great for RandD's and gives directors a mood to work with. Then I work with that mood to extend into compositions.
Anyway hope thats what you wanted to know - feel free to ask me more. PS your site looks great and you look busy - nice one.
Kind regards
James

At 12:07am on January 3rd, 2008, Jen Smith said…: Hey! I can't say I've been on here much myself, life has been way to hectic! Actually since we last spoke I have managed to land myself a full time post in a school in Essex as their Community Arts Co-ordinator! So I move down on the 14th, actually going to be living in North East London, pretty scary stuff! but it's all part of life's adventure... what about you? what's your news?!

At 4:19am on August 8th, 2007, Nathan Keates said…: In USA running some Improv workshops for ADD kids, at a summer camp, and having amazing time getting them to improvise. The kids that can not do too much are fantastic. The challenge to locate something that can give them success is great. Twas merely last week when I could have done one game for the whole workshop, it worked so well. Finding the necessary structuring and the freedom that I enjoy from improv is also interesting, because I like the architecture where you have not much initial input into what will happen and these kids need those restrictions.

At 11:03am on June 5th, 2007, Real Circumstance said…: Thanks so much for your feedback about the image, it's really good to hear that it works for gaining people's attention!

And thanks too for looking at our website - 187 is coming along well and very exciting. We're hoping to get some footage of the project in development up on the website soon, I'll keep you posted. A trailer for LIMBO will also be up soon too, so keep your eyes peeled!

Hope you're well :-)

At 3:30pm on June 4th, 2007, Real Circumstance said…: Thanks for the add! :-)

At 1:42pm on May 30th, 2007, Jen Smith said…: Ye my summer at camp was the best summer of my life. i miss it so much but can't afford to go back, financially and in terms of the work i'm now getting over here. That's cool that you are thinking about taking workshopping further. It's such an amazing thing for everyone involved!

At 11:48am on May 30th, 2007, Jen Smith said…: that sounds like fun! I bet you'll come up with all sorts of new ideas when you're away as well. That's possibly my favourite part about this sort of work, is learning from other practitioners and also the young people. The amazing thing about young people is they are not scared to tell you what they think and if they think your idea sucks they'll tell you why. Arts work is a constant learning cycle. Where abouts is the camp you are going to?!

At 11:40pm on May 29th, 2007, Jen Smith said…: That sounds awesome! I taught drama at a summer camp in Cape Cod two years ago, such an awesome experience! Our cultures are so alike yet so different at the same time! How long are you over there for!?

At 11:36pm on May 28th, 2007, Jen Smith said…: Lots going on which is v. good! Covering alot of work for an arts co-ordinator in East Ayrshire at the moment so that's keeping me nice and busy and getting me loads of experience! Hold in there chuck and keep selling yourself, work will come along eventually!

At 11:57pm on May 27th, 2007, Jen Smith said…: Long time no speak! You managed to get any work lines up then?!

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