Hello. It’s Woody here. How are you? I’m fine, thank you for asking. Today I’m going to be looking at some words from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby. As I may have mentioned before I am an Atheist. By Jove does not to my knowledge have Read more
This week Woody discusses the idea of ideas and argues in favour of argument. Hello. We here at By Jove HQ love equality. It’s really rather high up on the list of our favourite things. In fact it’s so high up that its only realistic rivals for top spot are Read more
This week Woody takes look at one of the better thoughts ever written into a poem. Hello. It might have come up previously, but bears mentioning again. I am By Jove’s resident Classicist. This role consists of: 1) smiling politely and uncomprehendingly during the really in-depth dramatic theory; 2) muttering Read more
This week Woody shares some thoughts on how By Jove’s Othello stands. Hello. A few days ago we had a little Work in Progress showing of our Othello, written and directed by SJ Brady, at the CLF Theatre, Peckham. I went to see it and thought I’d share a few thoughts – let Read more
This week By Jove’s Blog Editor Woody writes a little about his own Humanist world view. Hello. You know what’s exciting? Well, firstly on 10th of April we are showing a work in progress of our Othello at the CLF Theatre, Peckham. That’s very exciting. The other thing that’s exciting Read more
By Jove Co-Artistic Director David Bullen takes a quick retrospective on the first two years of the company’s work and gives a tantalising glimpse into what’s in store for future projects… In November 2011, a small group of actors, directors, writers, musicians, and students met at the National Theatre Read more
This week By Jove’s Blog Editor and resident Classicist discusses looking to the past for inspiration. Hello. We here at By Jove work with tales from the canon, myth, what I think of as the “Old Stories”. There are reasons for this – both artistic and philosophical – and historical Read more
By Jove’s Blog Editor Woody shares some musings on a subject very close to his, and The Company’s respective hearts. Hello. It’s Woody here. Long time no see. Terribly sorry that we’ve not posted anything up here for a while. I won’t bore you with the reasons. Just know Read more
Wendy Haines reviews Ecocentrix, an exhibition curated by Helen Gilbert with Dani Phillipson as assistant curator. I had not been to an ‘interactive’ exhibition before, so when faced with one, I was not sure what to expect. Interactive can mean anything from getting to press a few buttons, to being chased by Read more
To kick off our special series of articles on Austen, panto, and their presence in Britain today, our Artistic Director David Bullen takes a look at how Austen’s work has become increasingly mythic… So, two centuries have passed with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in the world. This landmark Read more