We spoke to Andy Smith about designing the sound for Our Country’s Good, and how he became a sound designer. What does a sound design do for a production? A good sound design enhances the experience for the audience and immerses them in the production. I tend to favour a subtle sound design when it […]
08 Aug 2012
Our guest Sarah Eve on actions, quizzes, and something called the “fucking game” When I saw the Our Country’s Good open rehearsals advertised on Twitter, I jumped at the opportunity to see Max Stafford-Clark and Out of Joint at work. Having heard all the horror stories imaginable of the dreaded rehearsal room, I wanted to […]
06 Aug 2012
Max Stafford-Clark on directing tried and tested plays. Most of the plays I’ve directed have been new plays, where the focus – especially the critical focus – is all on the play and its author. As the director your work is usually acknowledged with a cursory adverb – “ably directed by…” or “fluidly” perhaps. Whereas when you […]
12 Jul 2012
Jon Bradfield on learning about the worlds behind our plays. I think a defining aspect of Out of Joint’s shows is that, over the course of a couple of hours, they offer an overview of a world about which you might know little. (Last year’s play Bang Bang Bang, for example, gave clear and personal […]
06 Jul 2012
Our Country’s Good is returning for more performances in 2014. Here is writer Timberlake Wertenbaker on love, death, trash romances and the inspirations behind her play. Plays have strange and complex ways of getting written, that often only become clear much later. It was interesting for me to go back to the time I wrote […]
28 Jun 2012
