Jonathan Kaufman 21 May 2019
Planning…the bane of all event organisers’ lives! Sometimes it seems like most of my job consists of planning for the next show (my brother Julian calls it ‘show creep’), while very often completely failing to enjoy what’s currently happening. Oh well!
At the moment, I’m even thinking ahead to 2020 and spent yesterday drawing up a whole 12-month schedule. Of course, thinking this far ahead means we’ll be able to start teasing our upcoming events much sooner than usual, so what can you look forward to next year? A new play about Ernest Shackleton’s doomed Antarctic voyage perhaps? An open-air version of Around the World in 80 Days at the Horniman Museum? A 20th anniversary revival of my play about the victims of Jack the Ripper? And lots of exciting new shows for families of course.
I’m even thinking of breaking that old rule of theatre – never work with children and animals – and staging a version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin (or Sydenham?) with a supporting cast of child actors, so watch this space for details of how your little one can take part!
Now, on with that planning…
