By Laurence Young ‘When I joined imitating the dog as Learning and Access Officer, I was fascinated by our digital magazine; what it already was, and what it could be. Starting out as a fanzine, the magazine was already acting as a kind of archive of work that has already been made, bringing to […]
My country. My house. I’m an actress and theatre educator who lives in a city called Porto Alegre, situated at the extreme south of Latin America in a country called Brasil. A very large country. And it’s common for people around the world to think it is constantly hot and sunny out […]
On #InspiringFutureTheatre Day, here’s our Learning & Access Officer Laurence Young on our recent and current programme, projects and plans: ‘We love #InspiringFutureTheatre Day! We’re dead proud of our Learning work, as it’s in the bones of the company; where we came from and what we do to inspire the next generation of makers. This […]
02 July 2020 Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ Dear Oliver Dowden We write to you today with urgency as the theatre and performing arts industry faces a critical moment. All around us is the news of our regional theatres and performance […]
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release LANCASTER COMPANY AWARDED NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE IN QUARANTINE The Lancaster-based theatre company, imitating the dog, has won a prestigious, national BBC Arts and Arts Council England (ACE) commission. The company is one of just 25 across England to have been selected to create a new online […]
Here’s your invitation to join us on Friday 15th May for a special online Q&A from our Learning & Access Officer Laurence Young ‘Come and join the imitating the dog company for a special online Q+A. Hosted on Zoom, company members will open with a small talk about the work we’ve been sharing […]
It’s not like we didn’t see it coming, but in March for us in ITD, as for the rest of the world, the virus changed everything. Obviously cancelling the last week of the Night of the Living Dead™️ – Remix tour was a disappointment but in the larger scheme of things only that. At the […]
I’m Crofty, and I guess I do a lot of things with the company. As anyone who’s seen one of our shows will know, the actors can be seen doing a lot more than one might normally expect; operating cameras, moving scenery, being body-doubles and of course, performing multiple roles, acting. It’s a bit like that off […]
It’s a given that the first time you do something you’re bound to feel nervous. First times are scary. I vividly remember my first day at work: I got lost not only on my way to the theatre but inside the theatre itself. Luckily, I managed to bump into half of […]
Thought I’d start with a little glimpse into the back story which would lead to me filling the shoes of Duane Jones in Night of the Living Dead™️ – Remix. My relationship with imitating the dog began in a somewhat unconventional fashion, which at the time, I had no complaints about none at […]