Reasons To Be Pretty is the final part of Neil LaBute’s trilogy of plays that explore our perception of beauty and image interplaying the relationships between men and women. It’s been said that it’s the more humane play out of the trilogy. We have a Talkback during each run of a production at the Almeida where the audience can discuss the production with the cast. Here we have some highlights from the Reasons To Be Pretty Talkback.
Reasons To Be Pretty Talkback
January 5, 2012The House of Bernarda Alba rehearsal diary – week two
December 29, 2011Assistant Director, Monica Bofill, keeps us up to date with The House of Bernarda Alba rehearsals in her second diary piece.
The House of Bernarda Alba – rehearsal diary week one
December 20, 2011Last week we were joined by the 10-strong female cast of The House of Bernarda Alba. All the way from Barcelona, our Assistant Director, Monica Bofill, will be sitting by Bijan Sheibani’s side in rehearsals and sharing the events of each week with us here.
Reasons To Be Pretty – Neil LaBute
November 24, 2011Reasons To Be Pretty completes Neil LaBute’s accidental trilogy on beauty and how our physical appearence affects others and our own perception of our selves. Whilst Neil was here for rehearsals we spoke to him about the play and tried to find out which of the characters he most identifies with…
Reasons To Be Pretty rehearsal diary – week five
November 9, 2011Natasha Nixon updates us on the final week of Reasons To Be Pretty rehearsals in the rehearsal room. Whilst behind the scenes the creative and production teams are making final tweaks to the set and costumes, ready for the Technical and Dress rehearsals at the theatre.
Reasons To Be Pretty rehearsal diary – week four
November 4, 2011As opening night draws closer rehearsals are becoming tighter and the introduction of props and costumes in the rehearsal room is bringing the play to life. Assistant Director, Natasha Nixon, fills us in on the last week of rehearsals.
Reasons To Be Pretty set nearly complete…
November 3, 2011This week designer Soutra Gilmour paid a visit to the workshop where they have been building the Reasons To Be Pretty set. Whilst checking up on the progress of her designs she took a few sneaky photos… To find out more about the design for Reasons To Be Pretty buy a programme (£3) when you book online or visit the theatre to read an article by Soutra.
Photo Soutra Gilmour
Reasons To Be Pretty rehearsal diary – week three
October 27, 2011Assistant Director, Natasha Nixon, fills us in on the last week of Reasons To Be Pretty rehearsals. There’s a visit from the writer, Neil LaBute, who shares his gems on the play, baseball and American swear words… Read the rest of this entry »
Assisted Performances – My City
October 21, 2011At the Almeida Theatre we strive to make our productions as accessible as possible. As well as making the building accessible this means programming a range of Assisted Performances throughout the year. Coming up for My City we have a Captioned Performance on Tuesday 25 October at 7.30pm, then on Saturday 29 October the matinee production will be Audio Described by VocalEyes and will be preceded by a Touch Tour. Here our Access Officer, Miranda Yates, talks us through this process and gives us an insight into the experience of attending the theatre if you are blind or visually impaired.
A Delicate Balance Touch Tour. Photo Robin Fisher
Reasons To Be Pretty rehearsal diary – week two
October 19, 2011The Reasons To Be Pretty rehearsal room has had a few visitors in the last week; Penny Dyer the Dialect Coach and Terry King the Fight Director have both been helping the cast perfect their performances. Read Natasha’s rehearsal diary to find out more…
