Exciting times here at Smooth Faced Gentlemen! We’ve been busy working away (in our lovely new office), and have some very big things planned for the next year. Announcing… #SmoothFacedPlayers Over the coming months, we’re going to be running a series of digital Shakespeare experiments. (‘Shakesperiments’ you could say… [...]
On Sunday, I arrived at packed foyer at Hampstead Theatre for the Women Centre Stage Symposium, produced by Sphinx Theatre. I felt like a bee in an excited swarm of women, with a vibe only slightly more sophisticated vibe than outside a Spice Girls gig. We all took our seats, filling the auditorium of the […]
Vault 2017: Five Shows We’re Seeing! It’s that time of year again! Maybe our favourite London festival is back, and looking bigger and better than ever. There are dozens of gems in the programme, but here’s five that have found their way onto our wishlists… Skin Of The Teeth (pictured) Written by our associate [...]
This time you get six links. Two festivals, two Shakespeares with gender-play, and two interesting Shakespeare resources. Every so often we share five links to interesting things we’ve found or looked at recently. These cover Shakespeare, gender, theatre, arts, or anything else that we stumble across. Click here to browse the archives, or [...]
Hi Shakespeare Fans! Quick announcement for you. Two chances to participate this week, alongside our transfer of Othello (which opens tomorrow!) Date: Thursday 22nd and Saturday 24th Oct Time: 2pm-5pm Venue: Greenwich Theatre Stage Price: £12.50 Tickets: Book Now → 1) Approaching Shakespeare Workshop We’re just added two more of our [...]
Welcome to the second part of our series about casting at Smooth Faced Gentlemen. This is designed to give some insight into our process, in the interest of transparency. Much of this will be the same for other companies. But it’s written it from the point of view of applying to SFG, and other casting directors may operate […]
Photo: not the best way to win work. Taken by Richard Davenport Trying to get work in the current climate is really hard, and it can feel like you’re facing it alone. Today, we want to do something to try and help. We’ve been meaning to give some insight into our casting process since we started. A lot […]
We’re back! After a crazy month at the world’s largest Arts Festival, we’ve returned to London to recover. We’ve caught up on sleep, worked through the obligatory post-fringe flu, given our liver a rest, and adjusted to life without a rainbow of lanyards. It was a mad month, but since so many people couldn’t make […]
A few weeks ago we were asked to contribute to a piece on what the festival means to us. The outlet that asked didn’t publish in the end, so we thought we’d stick it on here, in case it’s of interest to anyone else. There’s nothing like the Edinburgh Fringe anywhere else on the planet. We love it […]
Our Othello trailer is now live! Take a look below… Big thanks to Mo El-Fatih who shot all of the non-performance footage, and to Brother Brother for editing it together. Just a few more chances to catch us at the Edinburgh Fringe!