written by Elliot Huxtable You’ll have heard the phrasing before - the stage is set, the cast is ready… But what does this mean?  The...

written by Charlotte Groombridge The first thing you often hear when talking about works of the great Russian writers is this: “I tried...

by Elliot Huxtable A question that’s been asked of me a lot recently is “you’re a Shakespeare Festival, why are you doing Chekhov?” I...

by Charlotte Groombridge It all started many years ago in the distant world of 2022. After several hours of wrapping presents, fighting...

by Elliot D Huxtable Our final day in Armenia was a whirlwind tour of some of the most beautiful and historical parts of rural Armenia on...

by Charlotte Groombridge The CSF Winter Comedy might feel like an annual tradition, but it took four years before we staged our very...

by Elliot D Huxtable We finished our last blog with our own talk at the Armenian Shakespeare Conference. This next blog continues with...

by Elliot D Huxtable So we get to Saturday in Armenia. The Big Day. The day during which Charlotte and I are due to present our panel...

written by Charlotte Groombridge If you read the title of this piece and your first thought was “Wasn’t it Shakespeare?”, then...

written by Elliot D Huxtable After an excellent night’s sleep at the Diamond Hotel (free slippers every day!) and an excessively detailed...

written by Elliot D Huxtable As you might have read from our (many) social media posts and stories (thank you Charlotte), we were...