Sound Design
Sound Design in theatre is sadly often neglected by some theatre designers - yet to an audience it's often a memorable part of a production.
In a productive design relationship theatre designers should be in communication with sound designers as early as possible.

Nancy Tobin – The Environment and our Listening Space
Article by Martin Paling. I had been keen to take part in Nancy Tobin's one on one sound workshop "The Environment and our Listening Space, since I heard a number of the Scenofest Sound team mention it in the production office. Unlike many of the workshops at Scenofest there was no application process, rather you had to be "found" by Tobin, or you had to find her. Fortunately for me I did just … [Read More...]

Laptop Connections
By Tessa Allinson, Nathalie Holman and Michelle Rodgers. OISTAT sound working group "Laptop Connection". Designed, created and realised by Steve Brown, Joe Pino, David Huston and Rick Thomas. Businessmen on their way home from work, families passing through the station; a couple mid-argument and just a general hustle and bustle of people stop and create a crowd around a woman in a black leotard. … [Read More...]

How to accidentally attend a workshop
Article by Will McNeice On Saturday I was given the job of finding and interviewing a lighting designer. After some nifty detective work I found out that they hang around at the Alfred ve dvore theatre, a little way south of the Industrial Palace. Armed with a camcorder, a tripod and the name Henk Van Der Geest, I set off with an optimistic heart. As an unprofessional reporter I have a lot to prove, … [Read More...]
Audible Prague – Trains over Vyton
Article and Video by Nathalie Holman. It was 7pm on Sunday afternoon and we were lazing in the beautiful sunshine by the riverside apprehensively waiting for a any sound that would indicate the beginning of this marvel advertised as "Audible Prague". As our ears played tricks on us causing myself to record various trains passing and music pieces playing in the nearby park, we noticed a collection … [Read More...]


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