Carl Woodward
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typical that ATG ask front-of-house workers to volunteer to help decorate the West End’s Apollo Victoria for Christmas - join a union kids 💚
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
typical that ATG ask front-of-house workers to volunteer to help decorate the West End’s Apollo Victoria for Christmas - join a union kids 💚
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You're still somehow part of my life, and you won't go away.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You're still somehow part of my life, and you won't go away.
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George Devine died setting up the Court. Literally it killed him. The Court isn’t going anywhere but Devine’s values are. It’s being left to them alone. The National, RSC & Bush (in particular) are a direct response to Devine’s work. Who will keep responding & fighting for if?
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
George Devine died setting up the Court. Literally it killed him. The Court isn’t going anywhere but Devine’s values are. It’s being left to them alone. The National, RSC & Bush (in particular) are a direct response to Devine’s work. Who will keep responding & fighting for if?
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Yep this. Exactly this.
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Yep this. Exactly this.
Drama in a crisis open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Drama in a crisis
BRITAIN has excelled at new writing since literally the war.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Drama in a crisis open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Theatre Is Emotionally Expensive - Am I Right? open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Theatre Is Emotionally Expensive - Am I Right?
WORKING in theatre is far more demanding of time and energy than just watching.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Theatre Is Emotionally Expensive - Am I Right? open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Ticket touts be gone open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
TGIF 🎭
Ticket touts be gone
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November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ticket touts be gone open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
The Uberisation of Freelancers open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Another Week - Another Alarming Report
Talent is classless. Opportunity, however, is class-bound.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Uberisation of Freelancers open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
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Late nights, quick bites, party games, deep talks, long walks, telephone calls.
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Late nights, quick bites, party games, deep talks, long walks, telephone calls.
Has Theatre Finally Run Out of Ideas? 🎭 open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Has Theatre Finally Run Out of Ideas? 🎭
This week, while reading The Economist, I stumbled across a terrific article titled: “Has culture in the 21st century become samey and dull?”
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November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Has Theatre Finally Run Out of Ideas? 🎭 open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
What Can Be Done About Theatre’s Classism? open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
What Can Be Done About Theatre’s Classism?
Go
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November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
What Can Be Done About Theatre’s Classism? open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
The Greatest Show? Not quite. open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
The Greatest Show? Not quite.
Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Spectacular at Earls Court attempts to tell a story with The Greatest Showman’s songs, but the result is thin and largely incoherent.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The Greatest Show? Not quite. open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
BLOG: I Went Along To Paddington The Musical www.mrcarlwoodward.com/frontpage-ar...
I Went Along To Paddington The Musical - Carl Woodward
LET’S get one thing clear: this is a full-on charm offensive of a stage musical. The marmalade-loving bear’s popularity and marketability have elevated
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November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
BLOG: I Went Along To Paddington The Musical www.mrcarlwoodward.com/frontpage-ar...
Frantic Assembly is changing lives open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Frantic Assembly is transforming lives
Always forward. Never back.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Frantic Assembly is changing lives open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Is theatre too elitist? link.thetimes.co.uk/view/61966b2...
Chief Theatre Critic
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October 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Is theatre too elitist? link.thetimes.co.uk/view/61966b2...
Hunger Games: on stage and a £26m fiasco open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
“The Hunger Games” Takes to the Stage — but £26m purpose-built Theatre Launches in Chaos
Have You Tried Turning the Building Off and On Again?
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October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hunger Games: on stage and a £26m fiasco open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Does Theatre Have A Gender Inequality Problem? substack.com/@carlwoodwar...
Does Theatre Have A Gender Inequality Problem?
83% of women in theatre say their jobs are made harder by women’s health issues: the show can't go on like this
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October 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Does Theatre Have A Gender Inequality Problem? substack.com/@carlwoodwar...
How long should an Artistic Director stay in post? open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
TGIF 🎭
Are theatres playing it too safe? Broadway strikes, Merrily & more ⭐️
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October 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
How long should an Artistic Director stay in post? open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Black Boys Theatre Club: opening doors for the next generation of black talent open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Black Boys Theatre Club: opening doors for the next generation of black talent
The one thing everyone should see in theatre - is themselves
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October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Black Boys Theatre Club: opening doors for the next generation of black talent open.substack.com/pub/carlwood...
Who Will Plug The Gap? carlwoodward.substack.com/p/dirty-mone...
Dirty Money: A Grown-Up Conversation, Please?
Who Will Pick Up The Bill?
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October 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Who Will Plug The Gap? carlwoodward.substack.com/p/dirty-mone...