This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall neér go by, from this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered – We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with […]
Blog
The Henry Chronicles OPENING NIGHT WEDNESDAY 21st April 2021
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead! In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger: Stiffen the […]
The Henry Chronicles 2021: Dress Rehearsal, April 19.. the magic descends
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend. The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act. And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! After all this time, the hours and days and weeks and months of work, here we are upon the precipice. Costumes […]
The Henry Chronicles 2021: Speer and Greer Esq. bringing the vision to bear.
When Director and Designer come together in a synergy it creates magic. One sketch in a notebook marries with another. One from the Director, in 20 xxx. The other, from the Designer, early 2021. One imagination melds with another – through shared purpose and understanding, and a shared history. Jake […]
The Henry Chronicles 2021: “Head west, young man,” they said, and there I found my artist heart unleashed
“‘The affinity I felt with the Riverina landscape – both in its early, emergent form, and now, as it has developed and enriched my aesthetic sensibility – was both unexpected and profound, tapping into a deep need in all of us, I think, to live alongside things natural… it is […]