Eleanor Field

Thank you for this absolute GIFT of an article, David.

This is going to be such a great day for any theatre maker, researcher or postgraduate student wanting to chat about how and why we can persevere in our practice with all this (gestures at the world in general) going on.

TaPRA PG Symposium 2025 Performing in The Murk, Staging the ‘After’, WHAT/WHERE NEXT?

BOOKING NOW OPEN for our 2025 PG Symposium - 20th June.
Free to attend but please book so we can organise catering.

The day will be made up of sharings, conversations and keynote sessions led by Dr Harriet Curtis and E.M.Parry.

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super excited to announce our call for papers for this year’s TaPRA PG Symposium: “In a time marked by uncertainty, exhaustion, and rupture, how do we gather, reflect, reimagine and rebuild?” - Performing in the Murk, Staging the ‘After’, WHAT/WHERE NEXT?

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CALL FOR PAPERS:

@tapra.bsky.social
TaPRA Postgraduate Symposium - 20th June 2025.

Performing in The Murk
Staging the 'After'
WHAT/WHERE NEXT?

In a time marked by uncertainty, exhaustion, and rupture, how do we gather, reflect, reimagine and rebuild?
For full CFP: tapra.org/postgraduate...

Ooo I came here to add this one. All of Mucha's posters are wonderful.

I just keep putting those winter jumpers away and then digging them back out again..
Putting them away and digging them back out again.

Thank you!
Oh my goodness. That show looks stunning...wonder where I can get my mits on a recording...

A photo of a messy stage production, lit blue, overlaid with large pink text that reads 'give me you messy theatre recommendations'.

I'm going spend the next 16 months writing up my PhD thesis on Mess & Scenographic Processes and I'd like to keep myself motivated and inspired by seeing as much messy theatre as possible.
Please send me your tips!
Spillages? Breakages? Loads of stuff? Trip hazards? Rubbish? Glitches? I love it all.

A sketch in blue pen on white paper of a figure, wearing jeans and short-sleeved shirt, looking animated.

A student did a speedy sketch of me today whilst I was teaching and I LOVE IT.

Photo taken in a dark theatre. Above we see lights shining brightly as us. Eleanor stands on the steps of a bank of audience seats, the light from above picks out her shirt blonde hair and silver top.

Thanks to Kaleidoshoots www.instagram.com/kaleidoshoot...
for my new profile picture!
Look at me looking all theatrical!

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Us when ACE announces a limit of 2 (?!) Project Grant Applications a year

The reports about changes to Arts Council England‘s eligibility for Project Grants is going to rock the industry.

Should be made public in the next 2 weeks but crikey, it looks bleak for artists and independent organisations not in receipt of ACE regular funding.

Home with my 5yr old today, playing Lego.
Vincent told me to stop singing along to Meatloaf, so I was lip-syncing along instead.
He said "I can still hear you!"
I said "no you can't, I'm not making any noise!"
Vincent replied "I can hear you because you are singing so loud in your brain!"

A close up of Eleanor's clothing showing a green corduroy jacket over a pink corduroy shirt over a black corduroy skirt. The out of focus background shows the wooden parquet floor and grey metal bench of a train station waiting room.

In what must be a record, even for me, I am sat waiting for a train realising that I am wearing three items of corduroy clothing.

Had to wake Vincent (my 5 year old) this morning to get ready for school.
He said "is it morning?" and I replied "yes".
He said "why did that happen so fast??" as he started crying.

Universal feeling.

Photo of a full wall navy blue bookcase, crammed with colourful books. Above hangs a yellow lampshade. In the foreground is a wooden table top with a large plant in a yellow pot to the left.

Useful weekend crammed with parenting, design meetings and giving our bookcase a makeover.

dear theatre, the mess of it

Passed my second (and final) 'Annual Progression' today.

I am feeling chuffed and excited to crack on with my thesis writing.

Send messy theatre recs my way, I'd like some more case studies.

Two bikes, one black childs' bike and one blue adults' bike, lean against a wooden bridge. Frosty meadows and trees made golden by the morning light. A bird flies in the sky. Everything is white with frost and very pretty.

Close up of a frosty, spidery, dried plant stalk. I'm afraid I don't know what plant...perhaps 'lord and ladies'? Blurred frosty trees and sky behind.

View across a brook to a frosty white meadow. The orange rising sun shines through winter tree branches.

-3°
Cold but insanely beautiful bike ride to school this morning.

Feeling very lucky as I settle down to some cosy work time with a hot chocolate.

Photo shows a vintage white cupboard with pale blue top in front of a wall covered in colourful pictures, prints and photos of chandeliers. It is a cluttered, busy space. On the cupboard sits a picnic hamper with a laptop on top.

Both my desks are filled with model-making stuff as I prep for a white card presentation on Monday.
So, here is my current standing laptop station:
(Keeping it far away from the super glue after yesterday's spillage)

Lu Herbert! They are wonderful.
I don't think they are on bluesky yet - luherbert.co.uk

I've been tempted to dabble in this for a while.

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ICYMI – we’re recruiting!

Kick start 2025 with an exciting new opportunity here at Nottingham Playhouse.

Applications for the Head of Construction role close on Monday, so don’t miss out!

Apply today: bit.ly/NPJobOpp

Wow wow wow wow!
I came back to see how you'd gotten on. This is STUNNING.

Also, gosh, I LOVE a graphite stick.

A chunky graphite stick (like a wax crayon but grey graphite) sits on a white piece of paper. Sketched on the paper are hanging drapes, the sense of a wooden panelled floor and a balcony behind.

Lost loads of work time today as my little lad's school was closed due to the floods.
Have embraced the day for what it was (less productive) And sometimes a speedy sketch can solve everything.

I always loved chandeliers and got this with my first fee as a professional designer.

My husband then made chandeliers extra special by proposing to me with one (I don't wear jewelry and he knew I wasn't excited about engagement rings).