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Talkin' Theatre
One minute actors and theatre tips with Glenn Hayden. Produced by Chakravyu Performing Arts


Passion and Ambition — A Confession
For years I've said it as self deprecating a joke — I have enormous passion for the work, I have no ambition — and people laughed, and I laughed with them. I then recently I heard a colleague who I respect very much say something similar - so I decided to find out if it was actually true in myself. What follows is my answer.

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Mar 2525 min read


Design Is Not Decoration: Theatre Thinks in Space, Light, and Sound
Design Is Interpretive Before I trained as an actor, I studied set design for two years. I never intended to become a designer. That period permanently rewired how I understand theatre. I learned to read space as text, material as meaning, structure as pressure. The set was not background. It behaved like another character: sometimes resistant, sometimes generous, never indifferent. That sensibility bled into how I think about every design element. Set, lighting, costume, sou

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Feb 99 min read


Theatre Critique and Professional Practice: Engaging Artists and Audiences. Talking About Shows We Didn’t Connect With
Recently, I found myself in the theatre, watching a production that—at least initially—didn’t land for me. The pacing felt off. Choices that might have seemed bold to others felt clumsy to me. By the final curtain, my first instinct was to write it off as simply “bad theatre,” and to judge the artists involved accordingly.

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Feb 25 min read


Venues Can Work With Artists — Not Just as Landlords of the Arts
“Venues can work with artists, not just as landlords of the arts. ”It’s a statement that has followed me across continents — from Perth to Mumbai — and one that continues to invite reflection on how we sustain the arts.

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Nov 13, 20255 min read


Talkin' Theatre
39 one-minute interviews with director Glenn Hayden

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Oct 22, 20251 min read


The Importance of Shakespeare for Actors
The Importance of Shakespeare for Actors

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Sep 23, 20241 min read
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