The Base

We would love to invite you to our first public event of 2026: Arthur Schnitzler’s controversial turn-of-the-century masterpiece La Ronde, with a response from Helen Rollins. Arthur Schnitzler’s play La Ronde scrutinises sex and class in 1890s Vienna through ten interconnecting and controversial scenes. Banned for many years, Freud remarked to the author: “You have learned through intuition everything I had to unearth through laborious work.” Schnitzler is perhaps best known as the author of Dream Story, which Stanley Kubrick adapted into his classic film Eyes Wide Shut. Filmmaker and writer Helen Rollins will give a post-show response to La Ronde, exploring the legacy of Freud and the themes of repression and desire in the modern world. We hope to see you there. Join us for a night of sexy theatre, deep discussion, and great company. eventbrite.co.uk/e/la-ronde-tic…

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Madness

Some lovely shots from last week’s Meisner class, captured by the brilliant @ryanodoherty_ We’ve been exploring a great deal in class, using the Meisner technique as a grounding practice. Meisner is excellent for training actors to be receptive and responsive to what is happening in front of them and within themselves. It allows us to explore the vast complexity of the human psyche while remaining present in the moment, moving with new stimuli as things change. Many of us are now constantly staring at our phones, so it can be quite profound simply to sit with another human being—to see them and be seen. As students ground themselves in the fundamental principles of the Meisner technique, we can use it as a binding method to explore many different facets of performance: voice, breath, body, space, audience, verbal bravery, vocabulary, stagecraft, desire, need, backstory, and much more. As these classes progress, we will push into deeper character work, moving from the self into the realm of imagination. What is it to feel the suffering of Oedipus? What drives Lady Macbeth? What does Mephistopheles want from Faust? And so on, ad infinitum. These classes are intended to be a professional space for actors/actresses to develop creatively and imaginatively, without any fear of censorship. It’s been lovely to see so many people week after week. Please get in touch if you’d like to join a session. Meisner Thought and Action

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"Banksy lacks most of the characteristics of a serious artist: originality, complexity, universality, ambiguity, depth and insight into human nature and the world generally... The essential problem is not that Banksy holds unexamined prejudices or that he is mediocre as an artist; it is that he is lazy. He never truly challenges us because we can predict his positions on all topics. It is symbolic of a lack of public critical thinking that Banksy has grown so famous" Extract from "Artivism" (Imprint Academic, 2022)

Ryan genuinely one of the best artists in the world today, please give him a follow and support his work

‘Brutus, I do observe you now of late: I have not from your eyes that gentleness And show of love as I was wont to have: You bear too stubborn and too strange a hand Over your friend that loves you.’ Julius Caesar Act 1, Scene 2

The Agon 3 Launching soon. Get writing.

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@Rux_Dacoromana @RoyalApostolic It’s quite something! Thank you.

I can't believe it's been a little over two weeks since I attended @RoyalApostolic 's podcast- rarely will I have the opportunity to participate in a program with such a high standard of scholarship combined with Christian values. It was a very long discussion but, by the grace of God, I managed to keep myself awake until the end (around 1AM). Please make sure to give it a listen when you have time youtube.com/watch?v=FxBQkV…

@FerroEgo Still working through @Rux_Dacoromana on Eliade!!! So amazing.

Great book, also everyone needs to check out Massons lecture on this youtube.com/watch?v=PnjsRI…

@FerroEgo Fantastic. Will try to watch this week.

@Art_Deano He was!

@thebasecreates Bloom was Paglia's research supervisor I believe