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As you may know, this blog started life as a resource aimed at the members and Alumni of Birmingham University's Guild Musical Theatre Group.















Since then, I have realised that a great many artists I know could use a serious resource for discussion and debate of the major issues.















So, I open this network to any and all arts professionals who would like to use it. Over the years, I have seen some awe inspiring performances and productions by a great many talented and high ranking individuals, whose knowledge would be an asset to the artistic community. I invite these individuals and others to come forward, so that their achievements may be celebrated.






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Its is also easy to forget, that we don't often have a chance to discuss or to think about the most serious issues affecting the arts. Despite all the progress made by online networks like Facebook and Twitter, there still needs to be a place where opinions can be viewed, and I hope that this will be such a place: a neutral ground, where all are welcome, and where knowledge can be shared.















Artists of all disciplines, I hope that this will assist your development and further networking. May this resource serve you well.















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James Megarry















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Wednesday 6 June 2012

Costume Changes - Backstage at Utopia

Something I noticed about backstage. While working behind the scenes for the show, Utopia for Dance Fest 2010. I'd always thought dance shows were a different world to musical theatre, but at long last, a myth was disspelled. Backstage is backstage, whether at a dance show, a musical or a play. There are the same costume issues, dressing space, props, and make up.

You'd never know what style of performance it was, apart from the visible sweat of the dancers which gives it away. That was a great experience, because it showed me that a show is a show, and that we really are part of the same thing.
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