Photographing Hugh

Today is going to be a busy day! We have some important meetings in London and then I'm running a photoshoot with Hugh Hughes. Our regular photographer and company friend, Geraint Lewis, will be taking the shots as we try and find an image for Hugh's brand new show, 360.

I'll try and keep our Twitter updated with what's happening and perhaps post some sneaky preview shots there too! Unfortunately the direct feed into the website seems to have collapsed but you can follow us here.

Meanwhile, the ensemble are already one day into their preparations for Thursday's St George's Day celebrations, Made in England.

The Hanging

Posted by David Ralfe (Marketing & Admin. Assistant, Hoipolloi)

I usually need a bucket or two of coffee before I get started on a Monday morning, and this morning’s Monday morning start was even earlier than usual. Luckily, I was at CB2 cafe in Cambridge, so there was no shortage of caffeinated beverages; and after a bleary start, I was able to begin hanging a Hoipolloi exhibition, which will be on show at CB2 until the end of October.

Sadly, I have few practical skills and little to no common sense. On one occasion, I spent a good fifteen minutes looking first at a picture, then at a nail on the wall, then back to the picture, trying to work out how the two could be united. A reel of hanging wire eventually provided the solution, although this triangular approach (picture, nail, wire...) made me feel a little dizzy at first.

The exhibition showcases photographs of almost fifteen years of Hoipolloi productions, including The Doubtful Guest and Hugh Hughes’ productions, as well some of Hoipolloi’s much earlier shows. The photographs were taken by Richard Heeps and Geraint Lewis. Richard is an old friend of the company and a widely acclaimed photographer, who has published five books of his work. Geraint is an extremely well established theatre photographer, who takes pictures for The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Evening Standard and The Times, as well as the Royal National Theatre and numerous West End productions.

Most of the photographs are for sale, so if you want a Hugh Hughes print or a picture of the Doubtful Guest on your wall, head for CB2! We should also point out that even when it isn’t being colonised by Hoipolloi, CB2 is a great place to eat and drink. We’ve had lots of delicious company meals there over the years. It’s on Norfolk Street in Cambridge, fairly close to the Grafton shopping centre and Anglia Ruskin University. (Click here for a map.)

Finally, a reminder that The Doubtful Guest is going back out on tour in October and November! The show will be heading to Plymouth, Southampton, Cardiff, Leeds and Cambridge. Click here for the full list of tour dates, and don’t forget to book tickets soon!


http://www.cb2bistro.com/
http://www.richardheeps.co.uk/
http://www.geraintlewis.com/

EXCLUSIVE - The Doubtful Guest production shots

Posted by Simon Bedford (Marketing & Touring Manager, Hoipolloi)

The internet is a fantastic thing! Here I am sat in my hotel room in Bogota, many thousand of miles from Watford and yet I'm still able to bring you an exclusive selection of production shots from The Doubtful Guest.

The internet also enables me to bring you the show's very first review from Hemel Hempstead Today which describes the show as "a chuckle-a-minute high quality piece that laughs in the face of 'serious' theatre". For the full review, click here.

And here, for your viewing pleasure, are the photos (taken by Geraint Lewis):