https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/Make live performance, from first idea to final curtain.enhttps://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/a-playable-script-starts-with-the-group-you-have/https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/a-playable-script-starts-with-the-group-you-have/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:40:00 +0000PlaymakingChoose a playable script for your theatre group by matching its cast, interests, rehearsal capacity, and production aims before you commit.https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/scene-work-or-full-runs-pick-the-rehearsal-mode-by-its-job/https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/scene-work-or-full-runs-pick-the-rehearsal-mode-by-its-job/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:50:00 +0000RehearsalChoose scene work or full runs by the question your play needs to answer, so each rehearsal reveals a useful next move instead of consuming time.https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/what-a-prompt-book-is-for-beyond-remembering-cues/https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/what-a-prompt-book-is-for-beyond-remembering-cues/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0000ProductionA prompt book can track more than cues: use it to preserve production decisions, clarify revisions, and help the company follow changes without guesswork.https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/the-set-that-explains-too-much/https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/the-set-that-explains-too-much/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000DesignLearn how selective stage-set details can clarify a play’s world, focus attention, and leave audiences room to imagine what the scenery cannot show.https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/a-quiet-plan-for-the-hour-before-the-audience-arrives/https://activetheatrejournal.co.uk/a-quiet-plan-for-the-hour-before-the-audience-arrives/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000DirectionA calm pre-show hour plan helps an amateur theatre company catch essential problems, settle performers and keep last-minute distractions from taking over.