Tag Archives: Jewel in the Claw

Ship of Fools – a Sonnet for the Playwright …

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“What’s that?” The gentleman standing beside me eyed the scroll in my hand. We had just completed the final ritual of Jewel in the Claw, the five-act workshop written by Steve and set in Elizabethan England. Steve had played Shakespeare… … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes…

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is an odd thing to put on a workshop where ritual and drama are mixed. Odd, but old… theatre has its roots in the sacred drama of ancient times. Even the rituals of the Church have a theatrical element, … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication II…

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …Cara: If we can’t trust the written word what can we trust? Bugs settles at the West and Cara at the East. Bugs: Vertical Polarity! Cara: recites… OL SONUF VAORSAGI GOHO IADA BALTA. ELEXARPEH COMANANU TABITOM. ZODAKARA, EKA ZODAKARE … Continue reading →

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Seeds of Change

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Time does strange things. It is just a week since our workshop and already it feels as if it is receding into the mists, and yet, it is also as clear and sharp as if we were about to enter … Continue reading →

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The Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee – by The Patrician Lady

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee By The Patrician Lady A talk given to The Silent Eye’s ‘Jewel in the Claw’ workshop on 21st April 2018 In my talk today I’m going to tell you a little about Dr. John … Continue reading →

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Lady in Red – Alienora Browning

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Alienora’s Anthology… Ali’s account of a challenging role: Paired, I was, with my friend, Dean. He was playing Mortido, the force of death and change, to my Libido (love, life and sexual desire) in the recent Silent Eye, … Continue reading →

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Shades of the Golden Age…

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

As a child, I loved the old movies of the swashbuckling variety. Even then, I knew the stories were not real and the history likely to be wildly innaccurate. Romance and adventure did not wait behind every tree. Magic, though, … Continue reading →

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Silent Eye: Sixth Weekend Draws Nigh! – by Alienora

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Alienora’s Anthology: Silent Eye: A Modern Mystery School has been an important part of my life since its birth way back in 2013; though, actually, the story starts even before then… I first met Stephen Tanham and Sue … Continue reading →

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Esoteric Shipbuilding – Steve Tanham

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was a ‘stream of consciousness moment’; one of those that acts like a time machine. The flash of memories cut right back to my childhood – seven or eight years old. It included the sight and texture of the … Continue reading →

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The Magical Roundabout – Steve Tanham

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I remember the moment, a few years ago, when Stuart – one of my co-directors of the Silent Eye – said to me: “And that’s it, vanished in an instant: all that work about to be packed up, filed away … Continue reading →

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