Kemsley Dickinson's guest appearances

Kemsley Dickinson

Tales of the Trade

The Matrix Green Pill

Claire Carter

Saif Ali Khan

Priti Malik

Mike Arnold

Rajeev Gupta

Natalie Banks

Gaurav Gera

Samer Hamadeh

Loulou Khazen

Mohammed Al Balooshi

Atif Rafiq

Mohamed Somji

Farida Ahmed

Tom Arnel

Reiner Erlings

OwlTail

About Kemsley Dickinson:Kemsley is renowned for building one of the most beautiful small theatres in the world: The Courtyard Playhouse. He has raised the level of the performing arts in the UAE, from teaching the only adult acting class available in the region in 2007, to building a thriving and diverse community that we see today. Kemsley pioneered the Keith Johnstone approach to improvisation in the Middle East, becoming the first member of the International Theatresports Institute in the region. He is a sought-after role-play actor and balances managing a company of over 50 actors producing three shows a week with overseeing the Courtyard Playhouse’s Learning and Development team.'The Playhouse was established in 2013 and is the passion project of two theatre lovers, Kemsley Dickinson and his wife Tiffany Schultz.It started out as a partitioned office space which they renovated over a period of a year and turned into Dubai's first and most beautiful independent small theatre set in the beautiful oasis of The Courtyard, Al Quoz.About this episode:In this episode, Kemsley talks about the various jobs he had before he started the Courtyard Playhouse with his wife, Tiffany, almost 10 years ago. He also talks about the theatre performances, their developmental program, improv theatre, and some of the other exciting projects at The Courtyard Playhouse. Tune in to enjoy a vibrant and engaging conversation with Kemsley sharing his personal and professional journeys and the challenges they went through while setting up The Courtyard Playhouse. Quotes:"Life just takes its course. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen"."I think you just have to be ready to make the mistakes and learn from them"."When you build your second venue and your franchise or whatever, you gain the experience and the value that comes back to you because you know a lot of stuff from the mistakes you made"."Try and find people to help you… Reach out to your network. Don’t try to do the whole thing on your own, there are people willing to give you advice"."There’s a big focus on young people and their development as human beings as well as actors or comedians or artists". "It feels homely, that’s what we really wanted".  Useful Links:Website:https://courtyardplayhouse.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtyardplayhouseFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCourtyardPlayhouseYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODTd8tYFD3oc7lzx9nNh9ATwitter: https://twitter.com/Court_Playhouse LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-courtyard-playhouse/

About Kemsley Dickinson: Kemsley is renowned for building one of the most beautiful small theatres in the world: The Courtyard Playhouse. He has raised the level of the performing arts in the UAE, from teaching the only adult acting class available in the region in 2007, to building a thriving and diverse community that we see today. Kemsley pioneered the Keith Johnstone approach to improvisation in the Middle East, becoming the first member of the International Theatresports Institute in the region. He is a sought-after role-play actor and balances managing a company of over 50 actors producing three shows a week with overseeing the Courtyard Playhouse’s Learning and Development team.'The Playhouse was established in 2013 and is the passion project of two theatre lovers, Kemsley Dickinson and his wife Tiffany Schultz.It started out as a partitioned office space which they renovated over a period of a year and turned into Dubai's first and most beautiful independent small theatre set in the beautiful oasis of The Courtyard, Al Quoz. About this episode:In this episode, Kemsley talks about the various jobs he had before he started the Courtyard Playhouse with his wife, Tiffany, almost 10 years ago. He also talks about the theatre performances, their developmental program, improv theatre, and some of the other exciting projects at The Courtyard Playhouse.  Tune in to enjoy a vibrant and engaging conversation with Kemsley sharing his personal and professional journeys and the challenges they went through while setting up The Courtyard Playhouse.  Quotes: "Life just takes its course. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen"."I think you just have to be ready to make the mistakes and learn from them"."When you build your second venue and your franchise or whatever, you gain the experience and the value that comes back to you because you know a lot of stuff from the mistakes you made"."Try and find people to help you… Reach out to your network. Don’t try to do the whole thing on your own, there are people willing to give you advice"."There’s a big focus on young people and their development as human beings as well as actors or comedians or artists". "It feels homely, that’s what we really wanted".  Useful Links:Website:<a href="https://courtyardplayhouse.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://courtyardplayhouse.com/</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/courtyardplayhouse/?fbclid=IwAR2dNVdovJczFR1wJVrY54oFA6aDGVSxw4s0z226XaVY03ShE8VJ-tV1H-g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/courtyardplayhouse</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheCourtyardPlayhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheCourtyardPlayhouse</a>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODTd8tYFD3oc7lzx9nNh9A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODTd8tYFD3oc7lzx9nNh9A</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Court_Playhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Court_Playhouse</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-courtyard-playhouse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-courtyard-playhouse/</a>

Episode 74 - Kemsley Dickinson - Master of Improvisational Theatre

As we ramp up towards new episodes coming your way in April, we’re sharing one of our favourites of Season 1.  This episode originally aired on December 4. -— How do you go about creating a local arts &amp; culture scene in a city often criticized for not having enough of it?  Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Kemsley Dickinson, founder of The Courtyard Playhouse. Credits  Special thanks to Kylie Schultz &amp; Dawn Metcalfe.  This episode was hosted by Chirag Desai &amp; produced by Gaya.  Original music composed by Reiner Erlings. Links  Support the podcast 

As we ramp up towards new episodes coming your way in April, we’re sharing one of our favourites of Season 1. This episode originally aired on December 4. -— How do you go about creating a local arts &amp; culture scene in a city often criticized for not having enough of it? Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Kemsley Dickinson, founder of The Courtyard Playhouse. Credits Special thanks to Kylie Schultz &amp; Dawn Metcalfe. This episode was hosted by Chirag Desai &amp; produced by Gaya. Original music composed by Reiner Erlings. <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.paypal.me/amaeyamedia?utm_source=podiant&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Tales+of+the+Trade&amp;utm_term=Courtyard+Playhouse%3A+Kemsley+Dickinson" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the podcast</a></li> </ul>

Courtyard Playhouse: Kemsley Dickinson

Guest Kemsley Dickinson Owner, The Courtyard Playhouse     How do you go about creating a local arts &amp; culture scene in a city often criticized for not having enough of it?  Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Kemsley Dickinson, founder of The Courtyard Playhouse. Credits  Special thanks to Kylie Schultz &amp; Dawn Metcalfe.  This episode was hosted by Chirag Desai &amp; produced by Gaya.  Original music composed by Reiner Erlings. Links  Support the podcast 

<h3>Guest</h3> <h4>Kemsley Dickinson</h4> Owner, The Courtyard Playhouse <ul> <li><a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></li> </ul> How do you go about creating a local arts &amp; culture scene in a city often criticized for not having enough of it? Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Kemsley Dickinson, founder of The Courtyard Playhouse. Credits Special thanks to Kylie Schultz &amp; Dawn Metcalfe. This episode was hosted by Chirag Desai &amp; produced by Gaya. Original music composed by Reiner Erlings. <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.paypal.me/amaeyamedia?utm_source=podiant&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Tales+of+the+Trade&amp;utm_term=Courtyard+Playhouse%3A+Kemsley+Dickinson" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the podcast</a></li> </ul>