Foolish wisdom

Over on the Foolproof social channels you may have noticed our #poemsofhope project. During the 2021 lockdown we are publishing a poem a week with a new poem  posted every Friday. Make sure you’re following our foolproofcreative on Instagram and Foolproof Creative Arts on Facebook to stay up to date and follow the hashtag #poemsofhope.

All episodes of Foolproof Bites Season 2 are now online. 3 minute-long nuggets of wisdom on digital communication in a brave new world. 

All episodes of Foolproof Bites, our 3 minute nuggets of creative wisdom are now available to download and enjoy. With over 2000 downloads since we launched in October 2020, we know that many people have found them a useful resource for anyone who wants to get better at digital communication. Subscribe for help with filming, … Continued

As Foolproof supporters, I’d ask you to pray for people working in the creative industries, many of whom are freelancers in an already precarious profession. 

“The Church has a responsibility in a world where values, ethics and world views are shaped by narrative to ‘play’ them at their own game. Drama is not an optional extra or a bit of entertainment on the side, nor a skit to keep folks entertained, but a fundamental part of how we communicate nowadays, in a visually saturated world, where pictures and pictographs, images, icons, logos and apps dominate.  We are back in the era of stained glass windows, where truth and public discourse are communicated through creative processes of film and drama.”

And all the while, God has been growing a family of artists and creators who want to create good work, tell good stories, be an influence in the arts and media. 

A few years back, a group of us decided to take on some decluttering. Some of us had been reading Marie Kondo, others of us were just appalled at how much clutter there was in our lives. So we decided to do something about it. We took inspiration from The Minimalism Game,  and goaded one … Continued

Thinking of a career treading the boards? There are many ways into the profession, but the route that most budding thespians take is by getting onto a Drama School course of some sort. It’s a confusing business.

So, you’ve thought long and hard about whether you really want to enter this crazy world of uncertainty and fun, you’ve chosen the training course that’s right for you, you’ve done your preparation and found a set of speeches and songs that you want to perform at audition. What else do you need to do?

Foolproof enjoys a great partnership with SU Scotland through our various drama holidays for children and young people. We run three events over the course of the year – CentreStage, Drama Camp and the Comedy Weekend.