A teacher of mine once told me that theatre is what happens in the space between the stage and the audience. That process of collaboratively telling a story, all in one go from start to finish, with suggestion, imagination, and above all play, is an ancient urge for humans. Storytelling is a fashionable word right now, but in truth, the act itself was never out of fashion. Live performance means connection, both with your fellow actors and your audience. No flashy edits.
ACTOR
Michael in Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh
In McDonagh's tale of murder and short fiction, Michael is the brain-damaged brother of a suspected child-killer, brought in for questioning by the police in an totalitarian state.
Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Puck is responsible for creating, and then eventually solving most of what goes on in Shakespeare's comedy classic. Energetic, mischievous and a delight to play.
Dex in Hotel Wonderland
The biggest immersive show the Netherlands has ever seen was a three-hour interactive epic. Dex, the anxious overthinker who lives in a tree house, learns how to live in the moment and escape the Hotel.
DIRECTOR
Volts by Sam Morris
Stanley Milgram is confronted by the results of his infamous experiments on obedience and authority. Using his very own machine, he must uncover the memories he sought to keep hidden, even from himself.
Borderlands by Mona Z. Smith
When a civil war breaks out, two young women must navigate it choosing very different paths. An earthen stage, live music, the smell of burning hair, and a decided Brechtian aesthetic.
Maurice LeNoir Presents Untitled: A Conflict In Concretism by Loveday Smith
An artists assistant has finally had enough when the artist himself can't be bothered to turn up to do his own show. Slowly venting to the audience, she must come to terms with what's really bothering her.
WRITER
Lux (with Orange Theatre Company)
In an unknown future, humanity lives underground, with light as the currency. An ex-addict is dragged toward revolution as he finally understands what it takes to make the world work.
Speechless (with Spindlevine)
A storytelling show, weaving three tales through each other, and all within a fourth frame story. Performed with live music and devised with members of Spindlevine.
Icarus & Daedalus (with The Theatre Alchemists)
A re-telling of the greek classic, examining what it means to be a hero, and what's required to achieve that status. Performed on a three-storey scaffold in a church, incorporating puppetry and animation.
