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THEATRE CAFE FESTIVAL 2008 Dates: 10 – 15 November 2008 International Symposium: 13 - 15 November 2008 Partners: Southwark Playhouse, Unicorn Theatre, The Junction, Cambridge, Pilot Theatre Supported by: Arts Council England, Embassy of Sweden, Goethe-Institut, Pro Helvetia, Embassy of the Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Stage Curated by: Teresa Ariosto & John Retallack Artistic Director: John Retallack Associate Directors: Mia Theil Have, Max Webster Assistant Director: Brenda Murphy Designer: Liz Cooke Lighting Design: Mark Dymock
The Theatre Café Festival 2008 featured 2 new productions, 5 new European plays presented in staged rehearsed readings in the unique Theatre Café setting, the International Symposium and the Young Angels Theatremakers Award (2008) featuring Swedish hit play Invasion! Events took place at both the Unicorn Theatre and Southwark Playhouse.
Programme: Productions: This Child by Joel Pommerat, translated by Nigel Gearing in association with The Junction and Pilot Theatre
Norway.Today by Igor Bauersima, translated by Marlene Norst adapted and produced by Imploding Fictions (winners of the Young Angels Theatremakers Award 2007)
Readings: Sense by Anja Hilling (Germany) Nightblind by Darja Stocker (Switzerland) Sandholm by Anna Bro (Denmark) Bulger by Klaas Tindemans (Belgium) and Headcase by Esther Gerritsen (Holland)
Young Angels Theatremakers Award 2008: Invasion! by Jonas Hassen Khemiri A £20,000 award to develop and produce the UK premiere of this Swedish hit play in association with The Junction and Soho Theatre. Supported by the Embassy of Sweden.
Theatre Cafe Festival Young Ambassadors: A group of 9 students from the BRIT School of Performing Arts attended all readings and performances prior to the International Symposium and passed on their feedback to Symposium navigator Chris Campbell.
For a full evaluation report, please click here. To watch the Theatre Cafe Festival 2008 trailer, please go to http://vimeo.com/3368518.
For more information on any of the plays, to receive the Theatre Cafe Festival DVD, copies of the scripts or a hard copy of the programme, please email vanessa@companyofangels.co.uk.
Theatre Cafe - Plays 1 including Invasion!, Respect and This Child now published by Oberon and available at all good bookshops or directly from www.oberonbooks.com (ISBN: 978-1-84002-893-5). |
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