Roman, Charlotte, Sophie, David, Valentijn. Who will you vote for? Who will I vote for? Voting here in this theatre set-up is anonymous, just as it is in the ballot box in the wider world. As we come into the auditorium we are issued with little electronic devices that will allow us to tap in […]

The winners of the Total Theatre Awards 2012 were announced at a ceremony at the Hunt and Darton Cafe on Thursday 23 August. Six shows were awarded across three categories:   Emerging Companies/Artists: XXXO (Belgium) Charlotte De Bruyne & Nathalie Marie Verbeke, Supported by Ontroerend Goed & Richard Jordan, in association with Pleasance (Pleasance Courtyard)   […]

Girl, 18. She’s dressed in a loose pink jersey and skinny jeans, limp blonde hair falling over her face, no make-up. There’s an echo of the Corinne Day photos of the young Kate Moss in her cool and loose prettiness. She’s sitting on the floor next to a young man, and they’re talking in a […]

On the way into the theatre, there’s a slight traffic jam as people hang up their coats and bags. I’m gently moved on, and decide to keep my things. Once installed, this is suddenly a relief. My coat – yes, the one from the M&S Outlet in Stevenage – and my bag – yes, the […]

Ontroerend Goed have created a body of interactive/immersive theatre work that plays with the audience, investigating the borderlands occupied by ‘performer’ and ‘audience member’, and interrogating the role of audience. Their latest piece is called, simply, Audience. It was a given that this ongoing investigation was going to be at the heart of the piece. The […]