Go wild in the country! A reflection on artistic escape from the bright lights, big city – and a tale of two Feasts An ensemble of actors are gathered together to research the basic components of their craft in a workshop setting. The director gains inspiration from Japanese Noh Theatre and Commedia Dell’Arte. He expresses […]

Fox Symphony is the second full-length show from performance maker Foxy and Husk, whose human identity remains a well-kept secret. Sumptuously dressed in rich brocades, fun-fur and sparkles, with an exquisitely painted foxy face, Foxy and Husk is a performer like no other. Her stage impact is immediate and her skill in the chosen theatrical […]

A man spins round and round: a whirling dervish with one arm raised; a Mensch-Maschine; a clockwork toy. His image is reflected in the Spiegeltent mirrors all around him, so that the lone figure seems to have a ghostly chorus of identical automata. Shadows are cast onto the roof of the tent, another chorus of […]

Each June, the BE (Birmingham European) Festival curates a week of original short performances from around the continent in a format that combines sharing art and food between artists and audiences at the mac theatre. Best of BE FESTIVAL, now touring, comprises three of the best new works from the festival as selected by audiences […]

This first foray by Jess Thom into performance making scooped the 2014 Total Theatre Emerging Artist award at this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe. The show develops from her successful work in blogging and publishing that has made her alter ego, Touretteshero, a much loved spokesperson for the illness. And it’s an illness that, despite its fascinating […]