Project Manager Alex Turner has overseen the preparations for this year’s TheatreCraft. An event aimed at those aged 16 to 30 looking to learn more about theatre disciplines off stage, the initiative will see industry professionals give talks and workshops, as well as a careers fair at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel offering attendees the chance to meet some of the UK’s leading theatres, companies and education providers. Read on to find out more about this year’s event.
“You’ve joined The Candidate’s session.” – is the text we receive on our cell phones as we enter the polling system that is to be used on this highly interactive performance. If you do not care in the slightest about politics and social and economic issues then this show will not be your cup of tea. If you do care and you want to discuss these things, even if at the most basic of levels, then you should join the discussion at The Candidate.
Walking into the performance space at the Theatre Delicatessen perfectly set the tone for the docu-drama Pedal Pusher. The room which held the audience before the show had been converted into what looked like a hospital ward; complete with beds, a sports message table and x-rays of brutally broken bones. The audience were encouraged to get involved and have a look around, sparking members to try things such as the blood pressure machines and root through the files containing medical history. It was a really refreshing and engaging way to begin the show, and in many ways the space was so impressive that I was hoping it would host the performance whilst we sat around observing from the hospital beds. No such luck – instead the performance took place in a large space filled only with a few chairs and the barriers you find at concerts (and indeed cycling events).
TWO POUNDS OF BANANA’S A POUND! is probably more of your typical market fair as vendor’s relentlessly compete for the attention of various passers by. An atmosphere dictated by the hustle and bustle of market traders and potential consumers, it’s fair to say that the environment provides the perfect dramatic context. Drawing on this premise of Market Culture, Theatre Delicatessen‘s SPACED 2014 festival provides an exciting and original environment for theatre goers to experience new pieces of theatre in an immersive way…
