SIZE OF COMPANY
2–45 depending on the show

SCALE OF VENUE
Small-, middle- and large-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Executive Producer
Richard Sobey

Artistic Director
David Wheeler

ARTISTIC POLICY
Internationally renowned IOU asserts the importance of the imagination and curiosity through a distinctive combination of performance and visual arts, which encompasses site-specific events, touring theatre productions, installations and exhibitions staged in a variety of venues.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Cleverly constructed multimedia events, professionally executed by an excellent cast of talented actors and musicians.’ The Stage (Cure)

‘The ever adventurous IOU’s new show is visually audacious. Waylaid is recommended to anyone who has tired of predictable theatre.’ The Stage

‘As usual, a quite wonderful piece of experimental theatre that kept the packed house rapt for an enthralling seventy minutes.’ South Echo (Waylaid)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Waylaid A woman awakes to find herself in a vast white desert. Wearing headphones that place the woman’s thoughts directly inside your head, you enter a very private world of subtle surprises, changing expectations and unpredictable outcomes. (70 mins, 2–3 shows per day, 7 on stage, 7 on the road, for audience of 140, available in different languages, indoor theatre show touring in its own venue, virtually self-contained includes lighting and sound.)

Eye Witness Video installation for galleries, unusual spaces or festivals. Witness darkly humorous scenes of mortal danger projected onto the walls, floors and ceilings around you. (70 mins, 3 people to install.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
New Work (title tbc) A new show based on the company's experience of a three-month residency in Antarctica.

New Work (title tbc) A new video and sound installation designed to be embedded in the street.

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops and training in devising theatre, touring, artistic development, project management, strategic planning for combined art and professional development opportunities for emerging artists. Pre/post-performance discussions, residencies, masterclasses, talks, lecture demonstrations (including audio visual lecture on making shows) and seminars. For artists, practitioners, programmers, aged 16+.

TOURING AVAILABILITY
From January 2008