SIZE OF COMPANY
Small-scale

SCALE OF VENUE
Small-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Administrative Producer
Lisa Wolfe

Writer/Performer
Tim Crouch

Co-Directors
Karl James
a smith

ARTISTIC POLICY
To produce the work of Tim Crouch.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Pirandello for a modern audience and better. It’s philosophy in action, playful and seriously thought-provoking.' Independent on Sunday (An Oak Tree)

‘This is nothing like theatre as we usually understand it, and yet in crucial elements this is its very essence.’ The Financial Times (England)

‘Crouch's wonderful text reveals layer after layer of poetic depth... a reflection on global injustice, national identity, character and history.’ The Scotsman (England)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
England Award-winning story of a heart transplant. A guided tour through the trade routes of art and human beings. A tour to the end of the world. (60 mins, no interval, 2 on stage, 3 on road, a play only for galleries.)

An Oak Tree Man turns tree into daughter! Award-winning tale of loss, hypnotism and suggestion. A different second actor at each performance – with bi-lingual opportunities. (70 mins, no interval, 2 on road.)

My Arm The award-winning story of a man who has lived for 30 years with one arm above his head: a study of bloody-mindedness, modern art and how the things we do when we’re 10 stick with us for life. (60 mins, no interval, 2 on road.)

I, Shakespeare Trilogy Three plays for young audiences inspired by the stories of Shakespeare. I, Banquo for ages 12+, I, Caliban and I, Peaseblossom both for ages 8+. (Each show 50 mins, no interval, 2 on road.)

Shopping For Shoes Award-winning anti-globalisation love story for young teenagers, told by one performer and 30 pairs of shoes. National Theatre Commission. (45 mins, no interval, 1 in stage, 2 on road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Separation Anxiety (working title) A play about separation – in early development with the Royal Court Theatre.

I, Malvolio The fourth in the I, Shakespeare series, Twelfth Night as told by a sexually repressed and angry steward. For ages 12+. (Production planned for 2009.)

WRAP-AROUND
Tim Crouch is an education associate at the National Theatre. He has taught extensively internationally and offers workshops for all ages and experiences. Recent week-long courses include Narrative at the Scuola Holden, Turin (2005), Conflict Resolution in Theatre at the Gerard Bechar Theatre, Jerusalem (2006) and Writing to Perform for the Arvon Foundation in the UK (2007). Post-show talks, masterclasses and lectures are also available. Themes include the role of the audience in the generation of theatre, theatre as a conceptual form, and playwrighting/creative writing.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, USA (An Oak Tree/My Arm)
2006 Finland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Russia, USA (An Oak Tree/My Arm)
2005 Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Romania (My Arm)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request