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 Image: Compost Mentis / Photographer: Paul Herrmann
CONTACT FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURING


Edward Taylor

Whalley Range All Stars
3rd Floor, Wellington House
Pollard Street East
Ancoats
Manchester M40 7FS

T +44 (0)161 273 5175

E info@wras.org.uk
W www.wras.org.uk

Performance In Profile 2008




Performance in Profile links:

Dance
- Small-scale companies/artists
- Middle-scale companies
- Large-scale companies

Drama
- Small-scale companies/artists
- Middle-scale companies
- Large-scale companies

Live Art
- Live Art companies/artists

Outdoor Work
- Outdoor companies

WHALLEY RANGE ALLSTARS
Puppetry, Installation-based performance, Physical/visual theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
3–5 depending on the show

SCALE OF VENUE
Outdoor spaces of all shapes and sizes

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Directors
Sue Auty
Edward Taylor

ARTISTIC POLICY
Whalley Range Allstars creates vivid imaginative performances and installations in places where they are not expected.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Huge congratulations for your fantastic performances.’ Laura McDermott, Greenwich and Docklands Festival (Compost Mentis)

‘It was great having your fantastic show.’ Filipa Sousa, Fundacao de Serralves, Porto, Portugal (Compost Mentis)

‘Lovely Show…it just worked in the square.’ Watch This Space, National Theatre, London (Compost Mentis)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Compost Mentis An outdoor show featuring a gardener and a giant compost heap. Totally visual, suitable for audiences of all ages. (35 mins, performed 2 times a day, 3 on the road.)

Bedcases A 3-D bedtime story where the audience of five are tucked up in bed and pushed into a theatrical tent. Totally visual and suitable for all ages. (10 mins, performed over 2 x 2 hour periods per day, 5 on the road.)

Pig Performed inside the belly of a 9m long sleeping pig. The audience are given the opportunity to act like pigs. Totally visual and suitable for all ages. (10 mins, performed over 2 x 2 hour periods per day, 3 on the road.)

Living Room An installation for indoor spaces. The audience look inside a 3.5 metre square cube and discover the furniture has a life of its own. A long get-in period means this is a project for extended periods rather than short visits. (4 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Brain Wave Daydreams, idle thoughts, head-aches and cluelessness re-imagined as theatre running through your head. For audiences of all ages. (20 mins, performed 3 times a day.)

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Netherlands, Portugal (Compost Mentis)
2005–07 Australia (Pig), Belgium (Pig, Bedcases), Denmark, Germany (Bedcases), Portugal (Pig, Bedcases), Ireland (Bedcases), Netherlands (Pig, Bedcases), Slovenia (Pig), Spain (Bedcases)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All year round

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