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PILOT THEATRE / Image: Lord of the Flies / Photographer: Peter Byrne

Image: Lord of the Flies
Photographer: Peter Byrne

PILOT THEATRE

Contemporary drama|Theatre|Young people’s theatre

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Marcus Romer
Admin Producer
Mandy Smith
Company Administrator
Sarah Seddon
Projects Co-ordinator
Katie Fathers

ARTISTIC POLICY
Pilot Theatre is a national touring theatre company with over 25 years’ experience delivering high-quality theatre work to a target audience of young people. The work aims for inspirational presentation and production values, and is supported by an education programme that encourages aspiration in young people.  
Pilot Theatre won the award for Best Show for Young People at the 2008 TMA/Stage Awards for Looking for JJ.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
This is a genuinely important piece of young people’s theatre, every bit as thoughtful and demanding as its audience deserves.
The Times (Looking for JJ)
Brilliantly evoked – see it and weep
Time Out
A short, sharp shock of a piece, shot through with wisdom and unsentimental compassion. the staging is lucid and compelling.
Daily Telegraph (Looking for JJ)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
This Child by Joel Pommerat (winner of Critics’ Association Award for Best Play 2006)
In this poignant exploration of the most fundamental of human bonds between parent and child, passion, blame and awkwardness are followed by moments of tenderness and understanding.
Some strong language. Length 1 hour – no interval. Cast size: 4 staff on road: 7
Lord of the Flies by William Golding adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams
Lord of the Flies, one of the most disturbing and celebrated novels of modern times, vividly brought to life in this award-winning production.
Length 1 hour 50 minutes inc interval. Cast size: 8. On road: 12

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
The Knife That Killed Me based on the novel by Anthony McGowan
Paul is an outsider at school and when inter-school feuds spiral into ever-increasing violence, he finds out the smallest of decisions can lead to tragic consequences.
Running time tbc. Cast size 1. On road: 3
The Fever Chart by Naomi Wallace
Set in the Middle East, Wallace's muscular and poetic writing finds beauty in the grotesque and explores political tensions by grounding them in the human issues of love, life, and death.
Length tbc. Cast Size: 5. On road: 8
Catcher in Their Eye by Richard Hurford
A man obsessed with Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger's novel .This is the story of Mark Chapman – the man who shot John Lennon – on his last night of anonymity
Length tbc. Cast size: 2. On road: 4

WRAP-AROUND
Participatory workshops, post-show talks, education resource packs, extensive web resources including podcasts, discussion forums, blogs, feedback sites, audio and visual clips, Youtube, Facebook and myspace presence etc.
We have recently run a workshop programme for teachers and Students in Samara, Russia and another for arts professionals on Arts and New Technologies in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Bermuda: Lord of the Flies
2008 Slovakia, Germany, Portugal, Holland: One day in Europe
2007 Germany: Adopt a Soldier

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All future productions available September 2009 onwards
Lord of the Flies available April 2009 onwards
This Child available February 2009 onwards