SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies depending upon show

SCALE OF VENUE
Small

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
James Yarker
Associate Director
Craig Stephens
Advisory Producer
Nick Sweeting
General Manager
Charlotte Martin
Administration and Marketing Assistant
Hannah Silvester

ARTISTIC POLICY
Stan’s Café devises and presents new work for performance in a variety of media and settings.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
One of our most tirelessly inventive theatre companies…Stan’s Cafe are breaking the mould of what theatre can and might be.
The Guardian (Of All the People in All the World)
Stan’s Cafe[‘s] current work is witty, at times over-whelming and always thought-provoking.  It is well worth going out of your way to see it.
The Times (Of All The People In All The World)
The Cleansing of Constance Brown…is an example of just what a worthwhile festival should offer – visually delightful, imaginatively intriguing and resonant.
The Irish Times (The Cleansing of Constance Brown)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Home of the Wriggler
Inspired by the closure of a local car plant, this show, set in a post-industrial age, where petrol has run out, reflects how, in a globalised world, our lives are woven together.  
80 minutes – no interval, 4 on stage, 3 crew.
Of All The People In All The World
This performance installation uses grains of rice to bring human statistics to vivid life and tell powerful stories of the world in which we live.
Maximum performance time – 6 hours per day, Number of performers varies on scale of show chosen – minimum 4
The Cleansing of Constance Brown
This spectacular piece of visual theatre is performed on a stage 2m wide and 14m deep. It boldly explores themes of power and cleansing through its elusive female protagonist.
70 minutes – no interval, 7 on stage, 4 crew
The Black Maze
Built in the back of a lorry. The Black Maze is a cross between a fairground ride and a rite of passage and has been a hit with adults and children of all ages.
Operational for up to six hours per day, average trip round takes 5 minutes, audience members can go alone or in pairs, 2 crew
Be Proud of Me
This international thriller uses slide projections to glide across Europe. Its evocative text, helps reveal the hallucinogenic world of an unlikely assassin overcome by guilt and grief.
60 minutes – no interval, 2 on stage, 3 crew
It’s Your Film
An extraordinary experience. Lasting just 240 seconds and performed for an audience of one, It’s Your Film plays exhilarating tricks on the eye and the mind.
Up to six hours – 6 minutes per performance, 4 in total who cover performance and technical requirements
Dance Steps
An installation remade for each venue, in which audience members perform their own show following footprints and other graphic vinyl instructions stuck to floors, walls, tables and other surfaces in public spaces.
In situ all the time venue is open, 2 people to install

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Auto Da Fe
A studio theatre show about orthodoxy and faith.

WRAP-AROUND
We can offer a range of wrap-around activities for all of our shows, including workshops and post-performance discussions.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Romania: The Cleansing of Constance Brown
2008 USA, Switzerland, Spain: Of All The People In All The World
2007 Austria, Ireland: The Cleansing of Constance Brown
2007 Switzerland, France, Slovenia, Denmark, USA, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Germany, Hungary: Of All The People In All The World
2007 and 2006 Hungary, Australia, Italy, Germany, USA, The Netherlands, Ireland: The Black Maze, Of All The People In All TheWorld

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All productions available for touring in 2009