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Susan & Darren
Photograph Simon Banham
quarantine
Devised theatre, Physical/visual theatre, Text-based-light

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Directors
Richard Gregory
Renny O’Shea

Designer
Simon Banham

Administrative Producer
Verity Leigh

ARTISTIC POLICY
Quarantine makes theatre characterised by a spirit of invention, combined with a quiet commitment to creating intimate contact with reality. The company concocts an appropriate theatrical form for each new piece. All projects enter a portfolio of work to be re-created afresh in the next appropriate context – with another group of people in a different place, always open to development and change.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Everywhere Quarantine delves, it uncovers the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary and banal.' The Guardian

'Quarantine’s defining interest in closing the gap between performer and material has given it an impressive reputation for theatre that radically dismantles the conventions by which we normally experience it.' The Independent

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Susan & Darren An event with dancing, created with and performed by Darren Pritchard, dancer/choreographer with Company Fierce, and his mum, Susan. (2 on stage, 5 on the road)

Something a taxi driver in Liverpool said... An eight-and-a-half minute journey made alone in total darkness, full of sound and smell. (8 mins approx., 5 on the road, an experience for individuals at 10 minute intervals)

EatEat Performance which takes the form of a five-course meal, shared by the audience and performers, created with and performed by refugees. (90–120 mins approx., 10–20 performers, recreated in local residency)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Walking Backwards Installation piece to be created with people from mainland China living in Manchester. A collaboration with the Complete Art Experience Project (Beijing).

Call Me A sound-based installation exploring ideas about migration, presented in a cheap call centre.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Workshops and residencies available on request.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2005 Canada (Something a taxi driver in Liverpool said…)
2004 Belgium (Rantsoen)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.