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Orestres
Photograph Robert Day
shared experience
Physical/visual theatre, Classics, Text-based: drama

SIZE OF COMPANY
10–20 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Middle- to large-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Joint Artistic Directors
Nancy Meckler
Polly Teale

Administrative Producer
Jon Harris

Marketing Manager
Mark Slaughter

Administration Manager
Sharon John

Assistant Administrator
Charlotte Davies

Associate Director
Kate Saxon

ARTISTIC POLICY
To create theatre that goes beyond our everyday lives, giving form to the hidden world of emotion and imagination. Shared Experience has pioneered a distinctive style that unites both text-based and physical theatre. At the heart of its work is the power and excitement of the performer’s physical presence and the unique collaboration between actor and audience: a shared experience.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Shared Experience are in a league of their own.' Time Out

'One of the true highlights of a lifetime of theatre going.' New York Post (Anna Karenina)

'Magic, combustible and hugely affecting.' The Guardian (After Mrs Rochester)

CURRENT PRODUCTION
Orestes A new adaptation by Helen Edmundson from Euripides, directed by Nancy Meckler. (90 mins, no interval, 13 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
War and Peace A revival of this exceptional co-production with the National Theatre, adapted by Helen Edmundson from Tolstoy’s classic novel. World tour 2008.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
All the company’s productions travel with a full education and outreach programme. Examples of education packs used on past productions are available on the company’s website.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Ireland (Orestes)
2004 Australia, New Zealand (After Mrs Rochester), Ireland, USA (A Passage to India)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.