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Ether Frolics
Photograph Sheila Burnett
sound and fury

Physical/visual theatre, New writing, Text-based: medium

SIZE OF COMPANY
8 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Mark Espiner
Tom Espiner
Dan Jones

ARTISTIC POLICY
Sound & Fury is a collaborative theatre company directed by Mark Espiner, Tom Espiner and Dan Jones. It draws on the disciplines of theatre, Foley work (the art of creating sound effects for cinema), sound design, music and storytelling. Its key artistic interest is in developing the sound space of theatre and presenting its audience with new ways of experiencing theatre and stories by heightening the aural sense.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'A work of genius… I remember every moment vividly. Knock-out.' Independent on Sunday (Ether Frolics)

'Imbibe this strange, unforgettable spectacle in giddy wonder.' Daily Telegraph (Ether Frolics)

'Total theatre that doesn’t just happen all around you, but that, like the dark, ravenous sea, swallows you up completely.' The Guardian (The Watery Part of the World)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Ether Frolics A visceral, provocative, disturbing and sometimes comic journey into the history and contemporary practice of anaesthesia. A collaboration with artists from Shunt. (60 mins, 8 on the road)

The Watery Part of the World Inspired by Moby Dick, the show is performed in almost total darkness – with lit faces looming out of the pitch black – using surround sound and music, while actors move around the space. (65 mins, 8 on the road, ideally suited to 10m x 7m studio space and an audience of 70–120)

War Music Poet Christopher Logue’s version of Homer’s Iliad dramatically re-told and performed in total darkness with five actors moving through the performance space with visceral surround sound and music design. (55 mins, 8 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
New work (title tbc) A collaborative project with Sound & Fury and writer Bryony Lavery, visual artist Mark Anstee and lighting designer Simon Macer-Wright inspired by the Kursk submarine disaster.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Post–show discussions, workshops and residencies.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2004 Macedonia (The Watery Part of the World)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details upon request.