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Play on Earth
Photograph Peter Atkinson

	station house opera


	Live art, Mixed-media, Physical/visual theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
4–6 on the road
Large-scale productions: up to 30 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scaleMinimum performing area 6mx6m

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Julian Maynard-Smith

Artistic Collaborator
Sue Hart

Producer
Judith Knight (Artsadmin)

Projects Manager
Mark Godber (Artsadmin)

ARTISTIC POLICY
Station House Opera has a unique physical and visual style. Its work varies enormously in scale, appearance and location and uses spectacle to explore the intimate relationship between people and the environment they inhabit.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'You have the sense that you part of a genuinely unique theatrical event.' Metro (Play On Earth)

'A blisteringly good piece of work.' The Guardian (Roadmetal Sweetbread)

'A brilliant, unnerving, alternative reality, altogether too close for comfort.' The Telegraph (Roadmetal Sweetbread)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Roadmetal Sweetbread The performance is recreated specifically for each venue. Projected life-size against the wall, the performers’ video images compete with their live counterparts for attention and authenticity. Multiple versions of the two characters – their self-images, alter egos, projections and doppelgängers – regard each other with conflicting emotions. (75 mins, 2 on stage, 4 on the road, contains some nudity)

Play On Earth/The Other is You Global internet project breaking new ground in live performance. Three simultaneous live performances around the world, each with its own local audience, are linked by video streaming to create a larger fourth performance, telling a story which is both universal and true to its own locality. (90 mins approx., 3 on stage, 5 on the road in each location)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
New work (title tbc) Station House Opera will be developing specially commissioned work in 2007. Details on request.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Post-show talks and Q&A sessions. Talks and workshops for performers and performing/visual arts students.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Singapore, Brazil (Play On Earth), Germany, Netherlands (The Other Is You), France, Greece, Slovenia, Lithuania (Roadmetal Sweetbread)
2005 France, Germany (Roadmetal Sweetbread)
2004 Germany (Mare’s Nest), China, Denmark, Finland, France (Roadmetal Sweetbread), Netherlands (Live from Paradise)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.