SIZE OF COMPANY 3–4 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE Small-scale
PERMANENT STAFF Director Ursula Martinez
Associate Director Mark Whitelaw
ARTISTIC POLICY Fusing art sensibilities with popular forms, the company aims to produce live performances that are intellectually challenging and accessible, experimental and populist; the ultimate theatrical hybrid of live art and light entertainment.
REVIEW EXTRACTS 'Hilarious, devilish and brilliant: Martinez has created a new theatrical genre.' The Independent on Sunday (A Family Outing)
'Tough and vulnerable, adventurous and foolhardy; Martinez treads where few performers dare go.' Sydney Morning Herald (Show Off)
'A show that is not only warm and witty but also makes a difference.' The Guardian (OAP)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS A trilogy exploring personal identity and the artifice of performance:
A Family Outing Ursula Martinez interrogates her actual parents live on stage. (70 mins, 4 on the road)
Show Off A deconstruction of the myth of celebrity and the performing ego, complete with game-show, post-show discussion and an unforgettable striptease. (65 mins, 3 on the road, contains nudity)
O.A.P. (Old Age Pensioner) A personal investigation into fear of the future and growing old. (65 mins, 3 on the road)
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK Poland, Bulgaria (OAP)
TOURING AVAILABILITY Details on request.
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