SIZE OF COMPANY
5–9 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Matthew Lenton

General Manager
Severine Wyper

International Producer
Purni Morell

ARTISTIC POLICY
Vanishing Point creates evocative stories told through a distinctive visual language, combining an often physical performance style with inventive design and animation. The company aims to imagine and realise exciting, unusual theatre with a strong international perspective.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Vanishing Point’s brilliant visual show infests the subconscious… a company of vision and immense talent… a singular act of the imagination.' The Guardian (Lost Ones)

'One of the most unique and stunning productions theatre lovers in the country have witnessed in recent times.' Sunday Times Sri Lanka (Lost Ones)

'A combination of flawless technical presentation and sheer emotional intensity that is genuinely memorable.' The Scotsman (Mancub)

'Scotland’s most international theatre company.' Sunday Herald

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Lost Ones A surreal comic fantasy about a man whose unusual past is coming back to haunt him. Featuring stunning visual effects, extraordinary design and anarchic live music. (70 mins, 6 on stage, 9 on the road)

Mancub A collaboration with Douglas Maxwell, a story about a boy who thinks he is turning into animals. (80 mins 3 on stage, 5 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Subway A futuristic thriller featuring live music from a Kosovan band and stunning visual storytelling. (Running length tbc, approx. 7 on stage, 10 on the road)

Little Otik A spectacular adaptation of Jan Svankmajer’s darkly satirical film about a childless couple trying to have a baby. When the husband finds a piece of wood in the shape of a baby, his wife believes the child is real. But soon the wooden child does take life and his voracious appetite proves insatiable. (90 mins, approx., 8 on stage, 11 on the road).

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Workshops based on each production and idea-to-stage demonstrations incorporating pre- and post-show forums, focusing on the development of an idea through improvisation and play to its formation as a piece of theatre.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Sri Lanka, Kosovo, Macedonia (Lost Ones)
2003 Corsica, France (Invisible Man)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.