SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Chris Goode

Artistic Associates
Tom Lyall
Jamie Wood

Technical director
Cis O’Boyle

ARTISTIC POLICY
All of Chris Goode’s work, both solo and with his ensemble Signal to Noise, aims to approach the deeply emotional through the brain, and the vividly intellectual through the heart. Sometimes challenging, often experimental in form, but always warm and accessible, the work presents daring ideas and reveals hidden narratives about human interaction and the will to communicate.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Outstanding … Beautifully judged in the way it suddenly turns the emotional screws … Small but remarkable.’ Guardian (Longwave)

‘Quite simply astonishing… Jaw-achingly funny material and moments of strangely haunting poetry… Intangibly beautiful and sad.’ Culture Wars (Hippo World Guest Book)

‘The best show I’ve seen on the Fringe... Genuinely resonates with the transformative power of theatre.’ Scotland on Sunday (Homemade)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Longwave Bleakly comic drama about two scientists stranded together in a shack, with only an old radio for company. Performed without dialogue. Suitable for age 12+. (80 mins, no interval, 2 on stage, 3–4 on the road.)

Hippo World Guest Book Reading/performance of messages left by visitors to a real web site for hippopotamus enthusiasts. Quirky documentary theatre. (65 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 2 on the road, contains strong language and sexual references.)

Inflight An anthology of short text-based pieces and favourite extracts from Chris Goode’s earlier performance works, loosely themed around travel and communication. Layers of offbeat storytelling, experimental poetry, music, video. (65 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 2-3 on the road, occasional strong language and sexual references.)

The End of the World Filmed by the Angel of Notre-Dame Bold ensemble work developed out of the life and writings of French poet Blaise Cendrars. A visually striking, physically daring celebration of a modernist pioneer. Performed in English and French. Strong language, nudity, sexual content. (100 mins, no interval, 8 on stage, 12-14 on the road.)

The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley A deliciously odd bedtime story about the unlikely friendship between a failed superhero and a lovesick gay teenager. Darkly funny, poignant and ineffably sweet. Occasional strong language. (75 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 3-4 on the road.)

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops by the actors on basic devising and improvisation with objects are available with Longwave (ages 15+); “Impossible Theatre” workshops led by Chris Goode, focusing on creativity and failure, available with Longwave and Inflight (for students age 18+ and emerging practitioners); workshops led by Chris Goode on experimental approaches to text and storytelling available with Wound Man and Shirley (for students age 15+ and emerging practitioners). Open rehearsals for Longwave and The End of the World give small groups an insight into Signal to Noise’s working methods. Chris Goode also offers a performative lecture, The Forest and the Field, discussing the challenges facing the new generation of theatre-makers (running time 40–55 mins). Other residencies, seminars and post-show discussions are also available on request.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Australia (Kiss of Life), Tunisia (Longwave)
2006 Ireland (We Must Perform A Quirkafleeg!)
2005 Ireland (Homemade)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Longwave and Hippo World Guest Book available throughout 2008
inflight from April 2008
The End of the World Filmed by the Angel of Notre-Dame from April 2009
The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley from June 2009