SIZE OF COMPANY
2–6 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Alexander Kelly
Rachael Walton

Company Manager
Hilary Foster

ARTISTIC POLICY
Third Angel makes original, inventive and entertaining devised performance, new theatre, live art, installation and film. The company is interested in the small things in life, the value of individual experience, the beauty to be found in the everyday and our physical, intellectual and emotional relationship with the world around us. Third Angel’s work challenges boundaries between genres, reality and fiction, performer and audience.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'One of the most exciting theatre companies to have emerged in recent years.' The Big Issue

‘Third Angel have found the right form to ask the questions, and the answers they offer are provocative, surprising and oddly affecting.’ The Guardian (Presumption)

'A moving reminder of the extraordinary within the ordinary.' Daily Telegraph (The Lad Lit Project)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Presumption Theatre piece about having to deal with fading love and dreams, during which the set is built from scratch by the performers. (75 mins, 2 on stage, 4–5 on the road, some strong language.)

The Lad Lit Project Solo performance charting men’s experience of life, love and loyalty, using ingenious projection and an intimate, conversational performance style. (75 mins, 1 on stage, 2 on the road, some strong language.)

9 Billion Miles From Home A physical performance ritual attempting to see a longer now and a bigger here. (60 mins, 2 on stage, 3 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Parts For Machines That Do Things A theatre piece about aircraft maintenance, air crash investigation and our relationship with everyday technology. With Sheffield Theatres.

WRAP-AROUND
All of Third Angel’s performance projects can be accompanied by bespoke workshops (devising, directing, working with text) and residencies (from three hours to nine weeks). These are appropriate for performance students or young/emerging practitioners. Third Angel also offer: mentoring of young artists; participatory work with communities and audiences; sci-art collaborations; making new work with school children, students and other participants; post-show discussions/conversations; lectures and film and video screenings. Both artistic directors are widely experienced teachers/lecturers.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Italy (Presumption), Portugal (Education residency)
2006 Portugal (Class of ’76)
2005 Hungary (The Lad Lit Project), France (Where Have They Hidden All The Answers?), Hungary (The Lad Lit Project)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All productions available throughout 2008 and 2009