SIZE OF COMPANY
3–15 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to medium

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Tristan Sharps

ARTISTIC POLICY
Dreamthinkspeak was founded 1999 and is based in Brighton. The company mixes live performance with a variety of media in a range of settings to explore the major issues confronting the contemporary world. Their site-responsive productions are re-created at different sites and remain in constant evolution. The company is committed to creating theatre that is formally and thematically challenging but accessible, engaging an audience in a theatrical journey that challenges perspectives of the world around them.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
One of the most original and thought-provoking dramatic inventions I've seen in years.
The Australian (Don’t Look back)
The ideas that dreamthinkspeak come up with in a hugely original production are superbly executed… A show of intricate detail and endless possibilities.
The Independent (One Step Forward, One Step Back)
A marvellous meditation on the modern metropolis…The performance takes an hour, but in terms of impact and resonance it is transforming and timeless.
The Times (One Step Forward, One Step Back)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Don’t Look Back
A dreamlike meditation on mortality, based on Orpheus and Eurydice: a journey through rooms, corridors and stairwells, echoing with sounds, shadows, whispers, musical fragments and fleeting film images.
50 mins in 5 min loops, 3 on the road, site-specific
One Step Forward, One Step Back
Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy and designed for Cathedrals at the heart of a city: a major, multimedia, site-specific work that asks the question: what is paradise?
60 mins in repeated loop, 5 on the road, site-specific

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Scenes From a Country Life
A site-responsive piece inspired by the characters of Chekhov, examining their lives from the perspective of our present, while translating our modern world through the lens of their distant past.
80 mins in repeated loop, 5 on the road, site-specific
In The Beginning Was The End
A site-responsive visual meditation on the end of a civilisation, designed for modern office blocks, examining globalisation and global warming in the context of The Apocalypse and Judgement Day.
60 mins in repeated loop, 8 on the road, site-specific
The Rest is Silence
An exploration of Hamlet for flexible studio spaces, mixing a variety of media within a multi-faceted set, accessing the private thoughts and chambers of each protagonist via live video links.
100 mins, 9 on stage, 15 on the road

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops that explore theatre as an ensemble of media, focusing on film, installation and live performance. There are also opportunities for locally-based performers, technicians and design assistants to become directly involved in the productions.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Slovenia, Russia, Syria: Don’t Look Back, Corpse on the Pavement (collaboration with Koontheatre)
2007 Malaysia, Romania: Don’t Look Back
2008 Australia: Don’t Look Back

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Don’t Look Back: 2009
One Step Forward, One Step Back: 2009 – 2010
Scenes From A Country Life: 2009 – 2012
In the Beginning was the End: 2009 – 2012
The Rest is Silence: 2009 – 2012