SIZE OF COMPANY Varies
SCALE OF VENUE Medium to large
PERMANENT STAFF Co-Artistic Director Frances Land Co-Artistic Director Sarah Thom General Manager Michelle Knight Education & Outreach Co-ordinator Lisa Harrison Administrator Hannah Nicklin
ARTISTIC POLICY Foursight creates vital and surprising theatre inspired by the lives and passions of women; every show bears the imprint of all those who made it. Over the last twenty-one years, Foursight has gained an exceptional reputation for creating unusual, uncompromising, and multi-disciplinary work, which reviews history through the eyes of women: unknown, famous, and infamous. Foursight is committed to creating both devised and text-based theatre that places the actor at the centre of the process, combining word, movement, and music.
REVIEW EXTRACTS Accomplished, assured, expressive. The Guardian Sharp, critical, imaginative, intelligent…and extremely funny. BBC Radio 4 Front Row (Thatcher The Musical!) Conceived with great imagination and executed with panache…an early glimpse of something that will run and run. Birmingham Post (Thatcher The Musical!)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS Can Any Mother Help Me? The Story of the Cooperative Correspondence Club Brings to life the funny and often moving stories of a group of early 20th century women whose lives became intimately connected through the simple act of writing letters for a secret magazine. 120 mins approx + interval, 6 cast + 2 crew Thatcher The Musical! An irreverent romp through the life and times of Margaret Thatcher. Drawing on the traditions of West End musical, stand-up, and the grotesque, 9 Thatchers lead an all-singing, all-dancing bonanza hosted by the Iron Lady herself... 110 mins plus interval, 10 on stage, 13 on the road
WRAP-AROUND Workshops in physical theatre and devising processes, after-show talks, and lectures can all be provided by arrangement. The company has considerable teaching experience in many higher education institutions in Britain and Canada.
TOURING AVAILABILITY Can Any Mother Help Me? The Story of the Cooperative Correspondence Club – throughout 2009/2010 Thatcher The Musical! – throughout 2009/2010 on request
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