SIZE OF COMPANY Varies
SCALE OF VENUE Small to large
PERMANENT STAFF Director/Performer/Producer Guy Masterson General Manager Rebecca Vaughan
ARTISTIC POLICY Guy Masterson and company are dedicated to creating challenging, powerful, pared-down domestic and International theatre. The company uses minimal props and sets for touring viability, augmenting performances with high quality lighting and sound. The company’s award winning reputation is built on consistency of communication, strong new writing, and undeniable performance and directorial clarity.
REVIEW EXTRACTS A feat of multiple characterisation, impeccable timing, vocal dexterity and precise physical control, performed with tremendous sensitivity and panache! Guardian (Under Milk Wood) Brilliant adaptation delights with its physical grace, artistry. Complex, entirely theatrical; bravura acting and poetic storytelling, milking new nuance and meaning! Scotsman (Animal Farm – solo) A masterpiece of solo magic realism, impeccably written, perfectly performed and superbly directed. One of the finest performances of the Fringe British Theatre Guide (Scaramouche Jones)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS Under Milk Wood Guy Masterson’s brilliant, physical, multicharacter solo tour de force of Dylan Thomas’ enduring masterpiece with over 1500 performances in over 40 countries in 15 years, has to be seen to be believed! 1 Cast, 1 Crew. Suitable for all ages. No challenging language. 105 mins. Interval optional. Technically simple. Black box. SFX supplied on laptop. One wooden chair. Animal Farm Gary Shelford’s amazing solo performance of Guy Masterson’s adaptation of George Orwell’s allegorical masterpiece. The entire barnyard is recreated with stunning vocal and physical characterisations. Over 1000 performances worldwide! 1 Cast, 1 Crew. Suitable for all ages. No challenging language. 110 mins. Interval optional. Technically simple. Black box. One Wooden Box Goering’s Defence Ross Gurney-Randall furnishes an acute anatomy of fascism, playing the man behind the concentration camps, the Luftwaffe and the Gestapo using the transcripts from the Nuremberg Trials. A chilling warning from history. Directed by Guy Masterson. 1 Cast, 1 Crew. Suitable for ages 12 upwards. Mild challenging language. 90 mins. No interval. Technically simple. Black box. 1 Wooden Chair. Follow Me Albert Pierrepoint – Her Majesty's Chief Executioner, meets Ruth Ellis, the last woman in the UK to be hanged. Award-winning, insightful, powerful drama encompassing an event that started the end of capital punishment. Directed by Guy Masterson. 2 Cast, 1 Crew. Suitable for ages 12 upwards. Mild challenging language. 80 mins. No interval. Technically simple. Black box. 2 Wooden Chairs & Tables.
WRAP-AROUND Guy Masterson can give 1, 2 or 3 hour masterclasses in physical performance storytelling, performance confidence, voice and movement techniques, directing and adapting; and lectures in producing at Fringe festivals, as well as leading discussions and forums with young professionals. Discussions of poetry and playwrights and post show discussions for all shows are available. Justin Butcher gives physical theatre workshops with Scaramouche Jones Gary Shelford gives physical theatre workshops with Animal Farm Ross Gurney-Randall (also a trained historian) can give discussions on Albert Pierrepoint (Follow Me) and Hermann Goering (Goering's Defence) For further details, please contact the company directly or visit the website: www.theatretoursinternational.com
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK 2006 Holland, Australia: Under Milk Wood 2007 Australia, Eire, Poland: Fern Hill, Under Milk Wood 2007 Australia, Germany, Eire, Holland: Animal Farm 2008 Australia, Eire: Under Milk Wood, Follow Me, Goering’s Defence, American Poodle
TOURING AVAILABILITY All shows are easily tourable and available at short notice upon request.
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