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HOIPOLLOI THEATRE / Image: The Doubtful Guest / Photographer: Geraint Lewis

Image: The Doubtful Guest
Photographer: Geraint Lewis

HOIPOLLOI THEATRE

New writing|Physical/visual theatre|Humour

SIZE OF COMPANY
4–9 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Shôn Dale-Jones
Associate Director
Stefanie Müller
Administrative Director
Louise Coles
Marketing & Touring Manager
Simon Bedford

ARTISTIC POLICY
Hoipolloi Theatre creates a wide variety of original new work, approaching theatre with an inventive spirit. The company playfully mixes live performance with other media, making refreshing shows that are deliberately accessible, entertaining a wide audience.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
The wonderful Hoipolloi is our leading purveyor of theatrical whimsy.
The Guardian (The Doubtful Guest)
This is heartfelt and insightful stuff that has great power to move. Highly recommended.
Evening Standard (Story of a Rabbit)
Delicately balances the mundane and the profound, the tragic and comic.
The Scotsman (Story of a Rabbit)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Doubtful Guest
A darkly comic tale of mischief and mayhem, inspired by the book of the same name by American author Edward Gorey
80mins no interval, 5 on stage, 9 on the road
Story of a Rabbit
Hugh Hughes tells his funny yet poignantly moving story of death and a rabbit. Fringe First winner in 2007
80mins no interval, 2 on stage, 4 on the road
Floating
Hugh Hughes’s comic and beautiful tale of the island that floated away, winner of Total Theatre Award 2006.
80mins no interval, 2 on stage, 4 on the road

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Invisible Town
Hugh Hughes returns to his childhood on Anglesey with a marvellous mixture of memories and random recollections.

WRAP-AROUND
Hoipolloi are able to undertake a wide variety of wrap-around activities where appropriate. This can include workshops (on comedy, improvisation and getting things wrong), residencies, masterclasses and post-performance discussions.
Like the productions, these are all suitable for a wide age range and both amateur and professional audiences. Further details are available on request.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Finland, Colombia: Story of a Rabbit
2008 Russia: Floating
2007 USA: Floating
2005 USA: My Uncle Arly

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details available on request