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THEATRE ALIBI / Image: The Crowstarver / Photographer: Steve Tanner

Image: The Crowstarver
Photographer: Steve Tanner
THEATRE ALIBI

Contemporary drama|New writing|Young people’s theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Nikki Sved
Financial & Administrative Director
Mary Attewell
Marketing Director
Annemarie MacDonald

ARTISTIC POLICY
Theatre Alibi are contemporary storytellers, creating work for all ages that moves freely between the intimate and the epic, and aspires to be inventive, joyful, moving, vivid, intricate, and ambitious. Productions are marked by a passion for the live event – actors as storytellers, utterly present with their audience, live music and puppetry presented with inventiveness that embraces action that might seem unstageable. Theatre Alibi tours productions for both adults and children to small and mid-scale theatres.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
One of Britain’s most inventive companies.  
The Guardian
A tiny company of enormous, curious inventiveness.
The Times (Little White Lies)
A rare and blessed production. This is not just a great piece of children’s theatre, it is a great piece of theatre full stop.
Daily Telegraph **** (Why the Whales Came)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Lost & Found
Tells the touching story of two children, one Polish, one English, whose lives are linked by what happened in a snowy forest long before they were born. Inventive storytelling and a live score for cello.
5–10 year olds. 60 minutes, no interval. 3 actors, 1 cellist, 1 stage manager. Scale of venue: small – medium
Cobbo
An off-the-wall tale of mad love. A lonely woman falls in love with a swan with an all too human past. Inventive physical performance, puppetry, film and a live score on marimba and sax.
Adults from 15 upwards. 90 minutes, no interval. 4 actors, 2 musicians, 1 technical manager, 1 stage manager. Some strong language and sexual references . Scale of venue: small – medium
The Crowstarver
The powerful and moving story of  'Spider' Sparrow. Spider is 'different' and gets bullied by other children. But his amazing gift with animals ultimately wins the respect and admiration of all around him. Inventive storytelling, puppetry and live music for violin and piano.
Children & adults From 8 upwards. 90 minutes, plus interval. 5 actors, 2 musicians, 1 technical manager, 1 stage manager. Scale of venue: medium – large

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
The Wooden Prima Donna
The funny and touching story of Little Miss Georgette, stupendous star of Bobelenko’s Travelling Circus. 'Little Miss G' may be made of wood, but she’s set her sights on a glittering future way beyond the circus. Action-packed storytelling, with puppetry and live music.
5–10 year olds. 60 minutes, no interval. 3 actors, 1 musician, 1 stage manager. Scale of venue: small - medium

WRAP-AROUND
Post-performance discussions & Meet the Company sessions
Education packs & DVDs. Please see www.theatrealibi for details
Storytelling workshops for teachers by Artistic Director available on request

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Cobbo: Late Spring (From April 2009)/summer 2009
The Wooden Primadonna: autumn 2009
Lost & Found: spring/summer 2011
The Crowstarver: By negotiation