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Image: At Home
Photographer: Lisa Swarna Khanna

	CHRIS GOODE


	Performance\|Theatre

SCALE OF VENUE
Small

PERMANENT STAFF
Lead artist
Chris Goode

ARTISTIC POLICY
Chris Goode’s work for theatre slips constantly between forms and modes, but common to all of it is a profound concern with the liveness of the encounter between performer and audience, and an aspiration to stimulate intellectually as well as emotionally. The suite of small-scale work currently available for touring concentrates particularly on the creation of a genuine intimacy, seeded with the possibilities of radical social change. Works can often be adapted to specific settings or contexts.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
British theatre’s greatest maverick talent.
The Guardian
For those in the know, shows by Chris Goode are perhaps as eagerly anticipated as new work from Tom Stoppard is by more mainstream audiences.
Culture Wars

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
At Home
Intimate site-responsive storytelling/documentary performance performed in (and partly improvised around) audience’s own homes. Can be bespoked to specific contexts, eg festival themes etc.
Approx 75 minutes. 2 performers, 3 on the road.
Hey Mathew
Immersive theatre/live art work exploring themes of loss and longing in relation to the social predicament of young men. 70 minute theatre version, or durational gallery/site-responsive formats.
Nudity and strong sexual content throughout. 2 performers, 3 on the road.
Hippo World Guest Book
Text-based performance drawing on the content of a genuine web discussion board to create a telling portrait of online interactivity and its ethical dimensions.
Strong language and adult content. 65 minutes. 1 on stage, 2 on the road.

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley
Funny and tender storytelling show about the unlikely relationship between a gay teenager and a failed superhero. Some strong language.
80 minutes. 1 performer, 3/4 on the road. Available from September 2009.

WRAP-AROUND
For all projects: Small group workshops for practitioners and students (undergraduate and above) only. Post-show discussions etc always available and welcomed. Talks/lectures/papers available, for general or academic audiences. Residencies etc gladly considered. Ongoing engagement and discussion through blogs etc can be wrapped around all projects.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Ireland: We Must Perform A Quirkafleeg
2007 Australia: Kiss of Life

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Availability on all projects from mid-June 2009 unless otherwise stated.