Alphabetti Theatre proudly presents
AWARE
with films by Hijinx Theatre, Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company and About Face Theatre Company
Venue: Alphabetti Theatre
Date: 25th May – 5th June 2021 (excluding Sundays & Mondays)
Time: 7:30pm | 1:00pm (relaxed Saturday matinee)
Running length: Approx. 70 mins
Price: Pay What You Feel (booking essential, instructions at the end of the performance)
Live Audience: A household/support bubble experiences the show in their own time slot. One slot for one bubble (up to 6 people). Slots available every 30 mins from 5.00pm to
9.30pm Tues – Fri and from 11.30am – 9.30pm Sat.
Online Audience: The performance will be live streamed every night at 7:30pm.
Age Recommendation: 14+
Tickets available at: https://www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/copy-of-what-s-on
We are installing three film booths in the venue, each booth will show a different short film by these fantastic, groundbreaking theatre companies. Produced by Esther Fearn & Ali Pritchard, AWARE is a project with a series of short films by three theatre companies run by and for people with learning disabilities. AWARE has been made possible with the support of Newcastle Cultural Investment Fund managed by Community Foundation. It was originally conceived in partnership with Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company as a festival in 2020
Hijinx presents The Audition – a short documentary.
Directed by Dylan Wyn Richards
Produced by Daniel McGowan & Clare Williams
Camera Huw Walters
Made with the support of Morrisons Foundation and Ffilm Cymru Wales
In the spring of 2019, thirty neurodivergent actors auditioned for roles in a groundbreaking feature film. During the audition process and interviews, these remarkable performers discussed their unique experiences and outlook on the world.
The result is a revelatory, extraordinary documentary fusing powerful acting with equally striking insights into politics, dreams, trauma, family, friendship and life as someone with a different, astonishing mind.
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Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company presents Retake, Remake
Directed by Jan-Willem Van Den Bosch
With Creative Collaboration by Melody Sproates
Made with support of National Lottery Community Fund, Arts Council England and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Retake, Remake explores films that portray people with learning difficulties but are played by actors without learning difficulties. The Lawnmowers Theatre Ensemble reclaim these films and make them their own. The actors create a new story-led show that uses lip-sync in a fun and clever way mixing edited audio, live performance and film footage to create a conceptual conversation about representation, ability and ownership.
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About Face Theatre Company presents Creation
Directed by Jess MacKenzie
Directed by Jess MacKenzie and creative collaboration with The Fetch Theatre Company and The Creative Arcade.About Face is part of ECHO . Made with support from The Arts Council.
Strikingly staged using micro-puppetry, About Face weaves ancient stories of greed, fear and redemption applied to our world today, with music, narrative and strong magic. About Face Theatre Company is the flagship company of actors with learning disabilities in the West Midlands. It provides a wide range of opportunities for people with learning disabilities to grow in confidence through performance based skills, specialising in puppet and mask work.
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