MAY – AUG 2017
Welcome
much-loved antidote to grief My World Has Exploded a Little Bit; Jamie Wood’s journey of selfdiscovery through the Welsh hills I Am a Tree; and Lost Dog’s re-write of Romeo and Juliet exploring love, loss and longevity Juliet and Romeo’s Work in Progress.
Many of this season’s plays explore migration and what it means to ‘belong’. Home invites audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities into an immersive experience of unfamiliar landscapes; Bound explores the dark underworld of people trafficking; and One Item Only follows one boy’s journey seeking refuge from his troubled homeland. Koko Brown’s WHITE offers a different perspective: what if you’re ‘home’ and everyone keeps asking you where you are from?
For something completely different, join us for an off-site adventure in a derelict chapel to witness visual spectacular Trinity exploring the depiction of women in religious iconography.
Two powerful new plays examine the pervasive nature of violence in our society: The Believers Are But Brothers explores how young men use the internet to enact violent fantasies; Kieran Hurley’s new play An Injury explores violence and the harm that we do to one another.
A season about migration, violence and loss, but these works are far from bleak. Across the season our artists present you with challenging visions of our present as well as hopeful visions of our future and invite us to reflect on where our own journey will lead us.
Our final theme of the season brings together three plays about loss: Associate Artist Bella Heesom’s
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Ovalhouse Downstairs FRI 5 & SAT 6 MAY 11AM & 1.30PM
Frozen Light Theatre in association with New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich presents
Home
A tale of unexpected friendship
Frozen Light’s latest exciting production for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD). Exploring a new and unknown world, Home immerses audiences with PMLD in a multi-sensory story of discovery.
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The whole team make what is a very sophisticated, caringly crafted mixture of music and other sensory elements seem fresh, and above all unthreatening and rather magical.
Home is the latest bold and exciting production from Frozen Light. The world is not how they remember it. Where are they now and where is their home? Scarlet and Olive must learn how to survive and create a future together in an environment that is full of surprises.
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Will the stars shine on this unexpected friendship? And how will they face the challenges that lie ahead?
Photo by JMA photography
Suitable for audiences with PMLD aged 1 + Tickets £28 per pair (1 person with PMLD + 1 carer) £14 (friends, family and general public) ovalhouse.com frozenlighttheatre.com frozenlighttheatre @frozentheatre #HOME Supported using public funding from the national lottery through arts council england, the Garage norwich and the point eastleigh.
Ovalhouse Downstairs TUES 9 – SAT 13 MAY 7.30PM, PREVIEW TUES 9 MAY Justice in Motion present
Bound How far would you go for a better life?
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Despair and compassion with moving brilliance.
Inspired by true accounts of human trafficking, Justice in Motion present a compelling tale of dreams and broken promises, of hope and resilience in the face of harrowing circumstances.
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Driven by the desire for a brighter future, three desperate, but very different people unknowingly take the biggest gamble of their lives. How they rebel against isolation and exploitation is at the core of this dramatically powerful piece.
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION WITH PERFORMERS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING EXPERTS
Photo by John Cairns
Told through a dynamic fusion of dance, circus, music, projection and spoken word, Bound is a beautifully crafted story of strength in the face of adversity
FRI 12 MAY
Age 14+ Tickets £14 | £9 ovalhouse.com
Workshops are available – details on www.justiceinmotion.co.uk
justiceinmotion.co.uk justiceinmotion.theatre @JusticeMotion #BOUND
Thurs 11 May SEE PAGE 36
Supported by the national lottery through arts council england, the mill, oxford playhouse evolve scheme, 101 outdoor arts creation Space, pennington manches foundation, oxfordshire theatre makers.
Ovalhouse Downstairs TUES 23 – SAT 27 MAY 7.30PM ALL ABOUT YOU presents
My World Has Exploded a Little Bit by Bella Heesom | directed by Donnacadh O’Briain Bella Heesom’s debut play is part true story, part farcical performance lecture. It tells a deeply personal story of loss and love, through a darkly comic 1 -step guide to bereavement. Mixing tender intimacy and unflinching honesty with hard-hitting philosophy, clownish silliness and an enchanting live piano score, it takes the audience on a powerful emotional journey, shot through with jet black comedy.
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POST-SHOW POST-SHOW DISCUSSION DISCUSSION WITH WITH THE THE CREATIVE CREATIVE TEAM TEAM
Performed by Bella Heesom and Eva Alexander, and directed by Donnacadh O’Briain (Always Orange by Fraser Grace at the RSC; Olivier-nominated Rotterdam by Jon Brittain at Trafalgar Studios), the show comes to Ovalhouse following a critically acclaimed run at Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe 016 and a highly successful transfer to VAULT Festival 01 .
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OVALHOUSE ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
Age 1 + Tickets £14 | £9 ovalhouse.com myworldexploded.com @bheesom @bellaheesom
Thurs May SEE PAGE 36
Photo by Rebecca Pitt
SAT 27 MAY 2.30-5PM:
Death Café Join Bella for tea, cake and open conversation about death. Free, but ticketed
Ovalhouse Offsite Event MON 19 – THURS 22, MON 26 & TUES 27 JUNE 7.30PM Ovalhouse and Brave New Worlds present
Trinity by Brave New Worlds
Photo by Camilla Greenwell
Trinity is a visually stunning, design-led performance staged in a beautiful derelict gothic chapel that transports audiences to other worlds. A collaboration with acclaimed international artists, the show explores the aesthetics of gender and female iconography in our society’s visual culture, from pagan and religious artefacts to bedroom selfies, to create a highly visceral visual landscape with an immersive sound experience.
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OFFSITE EVENT
VENUE: The Asylum, Caroline Garden’s Chapel, London SE1 SQ 10 mins walk from Queens Road Peckham station. No parking on site. Wheelchair access. Age 14+ Running time 0 mins Tickets £14 | £9 ovalhouse.com
Brave New Worlds is a performance collective based in the South-East of England and Lithuania. It was founded by award-winning theatre maker and performer Valentina Ceschi, visual artist and Linbury Prize finalist Guoda Jaruseviciute and pioneering British scenographer Kate Lane. For Trinity they are collaborating with Demetrio Castellucci (Dewey Dell) and Darren Johnston (Array).
Tickets can also be bought on-site: card payments only www.bravenewworlds.co BravenewworlDs/ @Brave_NewWorlds
trinity was developed through Barbican’s open lab programme and at arts printing House vilnius, lithuania; with additional support from middlesex university and supported using public funding from the national lottery through arts council england.
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Ovalhouse Downstairs WEDS 12 – SAT 15 JULY 7.30PM Ovalhouse, HOME and Transform present
the Believers are But Brothers “ Written Javaad Alipoor | co-directed by Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housely
We live in a time where old orders are collapsing: from the postcolonial nation states of the Middle East, to the EU and the American election. Through it all, tech savvy and extremist groups rip through twentieth century political certainties.
A very special artist, and a very strong voice. Madani Younis, Artistic Director, Bush Theatre
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Amidst this, a generation of young men find themselves burning with resentment; without the money, power and sex they think they deserve. This crisis of masculinity leads them into an online world of fantasy, violence and reality. Writer and theatre maker Javaad Alipoor spent time in this digital realm, exploring the blurry and complex world of extremists, spies, journalists and fantasists. This bold one-man show weaves together their stories.
EDINBURGH PREVIEW
Image by Jack Offord
Age 16+ Tickets £14 | £9 ovalhouse.com attheinlandsea.wordpress.com Thurs 1 July SEE PAGE 36 @javaadalipoor co-commissioned by ovalhouse, Home and transform and supported using public funding from the national lottery through arts council england.
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Ovalhouse Downstairs TUES 18 – SAT 22 JULY 7.30PM Ovalhouse and Permanent Red present
an injury by Kieran Hurley | directed by alex swift
Morvern wants to get up and walk away from this desk. Danny wants to write something revolutionary. Joe wants to protect what good we still have left. And then there’s Isma. We don’t know much about Isma. We know she’s twelve. We know she speaks only Arabic. We know she’s here. And we know she’s watching.
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Here, in this room, four speakers pick through the fragments of four shattered lives.
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After their award-winning collaboration on Heads Up, writer Kieran Hurley (Beats, Hitch) and director alex swift (How to Win Against History, Mess) team up once again to create a thrilling new play about violence, love, the distance between us, and the harm we do to each other.
Age 14+ Running time mins Tickets £14 | £9 ovalhouse.com permanentred.co.uk PrmnntRd/ @permanent_red 1
Thurs 0 July SEE PAGE 36
Ovalhouse Downstairs THURS 27 – SAT 29 JULY 7.30PM Ovalhouse, Beaford Arts and Jamie Wood present
I am aTree Written and performed by Jamie Wood directed by Jamie Wood, Wendy Hubbard and George Ramsay
When I am still for any length of time, someone finds me and tells me about their life. My girlfriend says this makes me like a tree that all dogs want to piss up. Slow man tree.
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This isn’t wacky for wacky’s sake. It’s oppositional and fierce and idealistic.
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Granddad taught me what I know about listening. And now there’s a gap in my landscape. Last year I walked 1 0 miles back to where my grandparents were born, to look for what I’ve lost – a homemade pilgrimage, returning to roots, slow motion time travel.
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The show is something else entirely. A dance party with ghosts, in a forest, in a theatre. A hopping ritual. An invitation to drink deep: to face the shadows that growl on your insides and laugh big.
EDINBURGH PREVIEW Age 14+ Running time approx mins Tickets £14 | £9 ovalhouse.com
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jamiewood.org.uk bjorn.wood. 4 @jamieofthewood Supported by Beaford arts, ovalhouse, physical fest and using public funding from the national lottery through arts council england.
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FiRST BiTES is Ovalhouse’s programme of exciting new works-in-development; a chance to see raw new ideas that might develop into a bigger piece, or might be a way to explore an idea.
You’re invited to come along and be a part of the experiment. Tickets £5 ADVANCE | £8 DOOR
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Ovalhouse Upstairs THURS 20 – SAT 22 JULY 7.45PM
WHITE created and performed by Koko Brown “Where are you from?” “London.” “Right, but where are you really from?” Koko considers the concept of mixed-race privilege, tries to connect clashing cultures and explores what it means to be mixed in contemporary Britain. A show about identity which blends spoken-word with live vocal looping and asks ‘What are you when you are always the other?’
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Ovalhouse Downstairs TUES 25 + WEDS 26 JULY 7.30PM
Juliet and Romeo’s work in progress by Lost Dog | directed by Ben Duke performed by Ben Duke and Solène Weinachter Lost Dog are an award winning dance theatre company headed by artistic director/performer Ben Duke. Lost Dog will be sharing something of their as yet unstarted and definitely still unfinished version of Shakespeare’s deeply pessimistic teenage love story. All we know so far is that we’re too old to play 1 year olds so we will be making some minor plot adjustments so that Juliet and Romeo can somehow survive into middle age. A humorous and heartfelt investigation into love, loss and longevity.
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Age 14+ lostdogdance.co.uk lostdogdance @lostdogdance commissioned by the place, Battersea arts centre and Warwick arts centre. Supported using public funding from the national lottery through arts council england. Ben duke is a Work place artist at the place.
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HALF TERM SHOWS FOR FAMILIES Ovalhouse Downstairs TUES 30 MAY – SAT 3 JUNE 2PM
The Forever Machine by The Wardrobe Ensemble Past the clock tower, on top of the hill Lies a machine with a mysterious power It buzzes and clicks and whirs It’s waiting for you... Join The Wardrobe Ensemble for a wild sci-fi adventure. Leap through vortexes in time and space! Fight demons in the past! Dance disco in the future! After the success of Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk, awardwinning company The Wardrobe Ensemble use bold stagecraft and out of this world soundscapes to bring this curious tale to life.
BSL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE WEDS 31 MAY 2PM
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Tickets £10 adults | £6 under 16s Family ticket £28 SEE PAGE 36 Recommended for ages + Running time 0 mins thewardrobeensemble.com thewardrobeensemble @WardrobEnsemble
a collaboration between the Bike Shed theatre and the Wardrobe ensemble with farms for city children as part of the extreme imagination festival.
Ovalhouse Upstairs THURS 1 – SAT 3 JUNE 11.30AM & 2.30PM Margarita Sidirokastriti and the egg present
One Item Only Written and performed by Margarita Sidirokastriti directed by Craig Edward If you had to take a long journey and could only take one item with you – what would it be? This is the decision our young hero has to make in this story of human migration. Follow one boy’s journey across continents in search of refuge from his troubled homeland, in this eventful and uplifting story of hope and resilience where the human spirit triumphs. Inspired by recent events, and created by Bristol-based Greek artist, Margarita Sidirokastriti, audiences will share the challenges of his adventurous journey towards an uncertain but ultimately optimistic future.
Photo by Matt Austin
Tickets £10 adults | £6 under 16s Family ticket £28 SEE PAGE 36 Recommended for ages 6+ Running time 4 mins
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Ovalhouse Upstairs TUES 9 – SAT 13 MAY 7.45PM
Identity Crisis by Phina Oruche “Identity Crisis was created when my life stopped when tragedy struck. The range of emotions I felt and the questions I posed about life and what my value was, made me feel at times like I was in crisis.” Beginning with the real life story of the sudden death of Phina’s 1 -yearold niece in her house in 011, this show presents us with 60 images of Phina in fashion and provides an illuminating, humorous and candid exposition of life under the glare of the media spotlight.
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Oruche’s energetic performance is fresh and raw as she explores the identity struggles. Oruche is clever. Her play is hilarious.
Age 14+ Tickets £14 | £9 ovalhouse.com phinaoruche.com @PhinaOru Supported using public funding from the national lottery through arts council england.
Photo by Richard Davenport
Phina portrays nine characters: Black, White, Old, Young, Male and Female, and explores identity struggles that are common to all.
GUEST EVENTS
Ovalhouse Downstairs 6 – 24 JUNE, TUES – SAT 7.30PM The Bridge Theatre Company presents
Landmines by Phil Davies | directed by Emma Higham When a peaceful politician is slain on the streets of Vida’s hometown, she’s deeply affected. The atrocity triggers a journey of descent in which Vida risks self-destruction in a bid to confront the rise in bigotry and fascism. Just as she feels most alone, she discovers there are others who feel the same as her – and now the deadly potential of their combined potency is about to be unleashed. The show is produced through the BRIT School’s unique training initiative, The Bridge Company, which creates and presents dynamic, socially relevant work in a professional context.
Age 14+ Tickets £7.50 | £5 ovalhouse.com bridgetheatrecompany.org @BridgeTheatre_
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come rHyme WitH me Ovalhouse Café/Bar SATURDAY 3 JUNE 7.30PM Appetisers: Open mic: there are six three-minute slots only – arrive early to secure your spot on the mic.
The UK’s most delicious spoken word event is back in London in partnership with Ovalhouse. Hosted by Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger, warmly welcoming audiences from all walks of life to a feast of the finest poets, lyricists and musicians.
Starter: An up and coming poet to whet your appetite.
FOOD BY STREAMZ CAFÉ Streamz is a social enterprise café serving traditional Caribbean and African dishes, including vegetarian options that don’t compromise on flavour, so all can enjoy!
Main Course: A poet to sink your teeth into and digest slowly. Dessert: The sweet treat, someone who will bring a smile to your face!
Tickets with food £12 (recommended) without food £8
Ovalhouse creative youtH For more information on all our Creative Youth activities, and to join contact: naomi.shoba@ovalhouse.com 020 7820 7269.
Innovate Drama for 11 – 16s
We are London
Learn new skills in workshops run by top professional artists; we’ll also take you on free trips to London’s favourite theatres, galleries and museums! No experience necessary.
Our drama and arts group for young migrants aged 14 – years meets every Saturday from . 0 – 6. 0pm. It’s a good place to make new friends and have fun, and share your hidden talents. You don’t need good spoken English or previous experience in the arts: just come and join in!
All welcome, but priority given to residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing.
Ignite dance workshop Street and hip hop dance for 11 – 16s who want to create their own moves and have fun. No experience necessary.
Meet our latest Young Associates! We’d like to introduce our newest Young Associates, twelve artists in training who will work with Ovalhouse for the next year facilitating dance and drama workshops, producing events, and much more, kicking off with LIVE NIGHT! in June.
All welcome, but priority given to residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing.
Demonstrate! is our project for children with disabilities, including autism, which we run in partnership with Corali Dance Company. Over six years we’ve explored dance, circus skills, music, graffiti, puppetry, installation art – and we’re still exploring.
ovalhouse.com/under 6 OvalhouseCreativeYouth @OvalhouseCY funded with the support of the Walcot foundation, arts council england through a new direction, and Hyde, metropolitan and london & Quadrant Housing providers
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Ovalhouse Café FRI 30 JUNE 7 – 11PM
Ovalhouse Downstairs SAT 8 JULY 5PM
LIVE NIGHT!
Creative Youth Sharing Day
Ovalhouse Creative Youth kicks off our summer arts programme with an evening of original beats, words, rhymes and rhythm, celebrating young London talent. The evening will feature spoken word artists, musicians, DJs and more; all produced by our brilliant team of Young Associates. We will announce the line up in May. Everybody welcome. Looking forward to seeing you there.
We will be hosting a triple bill of creativity this summer with new work from our Innovate Drama, Ignite Dance and We Are London Creative Youth groups. Tickets £3 | £2 concessions
Tickets £5 | £3 concessions
Ovalhouse creative youtH SUMMER SCHOOLS 14 AUGUST – 2 SEPTEMBER, MON – FRI 10.30AM – 5PM
Ignite Dance Summer School Age: 11 – 16 years £30 for weeks (£10 for weeks for residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing) | Places: 0
Each participant will gain a Bronze Arts Award which is a nationally recognised qualification. At the end of the three weeks participants will perform to an invited audience. Performances will be on Friday 1 and Saturday September.
All welcome, but priority given to residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing.
In this inspiring three-week dance course you will get to explore your creativity by fusing different dance styles including street dance, hip hop and contemporary. You will work with a professional choreographer. No experience necessary, just bring bags of energy and enthusiasm!
You must be available for all three weeks and performance dates. To book your place please contact our box office on 0 0 6 0 For more information please email creative.youth@ovalhouse.com
Ovalhouse creative youtH SUMMER SCHOOLS 14 AUGUST – 2 SEPTEMBER, MON – FRI 10.30AM – 4PM
Innovate Drama Summer School Age: 11 – 16 years £30 for weeks (£10 for weeks for residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing) | Places: 0
Each participant will gain a Bronze Arts Award which is a nationally recognised qualification. At the end of the three weeks participants will perform to an invited audience. Performances will be on Friday 1 and Saturday September.
All welcome, but priority given to residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing.
In this three-week drama course you will develop skills in voice, movement, devising and acting. Through games, exercises, storytelling and movement, you will develop in confidence, use your imagination, have fun and create a play! No experience necessary.
You must be available for all three weeks and performance dates. To book your place please contact our box office on 0 0 6 0 For more information please email creative.youth@ovalhouse.com
Ovalhouse creative youtH SUMMER SCHOOLS 21 AUGUST – 2 SEPTEMBER, MON – FRI 10.30AM – 5PM
Rhyme and Reason Spoken Word Summer School Age: 16 – years £20 for weeks (£10 for weeks for residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing) | Places: 0
At the end of the three weeks participants will perform to an invited audience. Performances will be on Friday 1 and Saturday September.
All welcome, but priority given to residents of L&Q, Metropolitan and Hyde housing.
You must be available for both weeks and performance dates.
Interested in poetry, spoken word and performing? Want to take your writing to the next level? Come and join Ovalhouse Creative Youth this summer.
To book your place please contact our box office 0 0 6 0 For more information please email creative.youth@ovalhouse.com
In a friendly and supportive environment poets and writers can explore the possibilities of writing for live performance. The fortnight will be facilitated by an exciting artist who will offer creative guidance and feedback on your writing. Poets, MC’s, spoken word artists – all welcome, no experience required. Ovalhouse creative youtH SUMMER SCHOOLS FRI 1 SEPTEMBER 7PM & SAT 2 SEPTEMBER 3PM
Summer School show: The Burn Station to Home Home to School Church to shopping centre Friends house to chicken shop Same place, same time, same day. But what if one day everything changed? Join us on a journey to an unknown place. Tickets £5 | £3 0
artiStS paGeS Ovalhouse Blue Studio WEDS 3 MAY 10.30AM – 5PM
Ovalhouse Café MON 8 MAY 6PM – 9PM
Fundraising for Artists
#CONNECT: Gambiarra
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Ever wondered about making and touring theatre regionally but didn’t know where to begin? With ever-increasing pressure on funding for arts and culture, artists and practitioners are having to look to new places to diversify their income. This day-long course will provide an introduction to fundraising and the skills you need to be successful. It will answer a range of questions, including: • What are the characteristics of the different types of funder? • What skills do I need as a fundraiser? • Why would people give me money? • How do I go about asking people for money? £15 | Places: 0
To celebrate the launch of Gambiarra Lab .0 we will be teaming up with B Media for a lively night of food, sounds and vibes from Brazil to celebrate the arrival of 1 Brazilian Artists, musicians, programmers, designers and creative mavericks who will be developing their projects during a 10-day residency in London. Meet the artists, hear their stories and experience Gambiarra culture! FREE
Ovalhouse Blue Studio SAT 13 MAY, SAT 27 MAY + TUES 6 JUNE 10AM – 12PM
Playwriting workshops Papatango Theatre Papatango are committed to giving new writers the best possible opportunities. Their playwriting workshops cover topics including writing exercises, dramaturgy, exploratory writing, story structure, dialogue, and redrafting. FREE | Places: 0
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artiStS paGeS Ovalhouse Downstairs TUES 30 MAY 6PM – 9PM
Ovalhouse Blue Studio THURS 8 JUNE 2PM – 5PM
#Connect: Sex
Making the Most of the Edinburgh Fringe
with Bella Heesom
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Join us for an exploration of female sexuality and its representation in the media. How has our cultural context shaped the way we feel and think about women’s bodies and women’s pleasure? How can theatre escape the ‘male gaze’ and offer alternative perspectives on sex? Share your stories and tell us about the stories you want to see onstage.
Taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe can be daunting at the best of times. This half day session explores what you can do to maximise the festival opportunity, engage with industry contacts, and give your work a future life on the road post-festival. Suited to artists or companies looking to expand their industry engagement in a festival context, and who want to improve knowledge and practice. £5
Photo by Matthew Richardson
Co-hosted by Ovalhouse and Associate Artists Bella Heesom and Donnacadh O’Briain, who are currently developing a play celebrating female sexuality: Rejoicing At Her Wondrous Vulva The Young Woman Applauded Herself. FREE
Ovalhouse Downstairs TUES 27 JUNE 10AM – 1PM
CREATIVES WORKSPACE
The Performance Dramaturg: Don’t (let your
We know that working from home or hectic coffee shops can be lonely or problematic, so we’ve created the Creatives Workspace. As a busy, multi-use theatre, we can’t always promise peace and quiet, but we can promise a friendly conducive space to work alongside other creatives. Join our scheme and make Ovalhouse your pop-up office!
work) be seen dead without one!
by Lou Cope In this introductory workshop Dance and Theatre Dramaturg Lou Cope will begin to explore why anyone would work with a dramaturg, and how you can develop your own practice by thinking dramaturgically. Suitable for anyone wanting to figure out why so many people are beginning to involve dramaturgs in their processes and/or anyone thinking about evolving the dramaturgy of their own work. £20 | Places: 1
For just £ per day, £10 a week or £ monthly you’ll get: • Space in our café to work or for meetings (Tues – Sat) • Unlimited tea and coffee • Access to staff kitchen • Free WiFi • Occasional discounts on theatre tickets, rehearsal space and workshops
‘Working with Lou has been a life changing experience for me’ Gary Clarke (UK) - Choreographer LouCopeSED @LouCopeSED
To sign up, email: creative.network@ovalhouse.com SPECIAL OFFER FIRST WEEK’S MEMBERSHIP
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Brixton city feStival 2017 WHERE REVOLUTION MEETS POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT
Brixton will be Ovalhouse’s new home in 01 . A hub of people, styles and cultures, Brixton is synonymous with many of the great cities of the world for its iconic identity. Our Brixton City Festival 01 celebrates this. Building on the success of our first festival last year, BRIXTON CITY FESTIVAL 2017 will feature unique, free theatrical experiences in everyday locations, filling the streets of Brixton from – 4 September with radical entertainment from theatre makers and circus acts, to musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and more...
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priceS & offerS TICKETS: £14 | £9 MAIN HOUSE SHOWS PREVIEWS: ALL TICKETS £9
Introducing our new post-show audience discussion club.
FiRST BiTES: £5 ADVANCE | £8 DOOR Ovalhouse is hosting a series of post-show discussions with a difference. After selected performances, we will be opening the floor for you and other audience members to discuss the show in any way you like. A relaxed and informal gathering over a glass of wine, *DISCUSS gives our audience the opportunity to lead the conversation.
25% OFF SEASON OFFER Book for or more shows in our new 01 season and receive % off your booking (exceptions apply). Discount applied at checkout. STUDENT AMBASSADORS AT OVALHOUSE Apply to be a Student Ambassador and get opportunities to write reviews, meet artists, and see shows for FREE. Contact emma.stirling@ovalhouse.com
Come and join us in our Blue Studio Lounge to discuss: Bound on Thurs 11 May My World Has Exploded a Little Bit on Thurs May The Believers Are But Brothers on Thurs 1 July An Injury on Thurs 0 July
HALF TERM FAMILY TICKETS Add adults and child tickets to your basket and pay just £ , a saving of £4.
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Ovalhouse - 4 Kennington Oval, London SE11 SW BOOKING Box office 020 7582 7680 Book online ovalhouse.com TICKETS: £14 | £9 MAIN HOUSE SHOWS PREVIEWS: ALL TICKETS £9 FiRST BiTES: £5 ADVANCE | £8 DOOR
CAFÉ Our café is open from 6pm Weds – Sat. THEATRE BAR Our theatre bar is open every night throughout the season from 6pm for a full bar service featuring a range of local craft beers and hot and cold drinks. Covered garden area open daytimes and evenings.
All ticket prices include VAT and a booking fee (if applicable).
When booking tickets you will be asked to make an optional donation to support Ovalhouse’s work. Thank you in advance for your support.
ACCESS Ovalhouse Downstairs, Café, Bar and Garden.
GETTING HERE Nearest tube OVAL (Northern Line) or VAUXHALL (Victoria Line and BR) Buses , 6, 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 4 6 Car parking for disabled visitors only, on-street parking after 6. 0pm. We are not in the congestion zone. Santander Cycles dock directly opposite, on Kennington Oval.
BSL family show supported by
Supported by
ovalhouse (christ church [oxford] united clubs) is a registered charity no. 2888931
diary
= work-in-development *DISCUSS See page 6
MAY
WORKSHOP: Fundraising For Artists
& 6 MAY
Home by Frozen Light Theatre
MAY
#CONNECT: Gambiarra with B Media
– 1 MAY
Bound by Justice in Motion
– 1 MAY
Identity Crisis by Phina Oruche
11 MAY
*DISCUSS: Bound
1 MAY
WORKSHOP: Playwriting with Papatango
– MAY
My World Has Exploded a Little Bit by Bella Heesom
MAY
*DISCUSS: My World Has Exploded A Little Bit
MAY
Death Café with Bella Heesom
MAY
WORKSHOP: Playwriting with Papatango
0 MAY
#CONNECT: Sex with Bella Heesom
0 MAY – JUNE
The Forever Machine by The Wardrobe Ensemble (HALF TERM)
1 – JUNE
One Item Only by Margarita Sidirokastriti (HALF TERM)
JUNE
Come Rhyme With Me
6 JUNE
WORKSHOP: Playwriting with Papatango
6 – 4 JUNE
BRIT SCHOOL Landmines by Phil Davies
JUNE
WORKSHOP: Making The Most of the
Edinburgh Fringe 1 – JUNE
Trinity by Brave New Worlds (Offsite event)
JUNE
WORKSHOP: The Performance Dramaturg
0 JUNE
LIVE NIGHT! with Creative Youth
JULY
Creative Youth Sharing Day
11 – 1 JULY
The Believers Are But Brothers by Javaad Alipoor
1 JULY
*DISCUSS: The Believers Are But Brothers
1 – JULY
An Injury by Kieran Hurley
0 JULY
*DISCUSS: An Injury
0 – JULY
WHITE by Koko Brown
+ 6 JULY
Juliet and Romeo’s work in progress
– JULY
I am a Tree by Jamie Wood
14 AUG – SEPT
Ignite Dance Creative Youth Summer School
14 AUG – SEPT
Innovate Drama Creative Youth Summer School
1 AUG – SEPT
Rhyme and Reason Spoken Word Creative Youth Summer School
1 & SEPT
The Burn Creative Youth Summer School Show
– 4 SEPT
BRIXTON CITY FESTIVAL
Cover photo by Rebecca Pitt
by Lost Dog
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