The Theme of our show…

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, and a while since I made a blog post. So I thought I would catch you all up on what’s been going on here at Fragment Theatre Company! and by the title of this blog post you are probably wanting to know the

big question… what on earth is our show about. Well, I shall tell you… soon enough. And here’s a photo to keep you thinking before I get to it!

 

(Allan, 2015).

Over the past couple of weeks rehearsals have began! and they are already turning out to be a lot of fun! We have had many production meetings as a group to discuss what it is we want to create and have put together a manifesto for our theatre company, talking about the types of performance/performances it is we wish to produce.  If you would like to take a look at it will be under the ‘Marketing materials’ section within the Blog, take a look!

I’ll explain it quickly here… We are a company that want’s to bring people together through the means of theatre, no matter on the age/ background are audience come from we wish for our theatre to speak to all. Which is when we created our Company slogan ” we speak to someone, anyone, everyone” This is something myself and the rest of my Company feel passionately about.

It also correlates with the guidelines on the Arts council Funding website and what is takes for us as a company to be able to get funding from Arts Council England. “Make sure you explain exactly how and why your work benefits the community. Where appropriate, use specific examples, statistics and quotes from people involved. If you can, use multimedia content like photos or videos” (Artscouncil.org.uk, 2017). We Hope that our performance will benefit any audience member that chooses to watch the show.

Anyway, ill get back on track, the theme of our show is… ESCAPSISM. You’re probably thinking why? well escapism is something that every individual experiences in one way or another. From going out with friends. feeding your sadness with food, watching a film or even just imagining your in another place, escapism happens to us all.  Our performance is going to tell a story of escapism and the effects of it on four individual people. whether the effects being positive or negative, depending on the story.

 

citations

Allan, P.  (2015) snap back into reality. London

Artscouncil.org.uk. (2017). Individuals | Arts Council England. [online] Available at: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/why-culture-matters/making-case/individuals [Accessed 20 Feb. 2017].